the world's attention is on controlling the virus for the recount list he didn't victims even when the pandemic passes there will be many in desperate need of help . donald trump and joe biden wrap up campaigning just 2 hours before polls open in the u.s. presidential election. and on the clock this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up 4 people are killed as gunmen opened fire in the austrian capital of vienna the government is calling it a terrorist. a president alassane ouattara is declared the winner of ivory coast general election but the opposition is refusing to accept the result. a clean up and rescue operations underway in the philippines off

a super typhoon going to kill 20 people and calls once for the destruction. it is election day in the united states after months of campaigning and divisive political rhetoric donald trump and joe biden have brought their campaigns to a close polling booth saipan in one hour's time but the confidence of again suggested it may not accept the results that's led business owners to board up their stores in ninety's a patient of unrest a white house correspondent can be helped it begins our coverage. us president donald trump wrapped up his reelection campaign still behind in the national polls but convinced he'll pull off a victory and i think we're going to have a tremendous victory truck rally in 4 different battleground states but made his last rally in michigan as he did. 2016 with an 11th hour pitch to voters but

if biden and harrison the radical left gain power they will collapse our economy and send our nation into a very steep depression trump's rival former vice president joe biden focused on the northeastern state of pennsylvania calling in celebrity artists like lady gaga to wrap up the final night and in. pennsylvania is the same state where biden's campaign started and also where he was born stabs tearing up or take back our democracy where you're do this where you'd be better than what we burn. you're big. you're an idiot states of america as the candidates presented their closing arguments the number of americans who have voted prior to election day has set new records nearly 100000000 people have cast their ballots in

early voting. both polls show early mail in voting favors biden but trump believes his supporters are waiting until tuesday to cast in person votes but in the final hours of the campaign both candidates signaled they may not accept the results on election day sheeting can happen like you've never seen this is their dream and they are they are known for trouble even called a recent supreme court decision allowing an extension to count votes in pennsylvania as dangerous twitter flagged the tweet as potentially misleading with an immediate result on election day in doubt both candidates are preparing potential legal challenges to the results under no scenario will donald trump be declared a victory a victor on election night casting widespread uncertainty over poll results now appears to be a tactic employed by both campaigns you know we've already seen challenges to

extended deadlines for allowing a mail in ballots that have been postmarked by election day but that arrive a few days later they have been challenges to adjustments in the law as american voters are anxious hoarding food. and boarding up businesses from new york to los angeles joe biden will be in pennsylvania on election day donald trump will be watching the returns come in from the white house or to add additional fences have been erected around the perimeter in anticipation of. civil unrest can really help get al-jazeera the white house. well to small new hampshire towns where the 1st to open to vote is in a 60 year old tradition the stroke of midnight local votes is headed to that podium stations near the canadian border the results are already in joe biden has won the

5 just 5 votes in dixville notch one in mills failed 20 clinton south president trying 116 votes to biden's 5 it's an awful long way to go to that. and as we mentioned a record 98000000 americans have already voted in many of them have done it by mail before election day that's largely due to some reluctance to vote in person during the pandemic out across the united states there's no single uniform procedure for processing entire relates in those votes reynolds has more from los angeles. there's been a tremendous surge in mail in and absentee ballots cast in this election we're going to see tens of millions of more americans vote by mail than have than any other former presidential or any election really this despite president donald trump's repeated false claims that mail in voting is rife with fraud no there's there's no evidence of widespread fraud the process catch is that the process is in

our name and to catch these sorts of issues percentage is about 0006 percent of all ballots cast 9 states plus the district of columbia send ballots automatically to all active registered voters in the rest of voters may request absentee ballots despite fears that trump appointed postal officials were engineering a mail service slow down observers say delivery time has not so far been an issue we've actually been hearing good stories about very quick delivery when will all these ballots be counted well it depends on the state all across the spectrum of the united states you have a variation in the rules of which the voters need to abide by. the way in which ballots are counted be be it the laws and policies and procedures or the type of the quitman that they're using most states begin processing and preparing mail in ballots for tabulation well before november 3rd that means they'll get results

quickly it's just a handful of states that don't allow that processing to occur until election day or after but that handful includes the crucial swing states of wisconsin and pennsylvania ballot counting there could delay knowing who won if we're down to the wire and it's all contingent upon a couple of states we may not know the projected outcome and tell long after election day a couple of days maybe a week and as millions lined up for early voting armies of lawyers from both sides are poised to dispute the results in the courts there have been more than $300.00 lawsuits around election administration so far this year just days ago the supreme court ruled against republicans allowing pennsylvania and north carolina to continue counting ballots after election day look i'm i'm a former elections official litigation can reach havoc in the election process specially in the middle of the conduct of the election there are many variables but

the bottom line is have patience unless one of the candidates wins in a landslide americans and people around the world may have to wait a while before they learn who has been elected president of the united states robert oulds al jazeera los angeles. well it's been a challenging year to say the least for many in the united states and 2020 is also being called the year of political upheaval in america and that is based on a model by american social a jesus which estimates how vulnerable a country is to a political crisis they have proposed that past revolutions were triggered by the actions of the elite and the main factors were growing inequality shrinking opportunities for social and economic mobility and a resistance to taxes all these factors are at play in the us leading the 2 major projects the rise of what they call a divisive populist leader and a period of turbulence that prediction was before trump was elected the study also

suggests the instability won't end this year in fact it's likely to get worse they say he says nearly any outcome from tuesday's election is likely to generate even more instability well jack goldstone is one of the report's authors and he says many in america are now actually out of fear. in this century we've had protests by women seeking the vote in the 1st couple of decades we've had protests by minorities seeking civil rights but these did not hit 40 or 50 percent of america against the other half of america with such anger and hatred it was really about one group trying to catch up to the others at this point we have something different we've had record levels of economic inequality record levels of immigration and for the 1st time in american history some real obstacles

and restrictions to economic and social mobility and we're getting all of these at once at the same time that the government is deeply in debt and therefore is restricted in what it's been able to provide for people so we now have a situation where 'd probably somewhere around 40 percent of americans have been acting out of anger and fear they're fearful that america is losing the traditional character it had they're anxious about immigration they're anxious about economics and jobs they're anxious about different groups coming to power i think that's only about 40 percent of america another 50 or 60 percent welcomes diversity believes immigration is good for america and wants america to be a globalized and global leading country but the 40 percent that is angry and frightened has helped put president trump in power and they are extremely anxious

that a democratic political victory would not just mean some small changes but would reinforce everything that they fear and this is why they are so angry and fighting against this kind of democratic victory that looks in sight but i think they will resist. well let's move on to other news now and in vienna at least 4 civilians have been killed and 15 others injured and what's being called a terrorist attack or interior minister described at least one of the attackers as an eyesore sympathizer for target be has this report. gunshots in central vienna. where several men opening fire at 6 locations in the austrian capital. one assailant armed with a rifle filled walking down an alleyway and shooting a bystander. suddenly the shooting started

1st we did not know what it was but suddenly people who were sitting in other scarce gardens started to run 1st we kept standing there because we didn't know what was going on then there was a shooting again but closer so we started to run away because we didn't know if we were running in the right direction we ran into a hotel and he. police killed one suspect the austrian interior minister says the man was an isis sympathizer. the truck down attacker was equipped with an explosive belt which turned out to be a fake and with an assault rifle the terrorist was a sympathizer of the terror group islamic state. the attacks happened while many were enjoying their last night out before new coronavirus restrictions start on cheese day the shootings took place near vienna's main synagogue which was closed the austrian chancellor described it as a repulsive terror attack and this is not really going to. it is of course of very tense security situation while we pursued the perpetrators we noticed they are very

well equipped with automatic weapons very professionally prepared it is definitely a terrorist attack police are still looking for at least one suspect to go to the way several injured people remain in hospital some in a critical condition the public has been warned to stay home and avoid public transport you. leaders condemned the shootings including french president emanuel macron he said europe must not give up in the face of attacks germany and hungry have offered help which the austrians say they would ease if needed victoria gate in day out is there. still ahead here around 0 the green shoots of recovery in the slums that could help feed some of brazil's poorest people. plus our robots are coming to the rescue to help keep up the pop art exhibition in london that's 800 m. of proof.

hello we know already the devastating effects of goni when it's a super typhoon went across the middle of the philippines thankfully it's lost a lot of strength now it's in the south china sea it is going towards vietnam but it's not expect to gain any more strength now which is and it's a fairly weak stall out sunny in contrast will gain strength but it will stay over the water for the next 2 days there was the rain is thrown just ahead of going to start to rain in vietnam significantly by the end of wednesday and there are still showers punishes for the philippines and plenty of a born and places far south of thailand plants you malays in sumatra but this is normal for this time of the year the i will of gone he makes landfall most likely in sudden vietnam during certain was all the rain over central vietnam and it still flooded here of course we are well aware of the situation in vietnam this year. it

was a nice warm start to the week in melbourne with temperatures probably hitting 30 degrees and did the forecast and the actual timor-leste match up as 30 on tuesday then you cool down consider down to 15 the average is 22 and the cooling trend goes across the whole of victoria and new south wales and ends up in sydney on thursday. southbound on the economic heartbeat of a thriving brazil but boom times mean rising rents and the lack of public housing isabel is just one of thousands looking for a place to call home with no choice but to occupy one of the city's many vacant buildings facing an uncertain future. he'll find a latin america occupying brazil on algis iraq.

whoop. again you watch out there are mind about top stories and after months of campaigning cold temperature biden abort their campaigns to a close who's open in vermont and one of donald trump has again suggested that he might not accept the rules. at least 3 people have been killed and 15 others injured in the austrian couple of vienna interior ministry is calling it a terrorist attack several men armed with rifles opened fire starting at the city's main goals. ivory coast president ellison we're told that has been declared winner of the presidential election the electoral commission said he secured 94 percent of

the votes but the opposition says it is ignoring the result and creating its own transitional government in boycotting sunday's election and say that president ouattara should not have been allowed to stand for a 3rd term and would address it in a budget he says the opposition will continue its push to oust retard regardless of the electoral commission's announced it's going to be difficult for the government to set down and watch it or for to be challenged but that is what the opposition outlined and that is what the tend to pursue for the time being they appointed a presidential candidate former president. b.d.'s chairman of the transitional council and the council is charged with the responsibility of organizing fresh in actions remember they rejected the elections held on saturday calling it a sham saying that less than 10 percent of the population participated in the election and that 90 percent of the in the trade rejected what it called sham

election and therefore they will continue to push president ouattara to quit the state but what kind of basking in the glory of the new victory over 30 will stand firm until probably when their recent invention in such a caucus like the international committee for reconsideration reconsideration could be a government of national unity or. pressure on what other to do to quit or to proceed to the demands of the opposition so basically it's good it's still a dicey reach a situation in ivory coast the opposition use a stand that what illegitimate what are insisted he was given a mandate by more than half the voting population of ivory coast. back now to our top story iran's supreme leader has spoken out ahead of the u.s. presidential election only how many says this country's stance towards washington will remain the same regardless of who wins you see as that is true future crises our policy viz a viz the united states is

a calculated and clear policy and this approach is independent of political individuals today is the election day in the u.s. some speculate what happens if x. or y. wins some incidents may happen but it won't have anything to do with us whoever wins the us election will not change our policy. so i joined as a bank is joining us live from tehran and said tell us more about what the ayatollah khomeini had to say when he talked about the u.s. election and iran u.s. relations. well he is the supreme leader who is the political and spiritual leader of this country and his speaking on the occasion that marks the birth of the prophet mohammed is a national holiday here he's addressed was broadcast live on state t.v. and what is essentially saying is that it doesn't matter who wins donald trump or joe biden iran's policy will remain the same that's kind of reflective of what been what we've been hearing on the streets of iran there was a poll that was carried out recently that said that 49 percent of those polled

polled said it doesn't matter who wins joe biden or donald trump 24 percent said that they wanted biden to win and 14 percent said that they wanted donald trump to win and he also went on to say the supreme leader also went on to say that the u.s. was on a downward path morally socially and politically and that from this day forward that he wouldn't last long he also said the united states had chosen iran as an enemy because he said iran had opposed us screw the us policies accrued policies in the region and that iran has stood up for the palestinians so very much using this date this event to target the united states and address the directly the u.s. elections he says that iran's policy remains the same regardless of who wins you wonder if it really is the case especially if there is a change of presidency in the united states. well the reality is

that the donald trump presidency has had a dramatic impact on iran both economically and politically to president donald trump of the united states out of the 2015 nuclear deal a deal that took years to negotiate imposed sanctions on iran a really affecting the economy. economy here but also the reputation of president hassan rouhani and his informal have taken a massive hit because what the 2015 nuclear deal had done had given people iranians hope hope of a new era a hope of new relations with the united states now that hasn't happened and there are some that are hoping that joe biden will win the election that the united states will return to that nuclear deal and those sanctions will be lifted offering of relief to the economy and a normally rains but also if donald trump with donald trump doesn't that presidency it will it could impact the presidential elections here that are set to take place next year and in the political circles there is talk that if donald trump does win

the presidency that the conservatives who control parliament now will field a candidate with a military background possibly from the revolutionary guard because the political thinking here is they've done a trump wins the country needs a strong leader just iran through the next donald trump. inter and thank you. the philippines is bracing for the arrival of another storm that's as people continue to deal with the aftermath of typhoon going on at least 20 people have been killed off the world's strongest typhoon this year destroyed houses and triggered floods across the country the president says a new storm named sonny will cause severe damage in its path since it makes landfall later this week to an island taken celine's update now from a province which is seen some of the worst damage. because the region has always been a model for emergency response but this has proven to be extremely difficult not

just for the call but all the other areas that was called by this wide i was fine. the country has been reeling from the impact of the economic crisis brought about by the growing up i respond and of course we're seeing a lot of civilians who lost their homes are currently in evacuation centers really finding it very hard to practice social distancing or even here to the very basic sanitary requirements by the fund them in force not to mention that they have lost their farms their livelihood these schools that have been empty for months because of the coronavirus bund may be their home for a while and so it's clearly a hand to mouth existence the government admits resources are stretched they've been giving a lot of aid over the last few months but they assure residents there will still be enough and it will be given to those who need it most president that there was here yesterday vice president still here yesterday trying to assure civilians basically that they're not alone but this is a very difficult situation because there seems to be no end in sight since another

typhoon is also on the way again. to brazil now where environmentalist's have found a man like the ally in their quest to slowly deforestation run really generic the crown of us pandemic has provided an unexpected help to sustainable agriculture one of the eunuch you have explained. rio de janeiro a city surrounded by mountains. of lush vegetation which is rapidly disappearing sprawling slums have been devouring the forest for decades they're still growing invading protected areas like this one. but now environmentalists like donna some dos have founded the coronavirus an unlikely ally to fight deforestation and. when the pin demick began and i started knocking on her neighbor's doors to distribute organic vegetables along with seeds sprouts and

instructions on how to grow them. the idea was to convince people to build less and turn to mother nature at a time when the economy had shut down and 10000000 brazilians were going hungry all the hooked up to the. idea. of the nature of the pandemic helped anup prove her point when she moved cheerily u.g. had dreams of a bigger house but coated 19 left her husband unemployed with the family discovered that nature could feed them if only they'd let it lie given you have buying food for everyone costs us at least 1000 ryall but by planting our own organic food we're not only aiding healthier but saving at least 300 ryall a 3rd of what we spent in the supermarket. a lot of in the heart of it isn't it or not one of the footage most violent strong. family of 12 where the plant.

corn avocado and also. herb. the family lives in what is called the promised land an extension of the pinup complex slum home to 50000 people it's controlled by the red command one of brazil's largest drug cartels they're responsible for occupying new territory. ory and distributing it and it was it took a lot of negotiation with the drug traffickers and the neighbor has to convince them that destroying the forest is not the best way out paper made roofs over their heads and as families grow they build more but with a pandemic they realized that cement bricks. is no building the cistern to store rainwater in the promised land. who spent 6 years in jail for drug trafficking is helping very clear the land. i was in

prison when the pandemic began unable to help my wife and 3 children i was lucky to be given this new opportunity it's not only a job but a new way of looking at. my that ad she used to be a street vendor until the pandemic with no job and time on her hands she started raising chickens. she plans to transform this whole area into a fruit and vegetable garden an urban slum still surrounded by poverty and violence but where mango trees are now allowed to flourish and children and animals roam free as if they lived on a farm monica and not give sera rio de janeiro. it takes a bishop has opened in central london but you have to be in the city to sit through bazza being used as guides a people can take in everything from the comfort of their own homes to school baldwin went to see them in action. follow the lobster there's bound to be modern

art zany works by philip called there a natural progression from andy warhol and pop art but it's not just the art that's interesting these robots are awaiting instructions from viewers at home the machines will follow the commands of virtual visitors zipping the one work or lingering on another that's incredible it's a pandemic proof show. visitors can stay safe while going to a museum i really miss being able to see art so i think the road out of option is is appealing. certainly if there's nothing else available it's it's creative it's interesting and it gives you a chance to feel like you're in the museum to kind of simulate that experience there are strict rules for the robots they have to keep their speed down they're not allowed to run into other robots or real visitors if they do a plug is called and they're logged off. call there came up with the idea during

lockdown to ensure his show was seen i thought well i have to try and like use the situation do some interesting and then i was it was actually with technology to be released into almost critic exhibition which is almost like a fantasy shipwreck under the sea where you have to send like diving cameras into it and i thought was something quite practical about this idea of basically making art something new and crying to create like a new dimension to experience an exhibition who knows contemporary art is always a step ahead and the future could see the robot put to use for countless tasks bringing the outside home if lockdowns continue and people feel the pinch of code restrictions jessica baldwin al-jazeera london. a rescue mission is underway on the beach to sri lanka to try to free dozens of whales that have been stranded on the coast of crowds to find a coronavirus curfew to try and get the animals safely back out to sea coast guard members of the navy also joined the effort south of columbus because of mass trying

but this is still not known despite scientists studying the problem for decades. lies more in a web site it goes out there dot com is addressing the news recovering that especially about election day so not a system to oxer to. say this is a 0 these are the top stories and after months of campaigning donald trump i'm joined by you have that campaigns to a plains anybody to say put in vermont in just under an hour donald trump has again suggested that he might not accept the results a white house correspondent connecticut so the precautions are being taken to cover all eventualities. there is a fence a wrecked it around the white house anticipating on rast as well there are businesses that are being boarded up in washington d.c. and new york even all the way to last.