he has to come from super. to do. our very. interactive exercises. on facebook in the. t.w. . is . live from berlin. to accept his party's real nomination for president with the white house as a backdrop of trouble make his case for another 4 years in power the president is expected to present himself of more an order. against his democratic rival joe biden. hurricane laura leaves at least 4 people dead and communities in ruins after it batters the u.s. gulf coast the state of louisiana is hardest hit by the most powerful storm to hit

the u.s. in years. and the embattled president of turns to russia. just a crackdown 20 journalists are among those detained. for so. i'm told me welcome to the show. trump is expected to accept the u.s. republican party's nomination speech on the south lawn of the white house in about an hour from now the u.s. president acceptance of the nomination the 4 day g.o.p. convention that has seen the republicans pitch themselves the party of law and order the closing speech comes amid simmering tension over police shootings and racism. they all went out on the streets of washington d.c.

and found people all starkly divided in their expectations of trump so what do you think he's focusing on tonight. oh man let's see. bringing the country together i'm a lot of nonsense a lot of a lot of grasping at straws a lot of misinformation a lot of lies. this but it would just prefer just hope and pray for another 4 great 4 years like we just had so that's what we're looking forward to why why oh because the nation's in the best shape it's been in a long time from an economic standpoint i hope he gets reelected and that he does 4 more years of greatness and he gets our economy back going strong in. we get to keep our freedom i'm already feared for my life he's already embolden white supremacy to come and kill black america i'm scared that now more than ever my life is being threatened well i think he's going to. come and give us

a really good speech on how he's doing good for black lives manner. let's cross over it's a washington. post poll is there listening to those people you met their views couldn't be more divergent. that's true to me that's exactly what we experience when we travel this country here and talk to people on the ground it feels really little like the united states of america more like the disunited states of america more than ever before 4 years of donald trump in the white house and tonight president trump will officially accept his party's nomination what message will he be sending to american voters in order for them to bring him back into office. it has been very very interesting to. once the last 3 days and also the last one and

a half hours it is pretty remarkable how many african american speakers we hear today and also the last how many minorities are on stage and how many women the republican party in a way presents itself as really open. obviously they want to convince white voters that they don't have to feel guilty if they won't for president trump. now i'm pretty sure that he himself will present him differently he will present himself as a law and order president he will blame joe biden for not having done all the things which needs to be done because he is in office or he is a political figure since so many years so i'm sure he will focus on the weaknesses of joe biden and his upcoming speech. talking about the audiences there will he be going mainly for his base or will he try and reach out to new audiences.

so both parties really need to reach out to the undecided to resole called swing voters because the base is themselves are too little to really win the white house so therefore i mean the democrats kind of presented them also like as people. who will follow laws and order and the republicans are trying to reach out mainly to women white women from the supper is because they will be crucial in this election. some of the people you spoke to those one sounded decided they know who they're voting for but how many large group of people in america who are still undecided. yes indeed this will be this will be the deal maker or breaker if both parties are able.

to win over those who are still undecided and you know tell me we have to always remind ourselves in which situation the united states are right now i mean there are tens and tens of thousands of people be expected to die of the corona why it was just a furred the harry cane and the devastation left behind in texas then we are facing regularly police while in speech just have seen that in minnesota a black man has been shot 7 times in this space more protesters are on the streets actually tomorrow we expect also a couple of 10000 in washington demonstrating police violence so there are many many problems to be solved and many people just don't know who the best president will be the best person will be to to kind of help them overcoming these problems ok for now thank you will hopefully get more from you shortly.

rescue efforts are slowly getting underway in the u.s. state of louisiana after it was battered by the most powerful storm in years 4 people have been reported dead after hurricane laura hit louisiana and neighboring texas overnight with winds gusting at over 240 kilometers an hour. hurricane laura made landfall as a category 4 storm ravaging through the southern states of the u.s. . now sizes of homes in texas and louisiana are submerged in water and many others are severely damaged hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate but not everyone did it. we have several periods in every state with the cats and

dogs it was. ground water so that when you get here the neighbor's roof blew off the side of the house and this blew this. blew into the house president trump says he's planning to visit the affected gulf coast though not immediately. was going to texas is going to lose louisiana maybe arkansas looks like arkansas just spoke to the governor it's going to be in pretty good shape but they'll need some help but now it turned out we got a little bit lucky it was very big it was very powerful but it passed quickly and so everything's on schedule will probably be going on saturday or sunday as president i just would encourage. people to keep the people we've been in texas in arkansas where you sign an emergency declaration as a tropical storm moves north keep them in your prayers but also keep in mind

organizations like red cross that are also on the ground that are providing assistance and support to all of the efforts for families. forecasters have warned of a continued risk to lives as the storm moves inland deeper into louisiana though it has not considerably weakened. that chemical fire in the lake charles area of louisiana has broken out emergency crews are tackling it and the governor has warned residents in the area to shelter. the federal emergency management agency says resources are in place to help restore service says to affected areas in the weeks and months ahead. but you can push the material just for the washington post in port arthur texas joins us now matthew thank you for being with us hurricane laura it was predicted

to hit somewhere between houston and new orleans and bring with it unsurvivable storm surge is just how bad was it. you know we have some good news and some bad news with the storm and it looks like a storm surge may not have been quite as bad as originally anticipated some areas that are or better 3 to 4 in that meter increase in water level associated with the surge that is pretty bad news but the good aspect of this was that there wasn't quite as bad as the 6 to 7 metre storm surge we were anticipating at the same time winds gusts upwards of 210 kilometers per hour in spots that caused widespread devastation and penetrator farther inland then it originally anticipated the way storm aspect of it was much worse than we thought it would be like a 16 kilometer wide path of total devastation from this i well it came ashore. result in massive nikken damage across much of the area and we saw some really significant structural issues as well and how does this compare to other hurricanes

you've seen in the past. you know to be honest this is one of the most memorable wind storm events that i've seen in the entire i well it was like 60 kilometer wide tornado with winds gusting upwards of 210 kilometers per hour i was driving down interstate 10 westbound and there was just tree after tree after tree down values pretty much impossible unless you went to the far left lane tractor trailers were toppled undersized along the interstate and one thing that really struck me was the magnitude of the wind damage in very narrow swaths i thought i saw mold homes there were completely obliterated demolished by the heavy winds i saw gas station cammies that were locked and thrown vehicles that were perhaps moved or tipped over and for those 18 wheelers not higher profile vehicles and in addition extensive roof damage as well and one of the things that struck me the most there was a steel truss and a building and out building of some sort that would be an industrial complex that was completely leveled collapsed by that wins and these winds at this point were only about 160 to 170 kilometers per hour so that they were able to accomplish

these speeds really tells you a lot about how long the wind stuck around up to 3 hours at times and just how widespread they were but the hurricane has now been downgraded and in category does that mean the worst is over. for the most part yes the good news is that because it's part of england we don't have to worry about any cause of search anymore and it was although it's run in the water high in the wind the wind right now not a big threat because it's so far inland but the wind still impressive in many areas gusts around 90 or 100 kilometers per hour as far north as the architectural even in tennessee valley and there are some weather models that indicate precedent for this storm to actually track with a little bit of a ways signature all the way to the east coast so gusty winds lately in tennessee and ohio valleys the coming days and then the chance this organ action can reinvigorate off and use goes and for into a tropical storm once again sometime this saturday into early sunday time for now

so far in this hurricane season they've been 3 already been 3 for osha's hurricanes why is the current season so active i mean this started in june exactly you know i average we typically see us reach the elderly and names we've already greasy endings but we're happy for entire seasons that we see the seasons were canceled so far in just 2020 or about 200 percent or more after their normal in terms the amount of energy output by the oceans and one thing that concerns me is you know we just have these 2 storms roll through the atlantic is still well above average in terms of water temperatures with many areas around there it's you are very pretty radius and that is just a powder keg in terms the atmosphere. to get other things in right now it inventively couple kellaway basically a big area of rising motion or atlanta and that will be able to increase development chance of storms in the coming weeks and looks to pull back to late september early october but then in the middle to latter portions of october let me

it's a rage against several additional peaks within this hurricane season some enhanced activity and increased likelihood of storms but it looks like this season is just right for development and that does not look to slow down any time soon ok comprehensive incite them matthew to put cheney thank you. being headlines around the world. says it will seek hundreds of millions of dollars to help rebuild lebanon's devastated capital beirut although the. 4th explosion was centered on the porch the u.n. agency says $160.00 schools were damaged or destroyed. also wants to rebuild cultural heritage. in south africa violent clashes between protesters and police have erupted in johannesburg demonstrators have been expressing their anger over the killing of a 16 year old boy who was allegedly shot by police in the city on wednesday local

media say several officers have been injured. a spokeswoman for a russian opposition leader. says she is not optimistic about a recovery of ali remains in a coma in serious condition he was in for treatment after falling ill in siberia a week ago doctors say he was poisoned findings the kremlin has disputed western leaders of called for a transparent investigation. the russian president vladimir putin says the leader of turned to moscow for assistance. alexander lukashenko has asked him to prepare a russian law enforcement contingent to be sent to if necessary meanwhile police in the capital have again arrested dozens of anti-government protesters a number of journalists were also held a reporter was among them but was related released. day 19 of the

protests against bella brissie and president alexander lukashenko saw dozens of women stand in a chain of solidarity to highlight another flash point of the police crackdown a peaceful and respectful show down the independence square in minsk where tensions run high the night before security forces arrested around 50 people and when dozens of others sought refuge inside of the st simon and st helena church police lock the main. president lukashenko is both trying to exert control by his own meanings and secure the support of his longtime ally russian president vladimir putin. he would like us to provide him with appropriate assistance if necessary i said that russia would fulfill all its obligations. the words match those of the joint security treaty between the countries but perhaps were not the round woods of unqualified support the deliberate dictator of 26 years was looking for. a book.

it will only be used when extremist elements using a political slogans as cover cross a certain boundary and start armed robbery start setting fire to cox houses which banks russia trying to seize government buildings and administrative buildings. so mr luzhin goes regime remains isolated from europe and now waiting for russia. is not willing to intervene while protest remained peaceful. w's nick connelly is in the belarus in capital minsk he sent us this assessment on russian president vladimir putin's promise to use a police force to support belarus in nida alexander lukashenko he also talked about the police detaining a date of the correspondent before she was later released for a reason or because love was detained on independence square in the heart to minsk a couple of hours ago no one will touch with her seems to be a patent for him to take away from those journalists while they're in the least

attention. we believe that she is in one of the police stations now our colleagues outside trying to get some word please not. journalists who have left the police station have confirmed that she is there and she is well but the question is will the police want in terms of mosul if they are demanding that people on block telephones cameras show the material and are demanding the people to leave pictures of today's protest the arrest to be released if it's all going to threaten them with spending more time organized longer think of the whole destroying equipment russia has the resources to bring in massive manpower and to really sure exchangers the genie give him the manpower to be able to stand up 22300000 people the kind of massive demonstrations we've seen in recent weeks 'd but it's a double edged sword because russia has been consistently trying to do those closer

to integrate dollars in some kind of union what they already better is much already it's a good state to 'd allow dollars to be a sovereign country but it seems like more scope would want to put an end to that and to better regime for the action has been trying to avoid that but that seems like that with the trade offs he wants putin's bought for this crackdown on the position he may have end up paying with $1.70 and somehow integrating dollars into actually. that was d w's nick connelly reporting from minsk. germany is increasing efforts to stop what appears to be a coronavirus comeback the number of new infections is surging now at levels not seen since april on thursday of the german chancellor announced tougher measures to combat being increased travelers returning from high risk areas will have to quarantine for 2 weeks a ban on big events is being extended until the end of the year and people breaking the rules and wearing a face covering in public will be fined it took 5 and

a half hours of virtual talk to reach an agreement the rules for travel to high risk countries will be tightened stricter quarantine and no more wage compensation for the time of crying teen. we heard all those returning from travel to comply with a quarantine obligations and those also meet their responsibility towards fellow citizens new year's that travel to designated risk areas is to be avoided whenever possible and also given the musical beat the system is germany has navigated the pandemic fairly well but the number of new daily cases has been rising since early july worrying with the prospect of the upcoming flu season. for the fact that we are facing a winter that cannot be calculated at least from a current point of view when we do not know what effects the flu and other illnesses will have the numbers are too early too high so our goal must be to bring

down the numbers and to avoid a 2nd lockdown by. the political leaders agreed on a minimum fine for those who don't wear face masks people returning from low risk countries won't be offered free testing anymore but the testing capacities will be expanded. he did come to every infection that is detected early is again every infection that is not recognized as a problem and every infected person who gets a negative test result is downright a danger. and you can find that governments are also extending a ban on major events such as concerts or sports at least until the end of the year the premier and the chancellor couldn't reach an agreement on a limit of people attending private festivities the man who carried out the attacks on 2 new zealand mosques last year will stay in jail until he dies the high

court in christchurch sentenced brendan terence to life in prison without the possibility of parole the self described white supremacist admitted killing 51 muslim worshippers. justice for the victims thursday's ruling making the immeasurable grief their relatives carry a tiny bit lighter survivors of the 200-1000 mosque shootings gathered outside the court with family and supporters fellow says this is really big but again we are trying just to move on not moving forward and this this thing will make a smooth one. we said all the way our language if i'm going thank god for everything i'm going to get. the email of one of the 2 mosques targeted that day called the country solidarity a model for the world weary present love compassion

muslim and non muslim. people of faith and you know faith that is. new zealanders and we are very proud that we muslims in new zealand i will continue to serve this country and no punishment again is going to bring our loved ones back. 90 survivors and family members testified during the 4 day sentencing hearing in march brenton terrine a 29 year old white supremacist from australia pleaded guilty to $51.00 counts of murder 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of terrorism terence court appointed lawyer told the judge of the defendant did not oppose the maximum sentence. just cutting away from that now to go to our top story donald trump to deliver his presidential nomination speech reporter peter rolled all joins me in studio as we watch these images of donald trump applauding. the crowd

there at the white house. you know what are you looking for tonight from what we're going to be expecting to hear from bill jump well according to you know the previews that we've been floating around of his speech he's obviously expected to go there strongly after his opponent joe biden you know tried to pin this week on china on trade immigration crime the coronavirus. we also do know though you know trump is not one who usually sticks to script and is so did the big question is also how will he address the not just the pandemic but also the current unrest that we're seeing will he you know empathize with black americans or will he side with you know with police and try to paint democrats as you know the harbinger of of chaos ok those are some of the things to look out for now all right peter looks like all times about to speak so. let's. think you very much

thank you very much thank you the only people are my. friends delegates and distinguished guests please i stand before you tonight honored by your support proud of the extraordinary progress we have made together over the last 4 incredible years and brimming with confidence in the bright future we will build for america over the next 4 years the old we begin this evening our thoughts are with the wonderful people who have just come through the wrath of hurricane laura we're working closely with state and local officials in texas louisiana arkansas mississippi sparing no effort to save lives while the hurricane was fierce

one of the strongest to make landfall in 150 years the casualties and damage were far less than thought possible only 24 hours ago. thank you and this is due to the great work of fema law enforcement and the individual states i will be going this weekend and congratulations thank you for that great job out there we really appreciate it . we are one national family and we will always protect love and care for each other. here tonight are the people who have made my journey possible and filled my life with so much joy for her incredible service to our nation and its children. i want to thank our

magnificent 1st lady of the oak . i also want to thank my amazing daughter evocate for that introduction and to all of my children eve aka police and all the old to all of my children and grandchildren i love you more than words can express i know my brother robert is looking down on us right now from heaven he was a great brother and was very proud of the job we are all doing thank

you we love you rather than the old let us also take a moment to show our profound appreciation for a man who has always fought by our side. and stood up for our values a man of deep faith. and steadfast conviction our vice president mike pence the over the the mike is joined by his beloved wife and teacher and military mom karen pence thank you go with the the thank my fellow

americans tonight with a heart full of gratitude and boundless optimism i profoundly accept this nomination for president of the united states the old . the republican party the party of abraham lincoln goes forward united determined and ready to welcome millions of democrats independents and anyone who believes in the great this of america. and the

righteous heart of the american people. in a new term as president we will again build the greatest economy in history quickly returning to full employment soaring incomes and record prosperity. we will defend america against all threats and protect america against all dangers we will lead america into new frontiers of ambition and discovery and we will reach for new heights of national achievement we will rekindle new faith in our values new pride in our history and a new spirit of unity that can only be realized through love for our great country

thank you. because we understand that america is not a land cloaked in darkness america is the torch that enlightens the entire world. gathered here at our beautiful and majestic white house known all over the world as the people's house we cannot help but marvel at the miracle that is our great american story this has been the home of larger than life figures like teddy roosevelt and andrew jackson who rallied americans to bold visions of a bigger and brighter future within these walls lived tenacious generals like president grant and eisenhower who led our soldiers in the cause of freedom.

from these grounds thomas jefferson said to lewis and clark on a daring expedition to cross a wild and hard charted continent in the depths of a bloody civil war president abraham lincoln looked out these very windows upon a half completed washington monument and ask god in his providence to save our nation 2 weeks after pearl harbor franklin delano roosevelt welcomed winston churchill. and just inside they said our people and of course to victory in the 2nd world war in recent months our nation and the entire planet has been struck by a new and powerful invisible enemy like those brave americans before

us we are meeting this challenge we are delivering lifesaving therapies and will produce a vaccine before the end of the year or maybe even sooner. thank you we will defeat the virus and the pandemic and emerge stronger than ever before. thank you and what united generations past was an unshakable confidence in america's destiny and an unbreakable faith in the american people they knew that our country is blessed by god and has a special purpose in this world it is that conviction that inspired the formation of our union our westward expansion. the abolition of slavery

the passage of civil rights the space program and the overthrow of fascism tyranny and communism this towering american spirit has prevailed over every challenge and lifted us to the summit of human endeavor and yet despite all of our great this is a nation everything we have achieved is now in danger this is the most important election in the history of our country or the law or the oath

. thank you. at no time before have voters faced a clear choice between 2 parties 2 visions 2 philosophies or 2 agendas this election will decide whether we save the american dream or whether we allow a socialist agenda to demolish our cherished destiny. thanks it will decide whether we rapidly create millions of high paying jobs or whether we crush our industries and send millions of these jobs overseas as has foolishly been done for many decades your vote will decide whether we protect law abiding americans or whether we give free rein to violent and arcus agitators and criminals who threaten our citizens. and this

election will decide whether we will defend the american way of life or whether we will allow a radical movement to completely dismantle and destroy it that won't happen. the old the democratic national convention joe biden and his party repeatedly assailed america as a land of racial economic and social injustice so tonight i ask you a simple question how can the democrat party ask the lead our country when it spends so much time tearing down our country with the own the last backward view of the ok do not see america as the most free justin exceptional nation on earth

instead they see a wicked day sion that must be punished for its sins our opponents say that we dempsey and for you can only come from giving power to them this is a tired anthem spoken by every repressive movement throughout history but in this country we don't look to career politicians for salvation in america we don't turn to government to restore our souls we put our faith in almighty god the obeid is not a savior. of america's soul he is the destroyer of america's

jobs and if given the chance he will be the destroyer of american greatness for 47 years joe biden took the donations of blue collar workers gave them hugs and even kisses. to the on the owner and told them he felt their pain. and then he flew back to washington and voted to ship our jobs to china and many other distant lands joe biden has spent his entire career outsourcing their dreams and the dreams of american workers offshoring their jobs opening their borders and sending their sons and daughters to fight in endless

foreign wars wars that never ended 4 years ago i ran for president because i could not watch this betrayal of our country any longer i could not sit by. as career politicians let other countries take advantage of us on trade borders foreign policy and national defense our nato partners as an example were very far behind in their defense famous but at my strong urging. they agreed to pay $130000000000.00 more a year the 1st time in over 20 years that they upped their payments to the over this $130000000000.00 well ultimately go to 400000000000 dollars

a year and secretary general stilton. who heads nato was amazed after watching for so many years and said that president trump did what no one else was able to do thank you ok from the moment i left my former life behind and it was a good life. i have done nothing but fight for you i did what our political establishment never expected and could never forgive breaking the cardinal rule of washington politics i kept my promise the only

good the we have ended the rule of the failed political class and they are desperate to get their power back by any means necessary you've seen that they're angry at me because instead of. putting them 1st i very simply said america 1st the in. the opening. days after taking office we shot the washington establishment and withdrew from the last administration's job killing trans-pacific partnership thank you i did immediately improve the keystone x.l. and dakota access pipelines thank ended the

unfair and very costly paris climate accord thank you one secured for the 1st time american energy independence the only past record setting tax and regulation cuts at a rate nobody had ever seen before within 3 short years we built the strongest economy in the history of the world washington insiders asked me not to stand up to china they pleaded with me to lead china continue stealing our jobs ripping us off and robbing our country blind but i kept my word to the american people. we took the toughest boldest strongest and hardest hitting action against china in

american history by far thank you they said that it would be impossible to terminated replace nafta but again they were wrong earlier this year i ended the nafta nightmare and signed the brand new us mexico canada agreement into law. the old. and right now although companies and others are building their plants and factories in america not firing their employees and not deserving us for other countries thanks perhaps no area to the washington special interests try harder to stop us than on my policy of pro american immigration thanks when i refused to back down in today america's borders are more

secure that ever before ah the old thank you thank you we ended catching really stopped asylum for all it took down human traffickers who prey on women and children. and we have deported 20000 gang members and 500000 criminal aliens the only way have already built 300 miles of border wall and we are adding 10 new miles every single week. the war will soon be complete and it is working beyond our wildest expectations the

only are joined this evening by members of the border patrol union representing our country's courageous border agents thank you very much for being here thank you brave brave people who over . you see this country loves our law enforcement they do the well.