this is d.w. news live from berlin poland votes in a presidential election that's why i think being seen as a test for democracy is the 1st presidential poll in the e.u. since the corona virus outbreak the right wing incumbent on jay judah is fighting for 2nd term but he faces an unexpectedly strong challenge from the liberal mayor of more songs. also coming out. in the u.s. confirmed coronavirus case is top 2 and a half 1000000 florida is among the hardest hit states to spike infections it's

causing many newly reopened this mrs to shut down again. and with a little help from his rock star friends the e.u. add some 6000000000 more euros to help the search for a coronavirus vaccine. omarion evanston is good to have you with us polish voters are casting their ballots in a closely followed presidential poll the incumbent andre duda who's backed by the right wing populist government is up against a field of candidates but his main challenger is the liberal mayor of warsaw due to has been campaigning on a deeply conservative social agenda which often included radical and homophobic

statements. in southern poland is one of many small towns that president is visiting during his election campaign family tradition religion those are the issues and values he hopes will win over voters in this speech he warns that what he calls l g b t ideology will undermine the traditional family and above all twist children's morals are surprised my parents' generation fought for 40 years to remove communist ideology from the education system so that our children are not force fed it anymore now it's no longer allowed to brainwash young people or indoctrinate children or soldiers in the army our parents did not fight this fight to prepare the way for another new ideology an ideology even more destructive for humanity just about a distance of the actual vehicle until recently slogans like these were the preserve of polish nationalists now the nationalists have their own candidate and

fear that do to with his radical language maybe siphoning off their voters. well it is good that the president raised this issue during the election campaign but unfortunately the p.i.a.'s government did nothing over the last 5 years to stop this ideological offensive against poland we are a christian country and people have to respect this that's why right now there is a rather aggressive policy to strengthen these morals. susie under fears that intolerance towards the l g b t community will increase if to die is reelected she is from italy but has lived in warsaw for 20 years and feels at home here although she has been verbally and physically attacked a few times because of her sexual orientation she was horrified by on j. do does statement. shocked me because his statement was very radical.

the president had never gone that far before. as a homosexual person in poland i feel threatened. andries is thinking about leaving poland but 1st she wants to wait for the election results and there is hope to does opponent in the presidential race is warsaw mayor kosky he's campaigning for gay rights he's signed an l g b t charter that outlaws discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation he has spoken out publicly against such polarization. dulcet you're certainly are fed up with the current government trying to set people against each other. those in power are constantly trying to divide us and everyone who disagrees with this power must live in fear we are fed up with it. these words saw demonstrators also want change so they are supporting the liberal candidate as president of the republic très

kosky would not be able to stop the plans of the national conservative government completely but he could veto unconstitutional laws and thus keep the government in check let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news this hour malawian opposition leader lazarus chuck where a has won the presidential election in a rerun with over 50 percent of the vote the initial poland may have 2019 was discredited due to mass fraud is the 1st time a court overturned vote in an african country has led to the defeat of an incumbent leader. hundreds of people in hong kong took part in a silent protest against new national security laws to be implemented by the mainland chinese government the laws are expected to be passed before the end of june but a draft has yet to be made public. there is growing alarm in the united states as the number of confirmed corona virus cases tops 2500000 that's according

to johns hopkins university the state of florida has reported a record daily increase of nearly 10000 new cases and 4 other states are also reporting record spikes infections are surging in a handful of southern and western states that made an aggressive push to lift lockdowns. florida is reeling from coronavirus cases but the state's famous beaches have been full in recent days leading miami mayor carlos gomez to shut his city's shores to the public as we continue to see more covert 1000 positive test results among young adults and rising hospitalizations i've decided that the only prudent thing to do is to crack down on recreational activities that put our community at higher risk. critics say many of the new hot spots were reopened too early by governors many of them republicans eager to jump start local economies. now those states are having to shut down businesses again these bar

owners feel a sense of with slash. thank you make money you know what i call tina marie and deborah daniel erica and tell those bar bargainers they can't work now all my bartenders and cooks cannot work certainly shabbos concern but what we didn't think we were at that point where we were. southern states had low caseload earlier this year while democrat led new york and new jersey were experiencing fountains of coronavirus related deaths each day several states quarantine measures in place for travelers from the northeast. now new york has instituted its a quarantine tran for travelers from the new hot spots and with its own case loads remaining low new york city is going ahead with reopening plan.

it's not just a question of democratic or republican leadership however heavily democratic california has also seen a surge in cases several counties around san francisco are now questioning their own reopening plans with some putting them on hold until further notice. well this weekend the e.u. raised over 6000000 euros more to help vulnerable countries battle the coronavirus pandemic that money was raised at a virtual summit organized by the e.u. and the international aid group global citizen for more than 2 hours global leaders and influencers delivered video messages aiming to make any future vaccines tests and treatments available worldwide delighted to host this incredible it was partly to ship some part celebrity telephone and appeal to pool global brain power and resources to end the coronavirus pandemic from european commission president wilson to form their lion. a task of this size can only happen if the world unites

this was the 2nd pledging marathon spearheaded by the european union and it has been championing global cooperation in the face of this pandemic in contrast to the world's 2 biggest superpowers china and the u.s. . the heads of the united nations the world health organization and south africa made appeals for solidarity. know what the safe until everyone is safe. 19 threatens not just people's health but our common humanity the. sunday we're covered 19 years behind us. we would like it to be said that we the nations of the world of the peoples of the world stood together and acted as one germany's chancellor made another point clear that it mentioned we must help

people in developing countries to cope with the impacts and here's that means richer countries should help less privileged countries to ensure equal access to test treatments and above all vaccines the summit also focused on the need to reduce the impact on the most vulnerable by producing food sanitation and maintaining access to education. of course it wasn't just politicians and officials the summit featured star power to boost the initiative with a digital concert featuring coldplay and secure our broadcast around the world. so that. some hands with miley cyrus. singing in an empty stadium as part of a show of global solidarity. while there are concerns here in europe as people who've been cooped up in their respective cities are now flocking to coastal retreats for their summer holidays

authorities in germany closed the roads to popular baltic sea resorts on saturday to stop we were rivals as hordes of vacationers crowded the beaches tourism officials fear they could become covert 1000 hoss bonds if tourists are not careful or belgium however is trying to get ahead of the problem authorities there have developed innovative ways to welcome vacationers while keeping them safe. towns along belgium's almost 100 kilometer long north sea coast have turned to technology for crowd control on their beaches city dwellers can consult an app before leaving home to find a resort that still got space on it sands the crowd barometer uses colors to indicate how crowded different destinations are. dark green means no crowds light green means that sociable yellow means it's busy and orange that it's

very busy every coastal zone is included on the app anonymous data is collected from mobile phones to do the counting but that's not all a network of $250.00 smart cameras along the coast will calculate the influx of people each day. it's a service that we want to give to vacationers to tell them listen we're doing everything we can to inform you you have tools you can consult before coming here to the coast. so in belgium you can go to the beach with a fair degree of certainty that the sea air you're inhaling really will be fresh and not the stale breath have some stranger sunbathing way too close. to sports now and on the last day of the german bundesliga much of the focus was on the bottom of the table one of the league's biggest names their braman were

fighting for a life and death trying to ward off relegation. bradman's uphill challenge got off to a good start as you asako schooled off to 22 minutes to give the end of the lead and things got even better for them over in berlin on yawns anthony got the home side off the mark the ball just about crossed the line to put just hold off behind as things stood braman moved ahead into 16 a minute later back in braman the lead was extended by me don't rush it's a bad as best attacking player of the season with a marvelous mazie run and the bit of luck to cap it off braman stayed on the throttle in 2 minutes later nicklaus fukuda made it revealed. in the 2nd toughest and get not doubled on your own berlin's lead with a cracking long range effort to crush to sold off chances meanwhile over and braman the party wins the 1st day because some latched on to the rebound to make it 4 nil

times 3 minutes later or soccer got his 2nd meeting one of the league's bluntest attacks had suddenly schooled fine. braman spooled defending hadn't quite disappeared as they gifted cologne a consolation goal dominic getting one back for the visitors. but braman got yet another one just sergeant securing the 61 and result and brennan's 2nd home win of the season. and over in berlin schooled asserted to condemn distal golf to automatic relegation. that means braman have the chance to secure survival through the relegation play. john carlos one of 2 u.s. olympians who famously gave the black power salute in the podium at the 1968 mexico games has cost of the international olympic committee to abolish its anti protest roll carlos along with a group of american athletes sent a letter to the oh i see on saturday the legendary sprinter who won bronze at the

games was banned after raising his fist. in protest of inequality. and that's the latest on d w news omarion evan steamed from me and the entire team here in berlin thanks for watching. w.'s crime fighters are back to africa's most successful radio drama series continues through the whole episode are available online and of course you can share and disco song w africa's facebook page and other social media platforms to current fighters to mindanao.