lately on party lines she was approved before that she was a professor of law at the university of notre dame the perhaps the most interesting for the politics she is firmly in the anti-abortion side of the debate and as a very conservative catholic catholicism dominates the supreme court she would be the 6th catholic justice of the supreme court right now but that by itself doesn't tell you much because as everyone knows a religion like that goes from sotomayor all the way to judge barrett so the concern is the chief justice will no longer be the swing vote in coming elections and it's clearly part of the plan ed that's clearly planted if she is in fact trump's nomination how likely is she to actually get that seat i mean the republicans certainly have the numbers barring unforeseen.

skeletons in her closet which strikes me as unlikely given that she's already been through a pretty serious vetting. it's a done deal they knew that before trump even announced it which made it was also sort of peculiar they said we have proven we don't know who he's going to name which isn't a rather odd way of doing things so the republicans are going to stand behind this nomination so turning to another big factor in this election all together the coronavirus pandemic of course the united states has hit another new milestone let's get this right 7000000 cases now more than 200000 deaths how significant is this likely to be going into the election in november well as the old saw goes one person's death is a tragedy 200000 is a statistic. this has been weighing on the american body politic and the difference in the polls when you see it it's been a sea. steady difference between joe biden and donald trump to biden's favor that

difference is built on a pandemic that has literally had no presidential leadership or a failed presidential leadership that won't change so a distraction from reality with another reality fighting about abortion rights gun rights libertarian interpretations of the us constitution is an attempt to put a little bit of smoke when you're running out of mirrors like the smoke when you're running out of urban collyer from bard college girl really appreciate your insights glad to be here. as we've just heard the pandemic is playing a major role in the election campaign according to johns hopkins university the number of current virus infections in the united states has now surpassed the 7000000 mark the u.s. still has the highest tally of confirmed cases in the world followed by india and

brazil covered 19 has already killed more than 200000 people in the u.s. also a world record. it looks like a fun new novelty dining experience but safety is at the forefront of this new york cafe owner's mind we spray the plastic area we spray of course we spray the table or we present. as you can see there is through a printing on tools babar one there one there with the bubble brief for a few minutes until we get the new set of course to a while some us states are adapting to life under coronavirus restrictions others i'm moving in the opposite direction we are today moving into what we initially called phase 3 and what that will mean for the restaurants is that there will not be limitations from this the state of florida florida's governor has also banned

fines against people who refuse to wear mosques and that even as the nation's death toll some pos 200000 this week the highest in the world and while the number of new infections has decreased since some a spike experts say there's still too high we have to do it differently because they are way out of hand we have 50000 people a day being infected 425-0000 people we can still put this genie back in the bottle states like wisconsin in utah are the latest to experience huge spikes in case numbers health experts warn that the oncoming colder weather and flu season could see the numbers wesson if prevention measures i'm not widely embraced. but some other stories making news around the world at this hour the death toll from the attack and northeast nigeria has risen to 30 insurgents linked to the

islamic state ambushed a convoy transporting the governor of borno state near the town of officials said the terrorists stole an armored personnel carrier a gun truck and 6 convoy vehicles at least $26.00 people have died in a military plane crash in eastern ukraine the aircraft crashed and burst into flames while landing in the city of 2 weeks authorities say one person survived most of the victims were young military cadets. hundreds of coal activists have broken into a coal mine in western germany to protest against the country's continued extraction and use of fossil fuels for lynn has pledged to stop using coal by 2038 but environmentalists say that deadline is too late to effectively tackle climate change. felt deep french interior minister has said a knife attack in paris was quote clearly an act of terror the incident on friday

left 2 people wounded one seriously 2 suspects have been arrested the stabbing took place as the trial was underway of suspects in another attack on the offices of the satirical magazine. in 2015. a sickening sense of deja vu in this paris neighborhood 1st responders were the victims at the same site of the most infamous attack against press freedom in france the former offices of charlie hebdo where 12 people died in 2015 shocking france and the world . we heard shots around midday we ran outside and that was all we saw before the police arrived. oh. sure victim lying on the ground covered in blood that's when i panicked and then people started panicking in chatting to him he. after 7 juli attacking the victims

who were taking a smoking break the principal suspect fled the scene. police said they arrested the man nearby on the plus to the t.v. they have also detained several more of his alleged associates in the attacks aftermath. those injured in the incident staff at a documentary production firm in charge the updos former building french authorities have already opened an investigation into the attack. the french interior minister and the city mayor visited the scene and prosecutors are in charge of the probe into the incident. we've decided to launch an investigation into attempted murder with a terrorist motive so crime associated with terrorism. and . the attack happened right in the middle of a mass trial of 14 people in connection with the 2015 massacre the latest incident

signals france's battle against terrorism isn't over yet. the man designated to be the next prime minister of lebanon has resigned amid an impasse in efforts to form a new government. was parachuted into the position in the wake of last month's devastating blast in the capital beirut and the subsequent resignation of the government of former ambassador to germany i did laim political infighting over a cabinet positions for his decision to step down lebanon has been gripped by months of protest over corruption and a protracted economic crisis is what i did have to say of his resignation. and that this came clear that a cabinet based on the principles i insist on for protecting national unity under our constitution was bound to fail. i apologize that the search for forming

a government will have to go on. his chosen to follow me for this difficult task but i wish him all the luck given the dangers our country people and economy are facing. let's cross straight to beirut where correspondent. is standing by basil it's good to see you another stalemate in the ongoing political impasse what more can you tell us. indeed the counter known going had. political turmoil 2 days ago the lebanese president said question of the journalist what would happen if the french he should faint he said we go straight to hell it seems that the country lebanon now is becoming closer to the something political has special as you mentioned when you're talking about lebanon we're talking about political as a financial economy collapsed this happened after the announcement of the step down

could be putting it prime minister of the euro nice pound last. month it's not like it the u.s. dollars now is i don't hate 1000 more than $8000.00 given its bond for one u s dollars which means that the body's bond last i don't see 80 percent of its value so the situation it's very critical the all the bodies parties after the announcement of the step down or political party said that they still hand. with the trash initiative but who's going to buy this now this is the main question so basil to say the lebanon is suffering is clearly an understatement french president emmanuel mccall who has visited the country twice since the blast had given a 2 week deadline to lebanon to form a government in order to receive much needed financial aid they clearly have not been able to meet this demand what's next for lebanon. this is the main question

that i asked all my sources that i called after the announcement. they said that they still as i mentioned that they still. hang with the tension he shifted somewhat to some sources that essentially should just stay in session that they gave the 1st 2 weeks and the 1st of september but then to get an extension for one of the 2 weeks and all its failed to achieve anything. in this regard so the french may need the president reflects president has another alternative another initiative which is the main question as well no one has the answer it seems that the some believe that the only solution now is the scientists the government backed or the cabinet to the south that's right would even student cabinet usually meet to go back to it again since it seems that it's so hard to form a new government regarding the internet tomorrow it's still

a conflict confrontation between political parties and the regional conflict mainly because you know about the between the confrontation between iran and the us basil in reading in beirut for us as always basil much appreciate it thank you. you're watching the news up next world stories that we can look forward some like a local in berlin thanks for watching. stories that people the world over information they provide the pains they want to express g.w. on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch follow us. sometimes. senseless.

what connects people is stronger than what separates the. moon is so strong that it cannot be torn down. we celebrate the 30th anniversary of religious education october 3rd on d w. this week on the world stories. the united states how coronavirus is driving people into poverty israel where white storks used garbage to regain their strength but 1st we'll start in germany the courts are currently dealing with a serious case of sexual violence against children again it was dick mom who sexually abused as a child now he's raising awareness of the suffering of other victims. as

a child marcus duignan was sexually abused for almost 10 years by 3 different perpetrators and his home town of curtain and today he's returned to the scene of the 1st crime. this is where a shooting gallery owner at a fun fair lured him into a caravan and raped him but. i have this movie playing in my head that i haven't been able to start since the trauma how do you know i'm lying here as a little boy 5 years old or the shoulder length blond hair make it on a bed with creased white sheets. the shooting gallery owner was lying naked next to him for 4 decades marcus dyckman repressed what had happened today he drives his motor home through germany and fights for justice for other victims. i've always had to somehow figure out for myself what's right and what's wrong because you don't believe anyone anymore you don't trust anyone. the under

a huge victim's in the back of case probably going through something similar 130 investigators are now working on the case the largest known abuse scandal in german history so far they have identified more than 80 suspects but there are 30000 leads to other potential perpetrators person suspected of exchanging child sex abuse photos and videos on chat forums. if you read the chats in particular you get the impression that by communicating with each other the participants reinforce in each other the believe that their child abuse is a socially accepted sexual preference for the president many perpetrators have no sense of wrongdoing it's a case of appalling dimensions and goes far beyond germany according to the senior prosecutor marcus dyckman is still not free of his trauma with his group he supports other victims the group wants the statutes of limitations for sexual

crimes to be eliminated as for the trial against the main suspect he has hopes that will extend beyond the baggage cloud back case. a signal is now being sense that the perpetrators can no longer feel safe and that they will now be dealt with severely. off again to continue his mission of drawing attention to the fate of abuse victims it's become his life's work. not one that he chose for himself. in the u.s. the pandemic has now claimed over $200000.00 lives more than anywhere else in the world but the virus is not only a threat to the health of the people it's also a growing economic threat to more and more u.s. citizens. will stumble of himself as a lucky guy a 35 year old stone cutter resident of phoenix arizona just from new full time work

after several months of unemployment. now is right around the beginning of the pandemic the hours went from $40.00 to $20.00 within 2 weeks i went from 20 down to . almost 0 at that point i did have to file the unemployment way for that stuff to come through 1st time i ever applied for. unemployment payments from washington and from the state government kept them somewhat afloat but then he fell behind on his rent and that had consequences despite and there is only a governess executive order to postpone addictions just a week ago thomas most addicted his new home now the del rio launch motel where he now pace around $300.00 per week. now i have. going to be very hard to get a new apartment great for ken vote president obama's asian called arizona tenants advocates thomas case is just one of many he's dealing with every day the pandemic

puts people out of work then many can't pay rent anymore they get thrown out of their homes and onto the streets and that in return fuel to the pandemic again it's a no win situation it's a lose lose. situation there's there's no. proper. solution here until we get a handle on this virus and you know especially if you've got people out on the street you know conveying the virus from person to person to social group to social groups there's no one that's going to be safe safe is something julie brewer hasn't felt in months she says her husband a chef was furloughed early on independent make and then got sick with copd it she and her son were also hit by the virus the summer was the worst since all of us catching kovar and now we're everything that could go wrong.

julie has a rare neurological dition called stiff person syndrome she can't work and receive social security and disability payments it pays the rent but that's it and $53.00 left out of my sources here to the disability after paying rent and. you know crying trying to figure out which bills going to be paid are we going to have enough food left over am i going to have to go to the food bank. julie is afraid things could even get worse for her to have family in the shadows of arizona's capitol building in downtown phoenix this tent city for the homeless is growing every day. south africa is also suffering heavily from the pandemic around $3000000.00 people have lost their jobs because of the chronic virus crisis along with their income for rent and food many are now turning their backs on big cities and trying their

luck in the countryside. when cynthia time by new needs water she can no longer open that she could do like a few weeks ago she lost her office drop in the city and move back to her village. to collect water from neighbors to. i'm hoping to get more on taking so that i can connect my work to straight pay because everything in the 6 you do is inside the house so there's not a lot of good outside. except going maybe jogging oakum to wake. her daughter's remains in the village while their mother spent 80 years in the city working to support them trips home where it wasn't making sense and were because i had to pay rent home and at the same time i took some money to my kids' home and also with the percent of us looking after my kids so it wasn't a long thing at all so i thought i might as well just come back home and be with my

kids and do something here. for me and my family now the 38 year old is turning a pastime into a profession and her small house she bakes breads and this fits. she receives up to 7 orders a week and has already made enough to invest in all of that her daughter's help they are happy to have their mom back home. where did you miss most of your immunity and the most places. when you're different. and after living in the city you see i was keen to offer advice. many of us is on the boat 'd being married having kids didn't it it's not so many young women that are up to date on independent but getting to see women that there are no 'd 2 in the night as it encourages me it helps me go on how we move and it

hasn't even begun. cultivating fruit for export is just one of the business opportunity to use she could explore here in the village. i want you to meet certain critical person this small place is like oh i'll be sending. so the people do not have to go to town to get peterson because so they can only get it locally the worst of belittlement getting from breaking is one thing they were trying to save so that i can be able to do that so if you have time bonnie is happy to let her daughters moved to the city to continue their education but she is certain her own future lies here in the country so. our last stop israel twice a year the country is a stopover for white storks on the migration route between europe and africa one of the best vantage points for birdwatchers to see this natural wonder

a garbage dump. time for break for flocks of white storks in the jordan valley and the occupied west bank at dawn on you thought of just your celestial mess up early to observe the birds at this huge garbage dump twice a year distorts navigate their way thousands of kilometers from europe to southern africa and back israel and the palestinian territories are like a bottleneck there one of the main micro-targeting routes for millions of birds. because they avoid to fly over the mediterranean so we are like a highway a closer treasure between 3 called good and so we are lucky to have in fact 600000 stalks were flying twice a year over year all there were almost all the world population of whites talks about how the $50000.00. 6000. so we are lucky to be in the best

highway of the job and still. rather than taking a shorter route over the many terrain like smaller bats stalks fly over land to catch up or it streams of warm and pockets to write a thermos to conserve energy. the landfill is like a pit stop for the storks they just stay for the night to rest to feed and gather strength before setting off on the next. if the last 10 years they are the will to look for. natural places where your culture fits but for garbage that of course they have plastic bags and stuff like that which is of course dangerous but they go where they have these before although bird migration happens twice every year it still amazes us who studies to birds for decades unlike most humans to storks don't need g.p.s. to arrive at their destination. we had one stalk that was

amazing for 15 years she was going every you felt the same nest in your book and then a 1000000000 to this same treat near kept a year after year and if they have stored wins she can compensate and she knows how to go but said the company exactly where she wants to go because they're doing it for billions of years. it's time for this truck to take off every day they fly between 302500 kilometers next stop the egyptian sinai before they continue their exhausting journey towards their winter home in southern africa.

meaning. to me. it feels. really. trendy not only for interior design but as a building material as well and in austria the 1st luxury hotel to me entirely nothing would. max. totally. up i suppose and one poll. today i want to find out why the result is one of the most beautiful river states in germany so i'm also right along a part of the will cycle. the beautiful landscape is certainly true to. this bike tour just for the trip to. be 60 minutes on d w. i'm not laughing at the germans because sometimes i am the most and nothing

with the time and have been think deep into the german culture. music scene when take this drama day oh you know it's all about who you know i'm rachel join me to meet the gem of the funky gulf coast to. find out how i enjoyed some fine dining in a hot air balloon that's coming up on later in the show. hello and welcome to another edition of your romance with me your host meghan lee here's a look at what else we've got in store for you today.