don as early voting started many people stood in line for hours and some counties reported blackouts at voting sites will faulty mail in ballots still a record $42000000.00 americans have cost early ballots already according to the u.s. elections project at a campaign event in the battleground states of north carolina president trump rallied his supporters and painted a disputed paean picture of the u.s. on the bite and sleepy joe barton is a bit control of his party overture socialist communist marches and left wing extremists. and they're filled with hate prevent emigre. most voters have already made up their minds but the 2nd and last presidential debate tonight is the last chance to win over the undecided it earlier on wednesday president trump criticized the choice of topics for debate and the decision to mute microphones to avoid interruptions after a 1st chaotic debate why the good news story. out of the good very bad about

talking about foreign affairs is so good about foreign affairs and i think that the . very biased version her parents are very biased. from comments perhaps setting the tone for his final sparring match with his challenger. oh right all eyes on tennessee this evening i let's go to our washing corresponds all over south who will be following that debate for you now at the candidates biden and trump facing off squaring off for the last time on the same stage before the elections what can we expect. it's certainly going to be the last big clash of the 2 and as you know president trump is trailing behind in polls some see him behind and more than 2 digits to an extent where even allies are distancing themselves from them fearing that they're going to be dragged down by president trump and of course he knows something has to happen this might be his

last chance he received it he got a big hit by the 1st debate so we can expect him tonight to go into attack mode he will probably target joe biden son hunter biden president tom has been working on creating such a corruption case here against him without evidence of course we will very likely hear that tonight as an attempt to attack joe biden we're not going to see a performance like the one in the 1st debate as you remember that was dubbed the worst presidential debate in history because a president trump interrupted consequently and did not let his opponent joe biden finish his sentences no there are new rules in place for tonight and that means that the 1st 2 minutes every candidate will be able to speak and the microphones of the other the other candidate will be muted during that time so it will be a very different kind of debate we're going to hear and see tonight the president as we've just heard also is very clear he believes all of that is unfair he doesn't

like the questions he doesn't like the moderator that also being his kind of rhetoric that he sees himself as an underdog him against the establishment and that's also something we're going to witness tonight in the presidential debate now is speaking of the election on a related note there are some concerning reports of foreign interference in this year's election what more can you tell us about that. right the director of the national intelligence d.n.i. rascal live yesterday reported that iran allegedly sent out e-mails to voters and that were coming flash coming from far right militia groups such as the probable reason we remember president trump neglected several times to distance himself from those groups and in those mails. voters were threatened so we do not know a lot a whole lot more on those a lot of an answer questions questions also with regards to what was actually being

tried to achieve there the d.n.i. is making the case that these males were sent out to damage donald trump and his campaign it could also be vice versa since these mail were threatening democratic voters now the authorities also say there's not a lot they can do about it except going public which is what they're doing and warning voters that they should not feel threatened about this this is just a sham and yet another attempt to mingle in the u.s. elections all over south reporting from washington for you thank you. and next to europe is facing its worst situation since the start of the covert $910.00 demick infections are hitting record daily highs in many countries including germany and i have a graph that i would like to show you that illustrates the situation in europe this is europe's curve you can see that the infections rose steadily in sharply in the spring taking in april as you can see here hitting the 40000 mark new cases

reported every day but remember testing at that time was why wasn't was that's what spread rather it's widespread now but back then it wasn't so the true numbers may have actually been a whole lot higher by mid may things stabilized most of europe was in lockdown and you can see the effect a nice steady light but that of course locked on it was lifted and since mid july it has been going up steadily cases rocketing up. it's which brings us to where we are now look at that stark number 174000 new cases were ported across the continent and here in germany the numbers have now exceeded 11000 for the 1st time and germany's public health body says the country could face an untrue spread of infections. it's the highest number of new covert 1000 infections the german public health institute has had to report during this pandemic more than 11000 new cases in one day these maps show in red where they've been more than 50 new infections by

around 100000 inhabitants over a 7 day period left is a map of germany 2 months ago now to the right it's clear half of germany has changed color. and solution is to talk to one situation is now very serious the number of infections is rising quickly in many places and we don't know where that number is headed but we can still slow the spread everyone can play their part we're not powerless if we follow all of those rules you don't tudor to buy a car 1.5 mi to distance hand washing and compulsory masks in public places such as while out shopping those rules seem to work for germany the majority of people don't catch the virus that work or on public transport but in private settings such as the private parties or weddings. the virus spreads where people enjoy coming together and where they want to get to know each other there is more intense interaction in those settings you discuss things you laugh you're having

a good time then the virus naturally has a much better chance of spreading if there's an infected person present players with infection rates accel orating fast some labs in germany like this one in ryan and platon it a warning that smaller facilities are already working at full capacity and wouldn't necessarily be able to cope with rising numbers. there's also increasing concern that more areas in germany will have to implement restrictions again like kiran back to london in bavaria where even schools have closed down again to curb the spread. well national leaders across europe are faced with tough decisions over how to deal with rising numbers of covert 19 in denmark they've taken their own approach a sense of community spirit has been sent to help weather the crisis they even have a word for it and believe it could help populations facing new lockdowns possible economic hardship and the yearning for a sense of normality. in the u.s.

is with me here on the set don't keep us in suspense what is this magic word well firstly i spoke to one of our editor producers who's in the house who's danish thomas mtr and he told me it's some fun since so hopefully we got that right and that i mean society spirit so it's essentially really like a mindset and in fact before the pandemic it wasn't really a word that was used to alston actually in denmark but it is a concept that's very much part of we'll say the danish tradition which is this idea of coming together and thinking oh most like a collective in the sense that my actions will have some impact on say yours or everybody hears action so what was quite interesting as well was the prime minister met the fredericks and said that normally this means us coming together but actually with the pun demick it's all about us not coming together and actually staying apart for the greater good i think it's a great concept i mean it's basically civic duty right i'm responsible for my

fellow citizen and human being so what would we classify as being i'm just reading out some foreign since some fun since i got there so thomas told me there's no print you don't print stuff at the end. but yet essential what it is is there are loads of examples one is at tivoli gardens which is like a theme park in copenhagen what happened was during the pandemic it will double to a kindergarten for obviously for children and then also there is a very well known michelin star chef monk who just a few days before and will say the pandemic and old. back in the spring began cooking large sort of meals for homeless people and those who were a neat but also what we did was we spoke to a professor and he gave a sort of a a greater idea and a sort of a different take on what this all means let's hear from math from him now the concept is both. generates motivates them and it's generates

acceptance so it generates your own motivation to keep its and also it creates an understanding for why it is that the restrictions are needed and therefore you are expected. so the political science is there michael bipartisan explaining to so it's all about this sort of concept that you know you have to accept responsibility think as a collective some examples of what wouldn't be some fun sin i'm sure plenty office have seen them over the past few months one would be for example at protests where people aren't wearing any masks or people who aren't wearing masks for example on public transport where they're supposed to be or are just engaging in behavior we saw in the report they're coming together in large groups when they know they're not supposed to because at the end of the day they're putting themselves at risk everyone else who's there and subsequently everybody else in society and i was

actually telling you before we came on air at a very interesting article which was talking about how one person who didn't actually follow the quarantine rules in our lives ended up infecting 56 people either directly or indirectly and like the starker of course the contras that sense of community really a wonderful a wonderful concept there what could political leaders across europe across the world learn from denmark well this is interesting because essentially this is very much part of danish culture and society it's something that people are taught not essentially directly using this word but sort of indirectly through education and just the way their society works so it's very difficult as well to kind of just implement that include trees where they don't have a tradition of that another aspect of it is to remember that scandinavian countries tend to have a great trust in their leaders and in their political system which isn't the case in many countries so for example if a leader is coming out like men to frederick's and you may like her you may not but people will listen to what she has to say maybe in other countries where there

isn't that level of trust they don't really trust their leaders and being harassed by an issue of seeing had that has had a very negative impact on spain there's a great political divide and people are very divided over it and they just it almost breeds a sense of almost individual ism about how to cope with this situation all right thank you so much public fully alias what is the magic word so. excellent sounds good to me thank you so much greatly that are with their ring you up to speed now with some of the other developments in the global pandemic ireland has sadly become the 1st european country to order a 2nd lockdown for the next 6 weeks non-essential businesses will close and bars and restaurants will be limited to take away service sweden's government says it will take rules for night clubs it's forcing them to limit the number of party goers to 50 amid a rise in cases in recent weeks and the european union wants the world health organization to become more transparent about how states report emerging health

crises that's according to a draft proposal on reform in w.h.o. it follows criticism of china's initial handling of the covert 1000 pandemic. the european parliament has named bill or says democratic opposition and civil activists as the winners of its top human rights award the sacrifice of thought prize while recipients include exiled by the russian opposition leader. not sick in the sky mass protests have rocketed the country since the presidential election back in august while the opposition accuses longtime leader alexander lukashenko of breaking the vote. these 3 women became the face of the belorussian push for democracy you cannot skya maria kolesnik over svetlana aleksey if it it's a movement which has now been given the european parliament's top human rights award

the zachariah freedom of thought prize parliament president david saucily said the huge protests on the streets of bel-air were strictly following what the e.u. called a rigged presidential election have moved the world. in opposition in belarus continue to be strong and fight your fight your struggle we will stand by your side that we are with you that we've. taken our skya the exiled opposition leader said the award was for the nation as a whole. oh i'm really. glad that. the. award because this is not only for. you know for me it's what all the people of course now we like one. who's fighting the regime it's a sentiment echoed by others in the bella ruse opposition and you know. they

were fighting for the rights of people to freely elected leadership that we only want and i think that this is what made them different from our political movements. throughout europe huge protests against president alexander lukashenko is reelection attracting tens of thousands of people have rocked bellerose since august despite police threats to open fire. the opposition accuses lucas sankoh of rigging the vote and refusing to release his more than 26 year grip on power there's has been a peaceful protest which has been met by force by the belorussian authorities those calling for luka shanker to step down are hoping this latest show of support from the e.u. will bring their hopes for democracy a step closer. you're watching to deal with you still to come. tackling the plastic plague as his film student makes a big splash with

a movie depicting plastic trash is part of life on the water. but before that a quick summary now some of the day's other headlines for you. lebanese lawmakers have voted in south heavy duty as the country's new prime minister designate had 80 previously held the post but resigned last year amid nationwide anti corruption protests he pledged to quickly form a government of experts to help the country out of its political and economic crisis. russian media are reporting that u.s. whistleblower edward snowden has been granted permanent residency by moscow snowden has had asylum in russia since 2013 after you leaked secret files that revealed vast u.s. domestic and international surveillance operations his lawyer says he's not yet considering applying for

a russian passport. vietnam is bracing for tropical storm so dealt to make a landfall the country has already suffered weeks of severe flooding and landslides that left more than 100 people dead the red cross says hundreds of thousands of people there will need housing as well as income in food aid in the coming weeks. or lead you to a russian so you spacecraft carrying a u.s. astronaut and 2 russian cosmonauts back from the international space station has touched down safely in kazakhstan on nasa astronaut chris cassidy spent a total of 378 days in space the mission marks the last scheduled russian flight carrying a u.s. crew member of. a prison in central lagos nigeria has been set on fire witnesses in the city's upscale ikoyi neighborhood also reported hearing

gunfire nearby the claim seems to match reports by local police who have told the media that the detention facility was under attack by assailants lagos is currently under a 24 hour curfew following unrest related to anti police brutality protests. let's take you now to do that we use the funny for sure she is in lagos covering the unrest there for you what can you tell us about the current situation on the ground funny. it is chaotic the prison that you mention is one of the all this and in fact one of the most crowded presence here in lagos it is situated in a neighborhood an affluent rich neighborhood where you would not expect such a level of violence now it's not just about this prison that has been set up blaze but there are also reports about looting so literally this chaos in lagos city and what makes people here worried they get don't really hear anything from the government neither from the lagos state government nor from president hu hari about

what's next nobody comes to the situation the protesters are saying those who are supporting the so-called and source movement to reach which has been. to basically stop the police brutality they're seeing that these criminal elements these criminals have been financed by the government to basically hijack the protests but the government is saying they need to make sure there's a curfew in place for at least another 3 days to bring controlling to the situation and bring law and order back to lagos state but it looks like security forces have by for all intents and purposes lost control where you are looking you tell us about the peaceful protesters who outnumber probably those who are causing all the troubles how are they trying to mobilize themselves. i just booked today with a protester and he said that they've really still in shock about what happened here very nearby to a studio at the lackey tollgate where according to amnesty want according to

amnesty international at least 5050 people have been killed while the government is talking about one person killed and several others injured they're still in shock about the situation that the nigerian army was actually shooting at peaceful protesters so as a result you don't hear as much from them ever now with this prison break in and the chaos that is unfolding on the streets of lagos they are seeing the are demanding justice must be happening here in lagos and all those who are responsible for these killings they need to held need to be hold accountable and they're seeing the quote going to continue with these protests if they don't see significant change on friday for sharp reporting from lagos nigeria on the latest on the unrest there thank you very much. how far could plastic waste become a part of underwater life all that's the central premise of swiss director pascal

shell glee that he set out to explore and has a short movie the beauty it's an imaginative take on one of the most pressing issues facing our planet that of plastic pollution well now a shell blaney has won a student oscar for the animation which he created as part of his final theses at one of germany's top shelf schools. the beauty takes us on a journey into the depths of the ocean to get a good watch a little longer. and you realise it's no documentary but a parable based about pollution. starring parent has made of plastic waste don't just. believe the. basic concept was to tell the story poetically and read irony by all the videos you see featuring distressed whales and turtles or so shocking and

somebody i have the feeling we've become emotionally immune. filming in post production took a year and a half. the characters like the pufferfish made a bubble wrap. all the school official made of flip flops where digitally animated and later integrated into night action under which a footage. does concerts so i think the concept only works if it looks realistic if it makes you believe that that's really a new rail made of a car tire that just swung by. shelby's photorealistic at what a fantasy invites us to suspend our disbelief and dive into a world in. which nature and waste you deal with pollution by entering into a secret natural symbiosis but the film doesn't spare us the harsh reality.

it ends with a look at the ever growing forest of synthetic refuse that's gradually suffocating narrations and everything that lives in them. to be changed as rightfully accolades the international students all stand for kyle's pasko show billy's option appeal to save the seed into the running for the best animated short in the main oscars competition. and iran and now the top stories that we're tracking for you this hour u.s. president donald trump and his democratic challenger joe biden the will face self later tonight in their final televised debate it comes after former president barack obama hit the campaign trail for biden urging voters to back his former vice president under mr top public health body has warned the country must prepare for the possibility of an uncontrolled spread of coronavirus infectious to travel

warnings have been announced as the country reports a record number of daily kono virus cases. you're watching good news from berlin the up next focus on that and your print out thank you for watching. because.

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pen you used right here in. our 2 part series of the 3rd reich. starts nov 12th d w. welcome to focus on europe it's great to have your company today the 2nd coronavirus wave has arrived more and more european countries are reporting record numbers of infections.