united states where opinion polls show that vice president joe biden is leading the democratic contenders to take on the donald trump next year he is ahead of rivals of bernie sanders and elizabeth warren despite being well known to many joe biden isn't impressing everyone campaign trial the w.'s having time to fund nominee is following the race in new hampshire. joe biden's already had a successful career but here he is again running for president because he says he wants to indict the country. at town hall in lacanian new hampshire. president tropes entre many tell us a admire the former vice president but you need to hear what kind of message she has to offer as a presidential candidate. we are in a battle for the soul of this nation is 1st and foremost the reason why i decided. talks about his accomplishments in the obama administration and the problems he

wants to tackle is elected but he doesn't really seem to be focused on many of his remarks our differences and lengthy the data shows if you do you increase for almost anything you need to be more concise in his explanations of things that i was a little disappointed that way i was happy with what with what he said i understood what he was trying to say other people maybe not so much there are a lot of people here that are on the fence today he spoke on issues that were important to me and it was about the immigration issues and it was about the violence with the guns and i think that he'll definitely improve this country and bring us back together again the next morning of the new hampshire democratic party convention biden is one of 19 presidential hopefuls set to speak here and here is on the pressure to defend his position as the party stay put. the former vice president is still woolly hat in the race for next year's democratic presidential

nomination his campaign has portrayed him as the candidate most likely to be able to beat donald trump but his lead in the polls has shrunk and the question remains how much of his advantage merely reflects name recognition for a man who has been in the public eye for more than 4 decades. thank the audience gives him a warm welcome when he takes to state. what the supporters of his main opponent senator elizabeth warren and senator bernie sanders seem to be much more enthusiastic and ruckus. we think a little bit worse the ideal candidate she's smart she's got a plan she's looking out for planet earth as well as all americans not just the one percent what do you think about the front runner. mr bragg. anybody the truck so if he's the nominee i'm behind him but my preference is elizabeth warren

order will be you kaslow in eastern new hampshire as we did a number of by come pain stuff his advisors say joe biden represents the democratic party better than anyone a party they say that is older and more moderate than many as you know but that also means that his record is being questioned by young progressives my question is how can we trust that you're going to act on climate on the climate crisis if you're so attending fundraisers that fossil fuel executives like andy goldman are at i want to look at my arch. i guarantee you i guarantee you we're going to end fossil fuel and i am not going to cooperate with. the activist doesn't seem to be convinced but by months on it's still early in the primary race and he's campaigned is bracing for a long fight. now pope francis celebrated an open air mass on the indian

ocean island moorish us on the last leg of a 3 nation tour of east africa in his address the pope said young people should be in the foremost mission of the church and urged the faithful to help marginalized unemployment he also wanted to 19th century french missionary kaffir freed slaves. you don't lose adrien creature has been traveling with the pope in the southern africa his impressions as the tour comes to an end. overall the visit of the pope to 3 african countries has widely been regarded as a success the pope brought happiness and joy to hundreds of thousands of his follow us and he is very well aware of the importance of this continent while the number of catholics is declining in europe it is still increasing in africa despite heavy competition from pentecostal churches for example there was also some criticism in regards to the timing of the pope's visit both in mauritius and in mozambique

because in both countries elections are coming up and some of the opposition politicians there have been criticizing that the governing party might use the visit of the pope to that want it's. now rafael nadal beats at the nail medvedev in 5 exhausting sets to win his 4th u.s. open title in new york that was pushed to the brink in his 1st set scraping by a 75 medvedev loss the next set 63 but then mounted improbable in the 1st 4 sets to force a decisive. but this finally came out on top winning 64 down now has 19 grand slam titles to his name this one behind all time leader. of the football germany's men face northern ireland in belfast to their european championship qualifier tonight the 2014 world champions hope to bounce back from

a loss to the netherlands at home on friday will have to do without. and nikos childes because of illness and injury but that's the least of germany's problems when just qualifying for the euro suddenly at stake. how does together in their final practice before they face northern ireland germany were quiet as coach you are him live chant some final thoughts the message is clear nothing less than a victory will do. with. our aim is to get 3 points after the previous defeat and i'm certain the team is aware of the importance of this. northern ireland may have had a perfect start to they qualify yes but germany will be their 1st pick test for the more but beatable i suppose possible they are but at the end of the day it doesn't mean that the game is going to be any easier for us and the players know that you know we look closely at the game we look closely at the personnel some very exciting players and some players that can really hurt germany need to reach higher

than usual if they manage to play the a game for the full 90 minutes a win over northern ireland will send men top of the group this part of proctor few days. after the british pedal car championship race that's not for kids nor for the faint hearted while engines were revving over the weekend for me to want to tell you. in southern england a noise level from the pedal cars was a lot less raucous. far away from the high speed action in italy a more tranquil setting entertained the british pedal car championship no roaring engines here but races still put pedal to the metal in a bid for glory were of motors replaced by the subtle whoosh as drivers navigated the go cart track spends. this 5th round race was an insurance challenge with teams of 4 taking on the 100 miles slog

. through the quick doors of just as fast as normal cypress uses different areas of your legs. especially the hills despite a distinct lack of glitz and glamor team still has to remain sharp serve him better . than to execute quick fire driver changes. shaba nuva ring was required to hit the gaps and gain an edge but fitness and stamina was just as crucial. the team wing races finished in 1st clocking a time of just over 5 hours to seal the championship. with the title wrapped up most teams will now have their eyes on next year's championship which begins in march. this is de w.

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