secret recordings, in them, donald trump's sister slams him, calling him a liar, with no principles, who cannot be trusted. in a separate incident, the president took to twitter, attacking the fda and accusing the so-called deep state of a coronavirus vaccine conspiracy. plus, wicked weather. record-setting wildfires in california and the gulf coast preparing for not one but two potential hurricanes this week. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome

to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm natalie allen. this is "cnn newsroom." thank you for joining us. u.s. president donald trump has his share of critics, and it turns out, at least two fierce ones are in his own family. the "washington post" reports his sister, mary anne trump barry calls him cruel, unprincipled and a liar, among many other unflattering comments in conversations secretly recorded by their niece, mary trump, who has made it clear from her recent book and the release of this audio that she has major differences with donald trump, her uncle. here is an excerpt from some of her conversations with the president's sister.

>> the lying, oh, my god, i'm talking to you freely, but you know, it is a change of stories, a lack of preparation, the lying, the holy [ bleep ]. >> from the "washington post," they originally reported this story and talked earlier with cnn about something trump's sister said on the recordings about the president's immigration policy. here she is. >> mary trump heard that her brother, the president had said on fox news that maybe they'll have to put her, meaning judge mary anne trump, a federal judge at the time, to the border because there were a lot of refugees coming into the united states, children were being separated from their parents and put in these cramped quarters a she said, quote, it's all about the base. all he wants to do is appeal to the base. he has no principles, none, none. and his base, my god, if you

were a religious person you would want to help people, not do this. >> barry also seemed to confirm mary trump's claim in her book that mr. trump had a friend take his college entrance exam. here's some of that exchange. >> i didn't get him in. but i know he didn't get into college. he went to fordham for one year and got into the university of pennsylvania. he had somebody take the exams, no way. >> s.a.t.s or whatever. >> oh, jesus. you're kidding. >> that's what i believe. i even remember the name. >> oh, man. >> the white house has denied the claim about the president's college entrance exam.

here's house c here's how ana navarro reported the story. >> i hope someone takes these excerpts and turns them into a campaign ad. there is something powerful about her own voice describing her brother in those terms as cruel and phony and a liar. things so many of us have thought. but to hear his sister say it, his older sister say it, it's just jaw-dropping. >> cnn chief media correspondent, bryan stelter says his reaction was less about shock and more about sadness. >> the quotes about how the president doesn't read stand out to me, because we've heard that from white house aides, but we have not heard it from his family members before. this is shocking material from the president's sister. it is also sad. it is sad to see a family torn apart like this.

it is sad to see a family so, so broken. and i know the trump years have broken many families. there are many liberals and conservatives who don't talk to each other anymore. there are many republicans and democrats who don't want to see each other for holidays. >> cnn has reached out to mary trump for comment. the white house put out this statement for president trump. every day it's something else. who cares. i miss my brother, and i'll continue to work hard for the american people. not everyone agrees, but the results are obvious. our country will soon be stronger than ever before. let's talk about the latest political developments with the director for the center on u.s. politics at university college london joining us >> there. good morning. >> now we have another family member speaking out quite candidly about president trump's character or, as she said, lack

thereof. will this matter? this is his own sister, maligning her brother, what are your thoughts on this? >> i think the tapes are shocking but not surprising. the comments about trump align with criticism after criticism we've heard about his private and public persona. they really do depict a president lacking in decent empathy. these were on full display by democrats at the convention last week. one of trump's tried and true tactics is to claim that he barely knows the individuals leveling accusations or insist they're operating with ulterior motives. it's hard to do that when it's your own sister in a secretly-recorded audio. at the same time, these indictments of trump's character are so well-known that it's hard to imagine this making a sizable difference to many voters.

>> the dnc worked to reference trump's character and the darkness that they referred to surrounds him and says his presidency threatens our democracy. that was a theme we heard over and over. was that an effect i've approach in your view? >> the country needs a president who's decent rather than to divide. that was absolutely evident with biden saying it was time for the country to emerge from darkness. democrats are trying to make 2020 about the ethical fabric of america, that they shouldn't compartmentalize. and that trump's character flaws shouldn't be excused or overlooked because some voters may prefer his policy positions. the response from republicans like mike pence are just to say that these are standard talking

points and they essentially add up to an ad hominem attack on the president of the united states. >> do you think that the dnc convention that the biden and harris ticket did a good job of unifying the democratic party? >> that's a great question. i think by and large rhetorically, they did. they were on the same page. but i'm not sure if some of those underlying tensions between the more moderate and more progressive wing have been fully resolved. this is something we saw in full display during the democratic primaries, certainly, they're trying to heal old wounds, bring the party together. but there's some real substantive policy differences between the moderates and progressives. how that gets resolved in the leadup to the election and if biden is successful in november i think is still a big challenge and question for democrats going forward. >> it's republicans' turn this

week. the rnc begins on monday. and the trump campaign may very likely do the same thing this week. paint far-left democrats as a theft to people's safety, being weak on crime. what do you expect from republicans? what will you be listening for? >> i think you're absolutely right, natalie. the playbook for the rnc is fairly straightforward, is to paint biden as more beholden to the more left elements of the democrat party. that's a tough sill, bell, but essentially the option they have. i think they will paint bind as a trojan horse for progressives who they say want to defund the police. we have already heard pence and republican surrogates making comments during the democratic

ving convention. i think republicans will try to key in on tax cuts, potential judicial appointments. >> they are not expected to spend enough time talking about the coronavirus. we'll see how that lands with the american people. thanks for your insight. thanks so much. >> thanks so much, natalie. a bill that would give $25 billion to the u.s. postal service is hiding to teading to senate. even some republicans say they want to prevent any impact on mail-in voting for the november election, but as suzanne malveaux explains, it is unlikely the agency is going to get that money anytime soon. >> reporter: it was a rare saturday session when members of the house were brought back from their summer recess for this very important vote, and it was

an overwhelming victory for democrats in support of the postal service. the final vote tally, 257 yess. democrats, 231, but the big story, 26 republicans joining those democrats. it was an indictment of president trump, a rejection of the gop leadership's talking points of their position that this was simply a scam, a sham, a hoax of some kind. republican as well as democratic lawmakers hearing from voters and constituents that there were real problems that they were facing with, with the postal service and with those delays. we actually have heard many anecdotal stories, but it really was evidence that was presented by the chair woman of the house oversight committee, carolyn maloney, who actually presented an internal document from the postal service showing a 10% slowdown in the mail. it really just wasn't getting to people in time. and there's a lot of concern about this and around this.

house speaker nancy pelosi describing this as an issue that touches on culture, that social justice, voting rights as well as health, using the example, saying, look, this could be an issue whether or not you get your packages from santa claus or letters from the tooth fairy or the 1.2 billion prescriptions that are delivered in the mail each year. 80% of the veterans' prescriptions going through the mail, that this is a serious issue. >> we are here because americans who are democrats and republicans and independents are not getting their mail on time. we are here because there's been a 10% slowdown in the last 66 days. we're here because sorting machines have been dismantled at an accelerated rate. not the normal rate, an accelerated rate all across america. we are here because mailboxes without density studies are being snatched. if the first postmaster general looked back at this day, i'm sure ben franklin would be

spinning in his grave. >> this is all about politics. first, it was the russia collusion. then, well, this committee, it was the michael cohen hearing. i remember that, then the mueller report, then the ukraine fake impeachment, and now it's the white house is putting mailbox in cages and whatever you're, whatever you're saying now. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell immediately responding to the overwhelming support of this bill. the $25 billion slated for the postal service as well as a call for the halt of these operational changes that have actually caused these delays in the postal service. he said that no, the senate will not be coming back early from their summer session. they will come back in september. very likely. they will deal with something which is a larger package of a coronavirus relief package. they will not be dealing with the postal service in a way that is piecemeal. suzanne malveaux, cnn,

washington. it is another convention week. tune in for our live coverage of the republican national convention, starting on monday, 7:00 in the evening eastern time and of course we'll also have full coverage and analysis as well on cnn.com. next here, president trump suggests his own regulators are playing politics with the coronavirus vaccine. we'll have more on what he said and whether he can back it up. plus, with coronavirus cases falling again in france, you would think it would be easy to make sure people wore their masks, right? we'll show you just how difficult did is. gillette proglide and proglide gel. five blades and a pivoting flexball designed to get virtually every hair on the first stroke, id is. is. t is. so you're ready for the day with a clean shave and a clean face. killer attitude. nevor hydration.... neutrogena® hydro boost. the #1 hyaluronic acid moisturizer

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president trump saturday made the extraordinary claim that his own regulators are deliberately dragging their feet on a coronavirus vaccine. he tweeted this. the deep state or whoever, over at the fda, is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the vaccines and therapeutics. obviously, they hope to delay the answer until after november 3rd. must focus on speed and saving lives.

november 3rd is the election. the president offered absolutely no evidence to back up his claim about the slowing down. he will be joined by fda chief stephen hahn at a news conference later today. he will discuss a therapeutic break through. more than 5.5 million people in the united states have been infected with the virus. the death toll, more than 176,000. worldwide on saturday, the 800,000 mark was crossed in terms of lives lost. that's according to johns hopkins university. there are more than 23 million cases worldwide. india has now topped 3 million cases. it is only the third country to do so behind brazil, and of course, the unit, whied states leads the world. india's death toll topped 50,000 this week.

>> hello, doctor, how are you doing? >> good, how are you, natalie? >> thank you very much, i'm well. that report about cases in india and various countries around the world is sobering. 23 million cases now globally, what does that say to you where the world is in this pandemic? >> yeah, i mean, that's almost a staggers number, right? there will be some people on certain sides of the political spectrum will say that still means the majority is healthy. but 23 million people to get sick is a phenomenally large number, and 800,000 deaths. that's only going to go up, right? we've got quite a few of those deaths here in the united states and quite a few in arizona in particular. and, you know, this pandemic is a scary thing. it doesn't just magically go away. there are some countries that have done a better job of controlling it than others, but we're all in this community together and we all have to look

out for not only ourselves but each other to try to control this pandemic. >> and it's coming and going in waves. where you are, arizona, surged, it's the midwest in the u.s. that health experts are watching. in europe that's opened up to tourism is now clamping down after spain, france and italy have seen cases wririse again. what are you making of the waves we are seeing? >> part of it is virology. it is how it works. but a lot of it is policy. if you stay in a bubble, you'll probably stay okay. for example, the national basketball association here in the united states has been doing okay controlling covid, but as soon as you say listen, we've done a good job, let's start relaxing and opening up the economy. everybody expects that, but if you open up too quickly, they spike. that's what happens when you fly into country, restaurants open. until you control the pandemic

you have to be very careful before you say listen, can you start relaxing yourselves. if you tell them things are looking better, they will act as if things are normal. and that is not okay. things are not normal and won't be for a while. >> in asia, it is people in their 20s to 40s spreading the disease. here in the u.s. we know we are seeing many covid clusters now on college campuses. are you seeing more young people in emergency rooms than you have in previous months? >> yes, so if you look at arizona, we've been seeing this for a while, 20-44, that exact bracket is the one getting the most infections here in arizona. that doesn't mean most likely to get sick. remember, a 25-year-old is much healthier in general, than say an 80-year-old. but sometimes they feel like they're immune. that it's just a cold to them. for one, it's not just a cold. there are plenty of young people who get quite sick. but two, you can spread it to

others. unless you're a bubble, unless you're a bubble boy,ly spread the germs to others. if you give it to elderly people or immunocompromised people, they could get it. a lot of them are getting it and spreading it. that's concerning. >> meantime on the vaccine front, president trump accused the fda hours ago of delaying trials. now the white house says he'll discuss a major therapeutic break through tomorrow with the fda. mixed messaging from the top for many months has led to public confusion in this crisis. are you concerned that vaccine programs could now get caught in politics and there by cause more confusion when it's time for people to decide what to do as far as getting a vaccine? >> that is absolutely a concern of mine. remember, this president ran an

antivaxer campaign a few years ago, and now he's saying they're not moving fast enough for political reasons. he clearly couldn't know the xien science behind it. we've seen therapeutics he's talked about before. sometimes he's talked about bleach and uv. i would not trust anything he says. he's not a scientist. i'm not trying to get too political, but he's not a scientist, everything he says is politics based. please listen to health care expertens a expertens and physicians. >> doctor, thank you. france is seeing a new rise in kroifs cases. the number has increased by 42% over the last seven days. the virus is circulating four

times more among people under the age of 40 than it is among people over than 65. and officials are struggling to enforce mask regulations. cnn's melissa bell joins me now from paris, and good morning to you, melissa. we were just hearing the doctor there say that it is so much up to citizens to try to keep these waves from going up. and enforcing social distancing, wearing masks. what's the situation there in france? >> that's right, natalie. we're talking here in europe about a number of countries that have really fairly successfully dealt with their lockdowns. now that the economies have reopened and how to keep people safe and the system going. now the health system here in france is no longer as it was once in march threatened with collapse. we've seen rises in the number of cases but no equivalent rises in terms of the number of people in hospital or dramatic rises anyway. so in a sense, the story has

shifted away from the hospital. hospitals, natalie and onto the streets of france and how authorities can ensure that that dreaded second wave does not materialize. the new front line in you know's fight against the covid-19 pandemic, its soldiers no longer health care workers in hospitals, but police men and women patrolling the streets to remind tourists and locals alike of the new rules. here in marseille, national police units have been brought in to enforce the recent law that's made masks mandatory in a growing number of french cities. the fine for not wearing one is nearly $160. >>. >> translator: if there weren't police on the streets enforcing, people would wear it less. when they see us, it reminds them it's mandatory, and often that's enough. >> reporter: the new regulations were brought in quickly as coronavirus cases rose the last couple week.

as a result, they can be confusing and difficult to enforce. these police men and women behind me are checking people's masks on the street. they're also obligatory on the beach, but the worry is it's too difficult do enforce. europeans have been heading south for the summer. and from greece to croatia, from spain to france, covid-19 figures have been rising. and it is to contain those rises that fresh regulations have been introduced. before in france, masks were mandatory in indoor spaces and enforce the by shopkeepers or on transport by conductors themselves. >> translator: we were on the front line. and at first it was difficult to get people to comply. sadly, people need to be scared. they need to be fined for them to understand it's mandatory, especially in a city like marseille. people won't listen much to a conductor, but they will listen to the police. >> reporter: but police units

say the new responsibility bring fresh problems for an already-stretched police force. >> translator: 2005' hwe've had yellow vests, and now it's covid. while we're busy with those missions we can't fight other crimes like dling quincy, and that's our primary job. that's what it should be. >> when you look at the wider region, the number of cases rose ten fold. it's a massive rise over the last few weeks with young people living once again, people traveling once again. but as you mentioned, what we're seeing is a vast rise amongst younger people, what authorities warned on saturday. when you look at that wider region around marseille, you're seeing more and more older people beginning to catch it. the fear is as the younger people go about and travel and do what people will once they can, which is live and travel and go out, go to bars and restaurants, the fear is that

they'll pass it on to more vulnerable populations and europe will be once again faced with the health crisis we saw a few months ago. >> we're seeing the same thing with colleges here in the united states as well. thank you so much, melissa bell for us this morning. fire crews in california are fighting an uphill battle. too many fires, not enough resources. just ahead, the new danger they face. plus, the u.s. gulf coast braces for two separate tropical storms. we'll have a live report from cnn weather center, from derek, on the latest track of these storms.

welcome back to our viewers here in the u.s. and all around

the world. i'm natalie allen, you are watching "cnn newsroom" from atlanta. firefighters in california are working round the clock to battle hundreds of wildfires. the white house has released federal funds to help in the recovery effort. so far this year, california wildfires have killed more people and caused more destruction than in all of last year. and it's just august. there is also no end in sight. extremely warm and dry weather is making things worse. about 12,000 lightning strikes sparked nearly 600 fires in california this week. in napa county, california, the fires have killed at least four people and have burned neighborhoods to ashes. cnn's paul vercammen is there for us. >> reporter: here in northern california, the white gray ashy

gray of burned homes. one of the most devastating parts of this lightning complex fire, the second largest in california history, 315,000 acres burned. also, more than 560 homes destroyed here. four fatalities. the fire, when it tore through here, new yorked out every house, if you will, in its path. and sadness, because in this part of napa county, this is wine country, many of these people saved up to live in these homes, their little bit of paradise, and there's just hardly anything left, and they're forecasting we could have more lightning strikes that sunday into monday, and it was lightning strikes that caused all this heartache in california. more than 12,000 of them. and a cruel irony behind my. you can see that this car, which my co-workers tell me is a 1969 pontiac firebird, it survived

the decades, more than 50 years. and then in one fateful night, this classic car gets charred to nothing. reporting from napa county, california, i'm paul vercammen. now back to you. let's go now to our meteorologist, derek van dam. it's really hard to comprehend the number of people who continue to get burned out of their homes in these continuous fires. >> yeah, and it's also hard to comprehend it's only august and the peak of the wildfire season in california doesn't occur until october when we have the santa ana winds pick up. you hear the term dry lightning in these pieces we talk about in california. what exactly is dry lightning? it is as the name infers, it is a thunderstorm that comes through without any rainfall but sparks off lightning and allows for that lightning to start fires. in fact, there was a three-day

period, to 72 hours, when we had 10,000 lightning sparks and it sparked 367 fires in california. throughout the course of the week, we're talking about over 600 fires started by lightning alone. but the latest information here, not much improvement in the containment, and a bit of an update, we have actually had now the scu complex lightning fire that is burning out of control reach the second-largest acreage ever burned in california. this is how massive these fires are. 90-plus active wildfires over the western u.s., not just california, but oregon into the state of washington. several states impacted by extremely hot, dry conditions. dry lightning potential still exists today and into the early parts of monday. air degradation a problem as

well air quality index alerts in place anywhere you see that shading of gray. natalie? thanks very much. we want to talk more with nicole moll in fresno, california, nicole, we know you're very busy. we appreciate your time very much. thanks for coming on. >> thank you. >> the wildfires are continuing. thousands of acres burned. many more under threat, how would you assess the danger right now? >> you know, for us as the red cross, the most important thing is if you are in california, and if you think that you might threatened by wildfires in an evacuation area, the safest thing to do is leave. we're seeing people stay behind, and i can understand that need. safety is our first priority. if officials ask you to leave, please leave. >> why is it? >> why do you think people stay behind when they know the

dangers? we've seen the camp fire. paradise more recently, just months ago. >> you know, every case is going to be different, and, you know, that's our job as the red cross, but if you do have to leave your home, we are here to take care of you. you know, we have safe places for you to stay. with our partners, we've actually had more than 3100 people in california take safe shelter, either in our large emergency shelters or in emergency hotel lodging. so we have the capability. we have the capacity, so, you know, if anybody is thinking about leaving, they don't maybe have a plan in place. reach out to the red cross. >> what areas of california are you mainly focussing on right now? >> we've got a large presence in northern california, following the same footprint that these wildfires are. last night we had about 300 red

crossers on the ground and supporting virtually. so we're following this closely and we're going to be where the people are and just in that safe area. so we can get you in, you know, help with where you're going to stay for the night. maybe it's someone to talk to. we know these wildfires are heavy on our heart. for me, as a california native, we've seen this before, so we've got people here, this is what they do best is taking care of others, and it's really, really great to see in action. >> absolutely. it's something that, sadly, is becoming normal in california, because there's really no letup in the fire season these days, with the climate change. i want to ask you also, is the pandemic complicating your efforts to help people stay safe? >> we've actually really evolved what we do in, during the pandemic. our mission is still the same, which is really taking care of people, but we're doing it a

little bit different, you know, face coverings are required when you come to see us. we're really focussing on social distancing. you know, really using those cdc best practices to guide what we do. we've got a few more folks working virtually. but what i can say is it's a positive thing, knowing that we can really band together as a community and take care of people when they're needed. but now's the time to really focus on preparedness, right? you said, you know, speaking to these, these happen, how can we be prepared for if this affects our neighborhood, and that's really building a kit, making a plan and staying informed. >> well, we appreciate you and your team there at the red cross and what you're doing across the state for people, nichol maul, thank you for your time. >> thank you. the gulf coast of the united states is bracing for not one

but two tropical storms. laura and marco are getting stronger. both are expected to reach hurricane strength before making landfall. watches are in effect, now, from florida to texas. and mandatory evacuations are under way right now in parts of louisiana. so let's go back to derek van dam. he's got california, and he's got the gulf coast. two storms in kind of the same area. that's unusual, isn't it, derek? >> yeah, without a doubt. we haven't seen two hurricanes for several decades in the gulf of mexico. i believe ever. but stand to be corrected on that. let's talk about tropical storm marco and laura. we've got double trouble brewing here. the caribbean sea and the gulf of mexico. both of them have their eyes set on the southern gulf coast. in the meantime, they've got to travel through some situations and instances before they reach the southern portion of the u.s. so first and foremost, what type of water temperatures to we

have? upper 80s and lower 90s. that is like rocket fuel, jet fuel for strengthening hurricanes. it reallies to aid y does aid i development of storms. we will see if that will be conducive for more strengthening, meaning particularly marco will develop upper level shear. that will help keep the storm from developing too quickly and too much before it mafks landfall. it could be a strong tropical storm or weak category one hurricane before it makes landfall on monday. but it's really tropical storm laura that we're paying very close attention to. marco's the more immediate threat. laura is the more long-term threat with the potential for more explosive development with the system as it moves across hispaniola and cuba into the warm waters of mexico. the potential exists for this to really strengthen before reaching the gulf coast by wednesday. natalie, to have two concurrent

storms posting watches and warning across the u.s. is really incredible to see. wow, right on par with 2020, right? >> absolutely. thank you, derek. we'll be watching it. appreciate it. >> all right. it has been nearly 90 straight days of protests in portland, oregon. tensions bubbling over with federal police facing off with crowds. our team there will bring you the latest right after this. n. can it help with snoring? i've never heard snoring. exactly. no problem. ...and done save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, free delivery when you add a base. ends monday. a lotta folks are asking me lately how to get their dishes as clean as possible. i tell them, you should try

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downtown portland. you sigh the masses of people gathered behind me. these are two sides of demonstrators. one representing a more far right ideology, they are carrying trump flags. and they were met with counter protesters here. this is a situation that grew from tens of people into hundreds within a matter of minutes. what is really defining over the course of this, it has largely remained peaceful. the most we have seen has been a lot of verbal jawing back and forth. i'm standing on a street that really had cars passing through over the course of minutes ago. to put everything into context in portland, what we have seen over the course of nearly 90 days now, last night, friday night was the 86th day and night in a row of protests we have seen here in portland. saturday being the 87th. this is coming off the heels of what they deemed a 19th riot in

the portland area since all this began. there has been a lot of energy behind the black lives matter movement in the area ever since the death of george floyd. we are seeing that energy continue. but one thing that has worried many officials is that this verbal jawing back and forth doesn't escalate into more. for the most part, they have let these demonstrations play out. it is only when they officially declare the proceedings as a riot or an unlawful assembly that we see police officers clash. and the two differences in the clashes with law enforcement we have seen. there have been clashes with federal law enforcement outside the courthouse in front of me, and then there have been clashes with local police. and we have seen a combination of those, again, over the course of what has been close to 90 days in a row of protesting here in portland.

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we want to bring you an update now on russian opposition leader alexei naall have avalny. his chief of staff says he is in stable condition under the care of doctors in berlin. navalny's family and co-workers managed to get him out of russia, took some work. had to fight for it. dominick rob says he's relieved navalny is getting the care he needs and that there must be a full and transparent investigation into what happened. the chinese company that owns tik tok has officially announced it will sue the u.s. government. it's planning to challenge the executive order against the app. byte dance accused the u.s. government of vtrying to forcefully intervene in

negotiations. there is concern there could be data sent from american tik tok users to beijing. the democratic presidential nominee hasn't exactly been conciliatory toward china either. what is beijing's position on the upcoming u.s. election? we have more on that from our report from hong kong. >> we're going to make it clear, they must play by the rules. period, period, period. >> china would love us to have an election where donald trump lost to sleepy joe biden. >> reporter: when trump took office, he first sang xi's praises, dining together at mar-a-lago. but now relations have spiralled

to their lowest in decades. trump has banned chinese technology companies including huawei. he regularly blames china for the pandemic, has angered it for supporting taiwan and says if biden wins america will have to learn to speak chinese. but which president would china prefer? on one handsome view trump as weakening america's alliances and international reputation. chinese propaganda has cited trump's response to the pandemic to raise doubts about u.s. global leadership. that helps china, giving it a window to be more assertive. >> he will have a multi-lateral approach to china, and those people are fearful of a biden presidency. >> reporter: on the one hand, u.s. intelligence cites trump's unpredictability as a reason they would prefer biden.

experts say the unpredictability increases the risk of military escalation, as tensions between the two countries rise in the south china sea. chinese say the media have called biden smoother to deal with. >> a biden administration will most likely have a pulse. versus a demolition process, because it's not in the u.s. interest to demolish the most important relationship in the world. >> reporter: in the u.s., opposition to china is one of the few areas that both parties agree on. trump or biden, china has prepared itself for rising u.s.-china tensions. selena wang, cnn, hong kong. >> i'm natalie allen. thank you so much for watching. please follow me on twitter or instagram. my kol ecolleague is up next wir top stories. see you soon.

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