this is deja vu news live from berlin a prime time battle for the us presidency candidates joe biden and donald trump hold dueling t.v. events as they should have been debating but trump backed out what is a corona virus infection forced to head to head online. also coming up the european commission chief ursula found a lie and leaves the e.u. summit in brussels and goes into isolation after a staff member tests positive for corona virus becomes this covert cases skyrocket across the block. in thailand thousands of people defying

a government ban on demonstrations pro-democracy protesters rally again pressing forward forms the government and the monarchy. and william glue cruft welcome to the program side by side but not head to head u.s. president donald trump and democratic challenger joe biden have each held a televised event at the same time a different channels trump on n.b.c. news biden on rival network a.b.c. the town hall style event took the place of the 2nd presidential debate cancelled after trump got coronavirus and refused to participate online for both candidates the night was a preview of the starkly different tones they would bring to the white house. always confident at times defensive as the incumbent u.s.

president donald trump now has a record to pick apart and he got a grilling starting out with the nation's biggest crisis a coronavirus. i knew it was a big threat at the same time i don't want to panic this country i don't want to go out and say everybody is going to die everybody is going to air it over after you don't have this holiday but you can you know no it's not a little bit and more contentious exchanges as trump made exaggerated claims about voter fraud and deflect the criticism over his tax returns and his position on white supremacy rushed into it you've done this lying to everybody seem like i didn't know it's white supremacy i didn't say i supremacy. my position at the same time on a different channel a different tone thomas challenger joe biden offered a forceful rebuke of trump's pandemic response is a president a responsibility to lead and he didn't do that he didn't talk about what needed to be done because he kept worrying and my view about the stock market we make up 4

percent of the world's population we have 20 percent of the world's tests we're in a situation where we have $210.00 plus 1000 people dead and what's he doing nothing he's still not worried mask and so on because at times the bite and he entered but he did deliver clear punch lines on a number of issues including foreign policy if they will and before the election you are open greeba most effective as a world leader in my humble opinion not just by the exercise of our power most powerful nation in the world but the power of our example that's what's led the rest of the world to follow us calling for after trading blows remotely the 2 candidates will again face off at the final election debate next week about making that huge force that. washing correspondents all over salad have one eye on each of bends and joins us now for more good evening to you oliver so what stood out to you

. well it was what it was a lot calmer and more sophisticated than the 1st presidential debate we remember that this went down very in a very chaotic chaotic fashion where nobody let the other one finish a sentence especially donald trump interrupting so tonight was different 2 very different and separated events from each other the dominating topic dominating topic was the cold 19 pandemic president trump's host was very tough on him because of the many false claims the president made here and the holes then have to challenge these claims we just heard it also in the sound bites one of one of his claims was the demi going on the one was on his support on far right extremists of militia groups now joe biden wins in the attacking mold saying that donald trump is doing nothing to rein in the pandemic biden very much in the off and see here

tonight and donald trump in the defense and tell us more how did these events turn out this way to begin with. well 1st of all we all remember president trump tested positive on the coronavirus that was at the beginning of the months and the commission on presidential debates who's in charge of organizing these t.v. debates between the president and the challenger then decided to hold a virtual virtual debate where both candidates would be in different locations president trump neglected this backing out. then they moved the biden campaign moved forward scheduling a town hall tonight and then just yesterday the trump complain announced that they would hold a doing town hall event receiving a lot of christmas criticism because the voters in the end had to decide if they could only watch one of the 2 of course either trump or biden. or salad for us in

washington thanks very much for following it. and let's get more on this i'm joined by my colleague peter dull from the us election team peter we're looking from the outside in what do we make of this debate of vent whatever we're calling it today well i think above all it it kind of illustrates the deep division in america right so where we're seeing essentially a complete absence of willingness to engage in meaningful and civilized dialogue with the other side and i will say this you know before the debate the was as we heard a lot of criticism. you know about the event about the set up a lot of that i think is justified but i also think it worked as a microscope we really magnified each candidate strengths and weaknesses with biden we saw you know him being calm and empathetic mostly stuff with facts he was also meandering and sometimes you know a bit rambling but for those who long for kind of the all school type of politics

who love long for a period before trump they're going to be feeling all warm and fuzzy by trump at the same time also really underscore why his supporters love him he's testes feisty he likes to shake things up he may have a loose relationship with truth but he's a master of making everything happen on his terms and so i think the problem is that america a lot of americans won't get a chance to look through that proverbial microscope still have to choose between one watch and one debate or the other and a lot of people just don't have the time for that they're too busy worrying about how they're going to pay their bills how they're going to put their kids through school how they're going to stay safe during a pandemic that's you know in fact that nearly 8000000 people killed almost 220000 people and so in that sense you know town halls are supposed to be the essence of democratic debate and action but i think this was really a disservice to american voters in american democracy and unlike the apprentice and

you know the miss universe contest it's has to be a lot more than just ratings it doesn't matter the eyeballs looking at these these 2 events tonight about. there's about you know voters opinions and where they're going to check that box the ballot yes i mean historically this has really been when you know debates are when a lot of americans start tuning in and really pay attention that's not necessarily true this time you know after 4 years of trying most appear to made up their mind about how they feel about him the reality is though it's not coming down to a popular vote as we saw in $26.00 to think it's really all about the elites will college those $270.00 votes so when really hitting on it looks like about 8 key swing states biden is leading in almost all of them has a double digit lead nationally and leading among every demographic group he also got a ton of money more money than donald trump so how is the money and the polling affecting both campaign strategies going into the homestretch right so what biden is doing right now is he is running ads in states that you know just couple months ago we

didn't even think you had a chance of winning he's upped the pace of his campaign stops hitting both swing states but also unlike the states like georgia that's only gone to a democrat once since 1904 that was bill clinton $9092.00 he's also enlisted the help of his former boss brock obama who is about to hit the trail and some for biden at the same time we're seeing trump is really barnstorming the country he says schedule is jam packed with rallies and it really does suggest that trump is entering this final stretch asked the underdog and that is highly unusual for an incumbent president the man who usually has all the advantages maybe not. all adult thank you very much to be with. let's turn now to some of the other stories making news around the world. u.s. social media platform twitter has been hit by a global outrage outage the company says it was caused by a system change affecting most of its servers and it's working to get the service

running as normal for all users again. human rights watch says russian and syrian air strikes on syria's rebel held city of last year may constitute crimes against humanity overwrites group has released a report that looks into dozens of what it said were unlawful strikes on civilian targets over a period of 12 months and it says those strikes were deliberate. and europe is scrambling to bring a resurgence of the corona virus under control as infections reach levels not seen since the beginning of the pandemic some of that can be attributed to more testing than we did back then but it's clear the virus remains a serious threat even at the highest levels of european politics work over it just wrapped in the 1st day of the e.u. leaders stuff. we may never find out what prompted. to make this gesture when talking to french president in modern women chrome mosques make it impossible to eclipse but it's not only the modest that our reminder that the coronavirus this

customer should do at this meeting in brussels you commission chief fund a line left the talks early one of her staffers tested positive for covert 19 and found on line shows to self isolate a separate question so she was no longer present when the leaders discussed how to better coordinate that punch and make response to the question of how we can get out of this pandemic is of course on all of our own minds most of the time the health of a great many people hinges on this question it will determine how many must die in our economic future since he kind of e.u. leaders also talked about the clocks climate goals for now they failed to agree on a more ambitious mission. reduction targets when it comes to post bricks it relations with the u k e o leaders speak with one voice for them it's clear that the e.u. and the u.k. must compromise we are determined to reach a 3rd of the through the u.k.

. we really do everything we can. but not at any price the u.k. says it's disappointed with the outcome so once more elite has concluded a summit day without getting much closer to a trade deal. thousands of pro-democracy activists in thailand have defied a government ban on gatherings to again take their grievances to the streets of bangkok they say too much power is concentrated in the hands of the government and they usually untouchable time monarchy but there are calls for change are growing harder to ignore with every passing day. was in defiance of an emergency decree tens of thousands of demonstrators packed the streets of central bangkok there demand a democratic thailand complete with a new election and a new constitution but the government is focused on quelling protest banning groups

of more than 5 so far that hasn't worked. out this is what sparked the ban in an unprecedented move on wednesday protesters crowded around the royal motorcade while raising the 3 finger gesture of defiance just a month ago this act would have been unthinkable in thailand you can face up to 15 years in jail for insulting the monarchy. scuffles between protesters and police also broke out and phone the prime minister's office prior to nocera took power doing a military coup now the people want him gone it took over the power over 6 years you know it's not really fair if we're talking about like the provos everything you know or you lections a it's not fair for the beginning you know are for me it's about that are we we we need to show the power that we will not it's a not oh no we cannot take it anymore i want to be my fault my freezer i want to

pipe up my fridge i want to buy pot i can operate me in my country. not me in my previous. but it's not just democracy they want many young thais also want to see reforms of the monarchy it is hoped that the student led rallies would bring new rights and freedoms to a generation desperate for change. and watching the news here is a reminder of our top story u.s. president donald trump and democratic challenger joe biden have held competing televised events instead of a 2nd presidential debate trump deflecting criticism of his coronavirus for sponsors saying the nation is rounding a corner joe biden says. each consider making a corona virus vaccine mandatory. that's all from us for now stay tuned though to dr phil mix up next this one that's displaced oil and the role in the venezuelan accidents meanwhile the alfred for always get the latest

from our web site e.w. dot com and always follow us on twitter and instagram acted up in your news a 1000000 blue cross thanks so much for watching. and most in home many portions of lunch thrown out in the world climate change a different office story this is my place it went from goes one week. can really just. we still have time to i am doing. this. process.

every 2 seconds a person is forced to flee that home nearly 71000000 people around the world have been forcibly displaced more than ever before one is marion saudia who now lives in berlin every month she sends money to venezuela so that her family doesn't go hungry. even. though no messy though. now. i know but i know you have to say that i want to suit up like i said get out there but at least i mean. i don't i mean that i could be one of the by the book that the money's going back but. let's have all.

known do nothing else i know you can you don't have to go but look them up get out . ok but i'm going i'm over the seas. ok i'm going. millions of venezuelans have left the country fleeing poverty and despair even though venezuela has the largest proven petroleum reserves in the world. venezuela was once south america's richest nation now it's a commie has collapsed sparking one of the worst migrant crises of recent years.

sister bucktooth is a venezuelan journalist who's been documenting the crisis. over the legal authority. and there are take them out of orbit on whatever level they also have already taken out the military that they want to hand. and. oh yes yeah oh i think they are your own you know the net. related thing and you know they are an advantage of.

a kilo of meat for 1st 100000 believe us more than twice the country's average monthly wage many people are angry and afraid protests have swept the country in the capital caracas and elsewhere security forces have responded with violence hundreds of people killed. last. we are able to determine that some people were killed because their names were on the government's food assistance list but if the people in charge of those lists inform the security authorities that they taken part in anti-government protests. but if. it's very worrying. the lists are a form of social control they determine who has a right to food. and they determine who's for or against moderates government. then if. they want to. say so but

this is embodied in us the state in the northwest of the country as editor of the online news site and he's taken on a powerful opponent the government of president nicolas maduro. in thrall to money and greed the country's oil riches have proven to be a cuss. all across refinery is 300 kilometers east of caracas the country's abundant oil reserves are belied by the desolation here venezuela is not alone in this paradox other nations are rich in oil such as nigeria and gold and sudan are ruled by a corrupt elite while ordinary people live in better poverty corruption and

mismanagement helped fuel the instability of the drives people to. countries in the top 10 of transparency international's corruption perceptions and next major contributors to the international migrant crisis places like afghanistan syria south sudan and somalia. in venezuela though the crisis has reached. mentions poverty has always been a fact of life here but when oil prices were high then president chavez launched ambitious social programs awash in petro dollars the country also continued to take on debt corruption further drain the public coffers the oil crash of 2014 was the final blow. thanks it's the most vulnerable who have suffered the most.

her. lives with her 7 children in a slum on venezuela's caribbean coast her. whole you. are so it's a. battle my husband went to peru because of a crisis where you know that he went there to send us help. if he hadn't gone there we would have died of hunger. then we were on one of them we would have starved to death that sunday when all of them. i was up on. c.n.n. also last summer when he has no work for a week he can't send me any money. but as in we have only one meal a day i try to feed the children at 2 in the afternoon with

a little and they spend the rest of the day sleeping. and i get nothing to eat and it was they asked me for food. but they understand when i tell them we don't have any money lay there sometimes they cry. it's not easy when your children beg you for food but you have nothing to give them. that it's hard really hard. place. the united nations food and agriculture organization has warned that venezuela may be on the brink of famine and. like many in the country near leckie hard as children haven't been to school in months they can't afford the bus fare.

hard i goes to the supermarket once a week but only when her husband has sent money from peru. she can only get the band of saturdays. others in venezuela can't afford food at all. people with family abroad are the lucky ones it's a bitter irony the more venezuelans flee abroad the more money flows back home. that's been a boon for president nicolas maduro. his government needs hard cash. all accounts belonging to the state owned oil company t.v. via south in the united states have been frozen dita sanctions. them without the remittances sent by migrants the state would be unable to import

even basic foodstuffs and medicines. that. venezuelans have been living in drugs being hungover collapse of the health care system and soaring child mortality those were. travel documents across the border to colombia illegally the brain drain is an especially better blow for many of those fleeing are doctors lawyers and teachers highly educated people that are badly needed at home. by june 2019 some $4000000.00 venezuelans had left the country out of a total population of just $30000000.00.

venezuela was once considered a beacon of prosperity caracas it's a glittering modern capital. corruption didn't begin with president chavez who died in 20 for a teen but in the 20 years since chavez 1st took office corruption and mismanagement have spiraled out of control. one of the linchpins of this system was rafael ramirez he served as minister of energy under charges and at the same time as president of the pdvsa oil company for years his loyalty to chavez allowed the president to dip into the country's petro dollars at will without parliamentary oversight or accountability. java's had nearly unchecked access to oil revenues. some went to fund far reaching social

programs but billions also vanished into private coffers. today at the end of it as both his friends and foes called him has gone into hiding in exile. meet the masses and as you said the simple i just met the petroleum exports brought in about 700. 1000000000 dollars over the 10 years i was in office ok let went the good thing by my calculation 480000000000 of that even from taxes we got the rest from the pier davis's petroleum sales bill that is on the 700000000000 this is. the big question as you number one of the state do with that money still that's the big question boys are. living up to that it's a question say so but he has also asked himself he's in neighboring colombia to carry out the research nearly a quarter of venezuelan refugees more than

a 1000000 people have ended up in the country. the. the word of. god. the. i know. the venezuelan government sometimes blocks access to the border some young venezuelans have gathered in colombia under one of the border bridges. venezuelan state media has a blackout on stories like this but says up the ts will report on it. i do with the history of not just their freedom of expression no don't we fight to preserve it

every day risking that our websites will be blocked no his shooting input on that will be publicly insulted threatened with jail or have our passports confiscated at the airport on the my side of the lottery but. verret spills over the young people launch an attack against mcdougall security forces. they throw rocks and are met with tear gas and rubber bullets 2. but what do you think at that. particular time i don't think it was. but he's goes to meet with one of the duros opponents. these exiles know the system from within and are important sources. one man here

used to be a close friend of the child his family women a swell. number system would be the systematic persecution again the very same day i submitted evidence of the child this family's corruption to parliament our somebody had asked not to look for me they're going to see a child we had evidence that more than 30 farming estates were involved in that corruption. later on but i was kind of good that the parliamentary audit committee . we are human as i was jailed and 2010. out of my family was persecuted and being my brother died in 2009 and i'm on a meal for years and i mean away from the sick room how did he die you know he was shot one of these murders yes or no. that. scene. for us is. the only.