well. thank you it's not like this we know we're. in this together. this is do w. news live from berlin poland votes in a presidential election that's widely being seen as a test for democracy is the 1st presidential poll in the e.u. the sense of corona virus outbreak the rightwing incumbent andre duda is fighting for a 2nd term but he faces an unexpectedly strong challenge from the liberal mayor of more songs also coming up. in the u.s.

confirm coronavirus cases top 2 and a half 1000000 florida is among the hardest hit states the spike in infections is causing many newly reopened businesses to shut down again. i'm married to evanston welcome to the program polish voters are casting ballots in a closely fought presidential poll the incumbent andre do them 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 forced 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 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 may be siphoning off their voters. but 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. just gotten them to. susie under at least fears that intolerance towards the l g b t community will increase if due to 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 jay 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. that you're saying we 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 cops 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. for some analysis i'm joined now in the studio by. month gave from our polish service good to see you so we've been hearing this presidential vote in poland referred to as a clash of values what exactly is that stake here well it is indeed a clash of visions of poland if poland shall be a conservative liberal democracy or the other vision of a open country a liberal progressive democracy sharing values of the european union. the other thing that is at stake i think is indeed the rule of law because if the incumbent president remains in office the ruling law and justice party which he supports will be able to continue those very controversial reforms of the judiciary

taking control over almost every every section of the public public life in poland and the 3rd thing that's at stake in my opinion is the future of the government i believe if we do that loses this election the government will collapse because there are already big tensions within the government if they don't have their president it will be impossible impossible for them to work. in next year's well this election was postponed because the crown a virus pandemic but all the while it was assumed they do would easily win and now suddenly it's not quite certain whether he'll win he is the challenger the mayor of warsaw how did this man suddenly appear as a serious challenger to him this is very interesting he entered the election race only in the may because the 1st the original candidate of the liberal party was very unsuccessful. and because of the coronavirus the election has been

postponed and this gave the liberal. it's a legal opportunity to change the can do that and then they said ok let's try with the mayor of war so and this looks now very well for deliberate. he has some trouble right now because it's going to be a very tight race what we saw now are a poor it's the dude has suddenly made the l g b t community an issue why does it become a campaign issue. because he as i just set. the fear is that he may lose this election and i think his party knows they they have to galvanize the public opinion more they have to mobilize their hearts core electorate more and this issue is like l g b t issues does religion conservative society and so on this are topics that often do work out for the conservatives in poland so they say ok we have to try this otherwise we'd be. all right i did have these wojciech szymanski from our polish

service many thanks indeed for all of your insights thank you. all right let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news this hour the former malawian opposition leader lazarus check where a has been sworn in as president that's after winning the rerun election with more than 50 percent of the vote the initial poland may have 29000 was discredited and its result overturned due to mass fraud. severe flooding caused by tarantula rains has killed at least 3 people in southwestern china 2 of the victims died after their vehicles fell into a river in one province authorities have evacuated more than 7000 people from their homes. to the united states now where there is a growing alarm 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 flush. make money you know what i call tina marie at the deborah daniel erika and gold gold bar gold bargainers they can't work now. cannot work. that. southern states had located earlier this year. new york and new jersey we're experiencing fountains of corona virus related deaths each day several states. for travelers from the northeast. now new york has instituted its plan for travelers from the new hotspots and with its own case loads remaining low new york city is going ahead with reopening. 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. and there are concerns here in europe as people who've been cooped up in their respective cities are now flocking to coastal retreats for summer vacation authorities in germany had to close the roads to popular baltic sea resorts on saturday to stop the new arrivals as hordes of vacationers crowded beaches tourism officials fear they could become covert 1000 hotspots if tourists aren't careful. belgium however is trying to get ahead of the problem for days 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 the beaches city dwellers can consult an app before leaving home to find

a resort that still got space on its hands the crowd barometer uses colors to indicate how crowded different destinations are. dark green means no crowds light green means 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 smart cameras along the coast will calculate the influx of people each day. do you think 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. of vancouver any chord. 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. sports now on the last day of the german bund this league of much of the focus was on the bottom of the table one of the league's biggest names their brain men were finding for life and death trying to ward off relegation. bradman's uphill challenge go to off to a good start as you know asako schooled off to 22 minutes to give vent of the lead and things got even better for them over in berlin only owns antony got the home side off the mark the ball just about crossed the line to put social golf behind as things stood braman moved ahead into 16 minutes later back in braman the lead was extended by me don't rush it so 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 fuku made it read. in the 2nd hof

christan 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 went 1st day because some latched on to the rebound to make it 4 nil times 3 minutes later asako got his 2nd meeting one of the league's bluntest attacks had suddenly schooled 5. 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 sargent securing the 61 and result and braman 2nd home win of the season. and over in berlin scored a 3rd to condemn just to automatic relegation that means braman have the chance to secure survival through the relegation play. john carlos one of 2

americans who famously gave the black power salute on the podium at the 1960 mexico games has called on the international limp. committee to abolish its anti protest rule carlos along with a group of american athletes sent a letter to the i.o.c. on saturday the sprinter who won bronze in mexico was expelled from the games along with gold medalist tommie smith after they raised their fists in protests. arab to date now on the deadly news american i haven't seen from me and the entire team in berlin thanks for watching. the language courses. video. anytime anywhere. w.