what measures are being taken. what does the latest research say. information and context. the coronavirus of data the coalition's special monday to friday on d w. germany with into a partial coronavirus lockdown today and will stay there for the rest of november a month of lockdown wife says that is weighing heavily on everyone today chair so i made it clear the government can close restaurants and bars but it's up to the people to stop the virus to come through november feeling rather alone so that we don't feel lonely come christmas i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day.

the light at the end of the tunnel is still fine a long way away and. any exponential growth which is leading us faster and faster towards the end healthcare emergency. looks long and hard for a better way as we didn't find one. will have to do without much of what makes life nicer we know that. and if we stick to this rigorously for one month then we can break the 2nd wave. in a democracy i believe in the power of reason and responsibility. also coming up in the foreign policy of donald trump's america 1st diplomats here in germany and europe describe it as 4 years of brazen bombastic brinkmanship from

this day forward it's going to be only america 1st american church the fact is this was a horrible one sided deal that should have never ever been made if you look at. germany is a captive for. but to our viewers watching on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day beginning the loneliest of novembers today germany went into a partial lockdown in the hopes of stopping the exponential spread of the corona virus in the past 2 weeks the number of new cases has tripled the number of coated 1000 patients in intensive care has doubled the prescription from the government 4 weeks of closed restaurants and bars stores and schools will remain open and interpersonal contact it is supposed to be reduced to

a bare minimum today german chancellor angela merkel admitted this will be and endure instead a nation at home all alone in the wimber hoping it won't be come december. a wet start to germany's new partial lockdown early morning in berlin as cool children have to class they are some of the few whose routine won't change that much with the new measures the new restrictions on affect shops schools or day cares the german government says it will prioritize children's education something it says this veteran chief with in person lessons. what does appear different is the street usually bustling with tourists and locals now quiet and empty its many bars and cafes have to shut down and can only offer takeout. german chancellor angela merkel acknowledged that the new measures are hard but

said that they are necessary to limit social contacts and bring the pandemic back under control. because to do that of course this means that for the next 4 weeks will have to go without a lot of the things that make life worthwhile and we all know that the state premiers as well as we in the government we spent a long time considering whether there was a better or moderate way but we did not see one that's why with heavy hearts we decided on these measures. the government has also urged those who can to work from home and asked them ploy is to facilitate the transition with more people staying home fewer commuters should crowded trains and buses. at lunch time clients lined up outside restaurants not to wait for a table but to order takeout a buffer for many restaurant owners but not enough to make up for the lost income. this is really a service to customers but it's not much more than that i assume that i will have

to accept some losses this month in. a difficult november lies ahead the hope now for germans is that the next 4 weeks will. be enough to curb the spread of the virus. a new vision will govern our land from this day forward it's going to be only america 1st american 1st almost full you simply don't. have left america's european allies the mistakes shown. he's wars how much of a hugely important. the fact is this was a horrible one sided deal that should have never ever been made easy lash tam's it's america's friends if you look at. germany is

a captive. and he's done too authoritarian it's. been 4 years of donald trump europe's state of shock what you just saw is a clip from a new d.w. documentary by our chief international editor richard walker i can highly recommend it and you can watch it at youtube dot com slash d w news now if the past 4 years have shaken the world's perception of the u.s. what will the next 4 years do well that depends on the outcome of the election this week and the elections aftermath in its latest report the crisis group is warning that for the 1st time in recent history violence erupting post-election is a real risk in the u.s. and for the 1st time the group is advising us political leaders to heed the advice from foreign allies when it comes to respecting the rule of law and fair and free elections american democracy long the standard by which other nations have measured

their freedoms may need other nations to remind it of what those freedoms our. correspondents are on both. the atlantic and will be doing exactly what many of you will be doing on election day in the us waiting for the results washington bureau chief in his poll covered the election 4 years ago when donald trump beat hillary clinton she's back in the u.s. capitol on the same beat for the past 3 years my colleague alexander phenomena covered the white house for us she is now our brussels bureau chief and in money well shots covers german politics and that includes chancer on the america's struggle to connect with us president donald trump to all 3 of you it's good to have you here on this election even as i want to start with you u.s. presidential campaign aides there marathons we know that now we've got the final sprint to the finish it may or may not be over tomorrow night what are you

expecting right brained i mean for voters and actually also viewers who are hoping to know who the next president of these united states is. i think they will be disappointed if they think we will have the resolve by tomorrow night or even early wednesday morning this result of this election hangs on only a very few states and that has a lot to do with how this country works and the so much of the electorate deciding to use made in ballots this year people are going to have to be patient cell i think it's going to take at least a couple of days before we know who the president of the united states will be in is do we know what preparations are the drawn by campaigns making for a disputed election result. well for republicans they have

a court system that has been handpicked by trump which of course includes the recent supreme court nominee picks a conservative churches also have been clear that they are not in favor of postmark ballots that are returned to office you would say this is going to be a big issue so and for democrats and liberals it is important for them to make sure that as many people as possible go out to vote because well it's really my it's being that president on the trumps announces his victory even before the collins are all in so all both sides kind of are really ready to fight the outcome in front of courts alexander is that the biggest worry in brussels for the european union that the election will come and go in deliver no clarity no closure. well actually you know our officials that i spoke with they told me that

they are concerned that there could be appropriate of chaos of uncertainty and this is because the united states is still a very important partner for the european union and it's so important for nato but that's also reason why i think it's safe to say that the majority of officials in the majority of the leaders they're really hoping for a change they're rooting for joe biden because they want to see a you asked president and the white house who is more predictable who appreciates long held alliances who cherish international organisations but of course they are not snow eve to to hope that you know all the problems and frictions would be would disappear overnight but what they are hoping for is a change of tone and of the tone and change of the atmosphere in the transatlantic

relations and the what about the german chancellor we all remember that after trump one in 2016 mrs merkel she offered to work with trump on the basis of the values of democracy freedom respect for the rule of law and human dignity how has that worked out for the general. well brent's not so well because the usual means of communication between the 2 countries has changed over those past 4 years president trump in the us has several times a scolded germany and india international scene and chancellor i get america acknowledged this radical shift in the relation between the 2 countries remember in 2000 and seventy's during a g 772 and she saved of the times when we could footie count on others up over to a certain extent and a tramp also heavily criticised aguilar america last for europe's handling of the pandemic and also of course his tweeter are fine many participants here in germany

among the population only 22 percent off germans have a positive view of the us since the beginning of the tram presidency and for several several reasons there's a redraw. from the paris agreement on climate more recent and recently we saw the restoral of us some of these from germany trade disputes so this has been a really difficult 4 years here in germany in terms of transatlantic relations i mean we know that there are reports that the german government want to deal with the u.s. after this election what is that new deal what is it supposed to be exactly. well there's a lot to be amended between the 2 countries and barely in hopes to reset the transatlantic ties of foreign minister high command say that he would quickly reached out reach out to washington no matter who wins this election and send out proposals for a new compilation between the 2 countries now he didn't want to take sides and he

reminded that it was not his place to do so as a foreign minister but he did say that joe biden stewed in the tradition of seeing cooperation as a strength for america and he also warned that in terms of you as a teacher to his job any change would be required and that he hopes to be able to tackle global issues together again namely trade climate protection and the ongoing pandemic and i'm wondering let's assume that will draw with real lection how is us foreign policy likely to play out in the event that we are dealing with a troll when. i mean brenda you know this country is facing major problems as so many other countries in this world due to the pandemic and as we all know there is hardly any social safety net here so we will see the gap between the filthy rich and the absolutely poor growing and is this going to be brutal we

actually already see that more and more tense even in a rich city like washington where people are living because they lost their homes they got evicted so i think the main focus of whoever will win these elections will really to kind of restart of keep this this country going so this is kind of a prediction to say that they will be mainly looking inwards but i mean as we just heard from from my colleagues there are some immediate actions by it and would take if he gets elected that will impact the international community he already said that he wants to rejoin the paris climate agreement for example and he also plans to re worst tramps plan to withdraw from the b.h. all but again the major focus will be in that and. talk about what the european union is expecting what would an other 4 years of the trouble ministration mean for the e.u. . it would be

a disaster for the transatlantic relations many here fear they fear that donald trump would feel freer and more empowered to pursue his everywhere in dealing with europe and it's an ma mentions there are so many issues at stake that stake trade issues that the europeans are so eager to solve trump has threatened to impose massive tariffs on european cars and other goods let's take a climate change the need for the united states to tackle climate change steps not likely to happen with trump and let's take nato and the fact that still now trump has repeatedly questioned the american commitment to the alliance and many here fear that he could even try to leave the alliance or to try to destroy the trust among allies in a tweet you know there's a very good point. even if biden joe biden wins there are still going to be some

big issues that will be any different than they've been with the trump administration of the belt you know the issue of defense spending here there's also the north stream to project that is by is not a scene of right. definitely in fact president trying to settle times pointed out that for example germany didn't comply to its obligation to spend at least 2 percent of its budget to defense the way he did it was a breath but it is a fact that germany along with other countries were in complying wasn't complying with natives requirements but tensions peaks really with trans declare ations and with same deciding to restore u.s. troops from germany with c.e.o. of joe biden handles it if elected but for example on the issues such as a controversial russian gas popular pipeline north stream 2 or trade disputes such as on taxing u.s. tech giants here in europe the issue won't these appear even if we see a democrat president in the white house. before we run out of time we have to

remember whoever we're as you said the u.s. is probably going to be very busy with itself for the next couple of years will the u.s. let's assume joe biden wins will the u.s. go from having a twitterer in chief to needing a therapist in chief. that's a good question i mean joe biden most definitely won't. as eruptive and constant as president donald trump does but he will have to put in a lot of work to bring this country together again and we were able to travel the united states from one side to the other and what we saw over these or during these 7 weeks it is devastating how little people are still able to talk with each other and how divided this country is so some kind of therapeutic capacity as a abilities of a president would probably help i think

a lot of people would agree with you in washington alexander phenomena in brussels and you a chance here in berlin to all of you thank you nice talking with you. on this u.s. election eve millions of votes are in the hands of u.s. postal carriers the unprecedented the use of milling balance this year is one reason why voter turnout is expected to be the highest in a century but us president obama trump has spent much of the campaign trying to discredit milind balance claiming joe biden's democrats will use them to rig the election. you know it's a false report. well look at what happened. i think it's a terrible thing when ballots get become like that after an election because it can only lead to one thing and then very bad you know what that thing is i think it's a very dangerous terrible thing and i think it's terrible when we can't know the

results of an election the night of the election and a modern day you if you're president don't determine who gets to vote the servitors going to be the president 6 1 america 2 doubts america 2 be heard one america is heard i believe the message is going to be loud and clear it's time for donald trump to pack as bags and go oh all right so let's go now to julie is from the law our political strategist and veteran of the or walk obama campaigns a familiar face to our viewers here jill is it's good to see you again there is really regret this real fear in the u.s. tonight stores are being boarded up white the hurricanes coming i mean can you believe that this is america on the eve of a presidential election. i mean it doesn't feel like it and certainly it a peaceful transfer of power something that has been completely on question for for

decades and centuries i mean that is all of a sudden on the line and but i think there's also a hopeful perspective for america and that is of course that $94000000.00 americans have already cast their vote and we expect a record turnout so again the electorate is actually mobilized joe biden has been out on the campaign trail and so tomorrow it's of course in the hands of the voters and of course also in the hands of the election volunteers the poll workers to make sure that this is a smooth electoral process and everybody will be counted help us imagine what is going on inside the. campaign tonight julias me you've been there with obama are they at the stage now where it's just wait and see and hope for the best. you know this is absolutely everything goes she chided do every campaign stop possible they can see exactly around the country you know i saw that joe biden has been up

to 20 stops in this past week donald trump has actually done 29 stops that believe it was in the 12 states so right now it is really just about grabbing every single last vote trying to mobilize trying to knock on every door doesn't matter whether there's a pandemic out there you try to contact as many voters as possible sent text messages to calls and again turnout is everything right now and we're going to say that in states like florida in the sun belt down there in georgia and in north carolina in arizona it's going to be every vote that matters and same of course goes for the rust belt as well we look at subterranean michigan and wisconsin so they're going to try to reach every single vote out there and make sure that they have every advantage that they can get you know you mention north carolina the numbers coming across right now say that it is a statistical tie in the state between trump and biden right now so yeah you know anything could happen let me ask you about both systems you know the american and

the german electoral systems there are calls for a radical overhaul of the u.s. system after this election i mean we've got you know 50 us states we've got 50 election systems what do you see as the weakest link in the u.s. electoral process. i mean from a european and from a german perspective it should be clear that whoever receives more votes than the other candidate should ultimately win the election and you know go back to 2016 we're sitting at the big table where he's sitting right now counting the votes and in the end hillary clinton had 3000000 mobo then donald trump that and of course down which i'm due to the electoral college math became the president out of states and so of course a big question is should there be a overhaul and you know in all honesty i don't see it happening because whoever wins this election is going to say well you know this worked out in our favor and

they're going to come with the same arguments that that we've always heard which is going to be the founding fathers intended this to be have many exactly the way that we're seeing it right now so why change it now because of course there's an advantage for whoever side is winning this election trip so i don't see anything to change and i don't see any shift in public perception and of course into the parties who go out there and try to for sure changing things so again it is a system that is fundamentally different from what we have over here in europe and again those are the rules so you've got to hear to them yeah you know people who do look at both systems say that germany's election system seems to be much more resilient i mean you know elections take place here on a sunday it is official and it's done and it's it's over. with are there qualities or lessons that the americans can maybe learn from what is being done here in europe. well i mean i don't feel like we should be giving advice

to other countries but i think that there are a lot of upsides to our electoral system that you don't have to register to vote that you are automatically enrolled and we see that in the voter turnout that you know john voter turnout is way higher than the american voter turnout there's a clear set. of rules on what type of i.d. to meet and you know again if you want to do absentee ballot voting you can and there's a clear process for that as well you know we always vote on a sunday which is huge of course because a lot of working class people have to go out there on a tuesday and and work so a lot of issues are taking place and i think a lot of countries especially the united states could look at our system to do some overall of some of those practices all right julie is from the larger political strategists and a veteran of the obama campaign suze as always good talking with you we appreciate your insights thank you. thanks friend happy election day thank you.

and finally tonight president trump's former head of national intelligence is being accused of spreading election mis information now this is a tweet posted today by richard grinnell who is also the former u.s. ambassador to germany grinnell calls joe biden here a phony for wearing a mask outside for the public but not inside an airplane but there's just one big problem the photo of biden without a mask was taken one year ago before we even knew that the coronavirus existed no one was wearing face masks the label phony fits the information the mis information coming from richard grinnell. well the day is almost done but the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter either regular news or you can follow me at brant go off t.v. and remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day tomorrow

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americans have already cast their ballots turnout could be the highest in a century and rescued from the rubble 3 days after an earthquake rocked the turkish city of izmir a 3 year old girl is pulled over wives from the. i'm brant goff it's good to have you with us we begin with breaking news a major security incident is underway in the austrian capital vienna shots were fired near a synagogue in the city center tonight now the interior minister of australia says that it appears to be a terrorist attack carried out by more than one person police say there are casualties and they've told the public to remain indoors they've also asked people not to post any videos or photos of the police operation online public

transport is not stopping anywhere in the 1st district of the city. are for more now i'm joined by journalist shape he is in vienna good evening to you steve so what more can you tell us one of the story is still developing. a very fluid situation as you just mentioned the interior minister carl name hamas spoke just a few moments ago he did say it was a terror attack on the heart of the enemy that includes the main synagogue in the city but it is also the heart of the 1st district and what we're hearing from the interior minister is that several attackers using high powered weapons were firing randomly at people he can from that there are several injured he. insinuated that there were several dead but he would only confirm so far that several were injured and then he said that there is an active manhunt under way involving police cobra

and vega forces there's a massive security. cordon around the 1st district but police are also warning that the assailants who are strong still on the run may have escaped the 1st district so the manhunt involves a much larger area so pretty much everybody is being told to stay home and this really piers to come out of nowhere steve i mean was there any type of heightened security alert for vienna or for the jewish community in the city. this came without warning it coincides with austria going into a planned corona lockdown at midnight so lots of people were out it was a pleasant evening but there was no warning that any hostilities had been brewing that this was some kind of a planned attack it really came out of the blue all right steve shade a journalist in vienna with the latest on what is being called a terror attack an ongoing terror attack in the austrian capital steve thank you.

now to the united states tonight u.s. president donald trump and his challenger joe biden are making their final pitch is to voters with election day now just hours away trump is making a whistle stop tour of 4 swing states in fayetteville north carolina the president today said that he will win again despite what he calls the think home that are predicting his defeat trump has kept a relentless schedule over the past 2 days appearing nonstop at campaign rallies by sticking to a much more low key approach focusing on ohio and pennsylvania for the final hours of the rates he's told voters that it is time to end the chaos of the past 4 years are joining me now is our washington bureau chief in his poll on this election eve good evening to you it is so the numbers are impressive right 96000000 people have

already cast their vote so how much of a difference then can this last minute campaigning really make. right for them this is actually 70 percent of the total vote in $10.00 to $16.00 so one could indeed i think it wouldn't matter so much anymore but we have to keep in mind that it could be a couple of 1000 votes which might decide the outcome of this year's election because of the specific electoral system here in the united states to remember ourselves in the year 2000 that came down to only 500 votes in florida which finally decided the elections and 4 years ago donald trump won the important thing said of pennsylvania of this only 45000 votes and so every literally every one would collins and what about the political parties in this me what are we seeing what are they doing to try to ensure that we have an outcome that we can talk about on tuesday night. well there is an expectation that whoever

is declared the victor of that very night the other party will dispute the outcome to give our international audience a little bit of context in key swing states in the midwest and many pollsters have said that when the results come in trump might look ahead early because many of the republican voters will be voting in person when mail in ballots are counted later that lead will quickly dwindle and even show that fight in my it be in fact the winner so the concern for democrats is that the president might claim victory before all the votes are counted and which could indeed lead to confusion and this information to run wild so if this is the case we might have to prepare for not only a violent even ng but violent days to come really hurt the doesn't happen but we

are looking at a possibility of vote counting lasting longer than into tuesday night i mean hell why do we think we're going to have to wait. right brain so for voters and actually also viewers who are hoping to know who the next president will be by tomorrow night or even early wednesday morning i think we will most likely not have any result and they might be disappointed the results of this election hangs on only a very few states and with so much of the electorate deciding to use mail in ballot ing people are going to have to be patient because i mean thousands and millions of ballots will be counted and. only on top of the states has elected to vote in person tomorrow and i'm sure it's going to take a lot of time a lot of manpower actually to move through these millions of men and mail in

ballots even if these people are working on 24 hour shifts so be prepared for a long time before we will finally know who the next president of the united states will be that's right i think everyone's patience will definitely be trusted in the next 24 to 48 hours that is for sure in this poll on the story for us in washington thank you. artless take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world in tanzania an opposition leader to undo this has been released after a brief detention by police and that's according to his tribe name of party earlier on monday police for oil the plan protests against last week's election which the opposition say was rigged several other high ranking members of the opposition have also been taken into custody at least 22 people have been killed after gunmen stormed the kabul university during an iranian bookfair officials from iran and afghanistan and been expected to attend witnesses say the attackers targeted students the islamic state militant group has claimed responsibility.

here in germany chancellor angela merkel is urging people to abide by new rules designed to slow a rapid increase in code 19 infections beginning today restaurants and bars will be closed for a month the chancellor told a news conference today that the measures are necessary to prevent germany's health care system from being overwhelmed the country has recently seen a surge of cova 1000 patients in intensive care. a wet start to germany's new partial lockdown early morning in berlin as cool children head to class they are some of the few whose routine won't change that much with the new measures the new restrictions on affect shops schools or day cares the german government says it will prioritize children's education something it says is better achieved with in person lessons. what does appear different is the street usually

bustling with tourists and locals now quiet and empty its many bars and cafes have to shut down and can only offer takeout. german chancellor angela merkel acknowledged that the new measures are hard but said that they are necessary to limit social contacts and bring the pandemic back under control. doesn't do it and of course this means that for the next 4 weeks will have to go without a lot of the things that make life worthwhile and we all know that the state premiers as well as we in the government we spent a long time considering whether there was a better or moderate way but we did not see one that's why with heavy hearts we decided on these measures. the government has also urged those who can to work from home and asked employers to facilitate the transition with more people staying home fewer commuters should crowded trains and buses. at lunch time clients

lined up outside restaurants not to wait for a table but to order takeout a buffer for many restaurant owners but not enough to make up for the lost income. this is really a service to customers but it's not much more than that i assume that i will have to accept some losses this month in. a difficult november lies ahead the hope now for germans is that the next 4 weeks. it will be enough to curb the spread of the virus. are here are a few other developments in the pandemic in france the number of people hospitalized with the corona virus is now higher than it was in the spring when the pandemic was at its height more than 3700 patients are in intensive care units in france italy's prime minister just up because day has announced new restrictions to slow the spread of the virus shopping malls will be closed on weekends and

museums will be closed travel between regions it will be restricted and fewer people will be allowed on public transport the head of the world health organization is self isolating after being in contact with a coded 1000 positive person to address said that he was feeling well and that he had no symptoms. rescue workers have told 2 girls from collapsed buildings in the turkish province of izmir a 3 year old was brought to safety nearly 3 days after a strong earthquake struck the region a 14 year old was freed hours earlier but hopes of finding others are fading the quake killed dozens of people it injured hundreds. of us 3 years old and nearly 3 days under rubble. one. of the firefighters who got young and the 30 inject out from her collapsed house said her rescue was

a miracle. i saw a leaf lying on her back she was between her bed and the closet i stretched out my hands to clean her face and she grabbed my finger and opened her eyes. because right before that moment i had asked my team for a blanket and a body bag while looking at a leaf a tiny little kid. it's been a rare piece of good news in the aftermath of the quake it struck friday below the aegean sea off the turkish coast it triggered a small tsunami which inundated streets on the greek island of samaras while tremors also cause widespread damage. hundreds of families now homeless are living in tents they described scenes of terror and deprivation to d.w. . doctor to be kids reading in the house was falling on me and i knew i couldn't stand i thought i was going to die right there there was nothing we could do. i

couldn't get out after the shaking start. it was a terrible feeling. did you notice it it's the tense get very cold at night i hope life will return to normal as soon as possible god bless us all when i go home to get necessities i still feel the aftershocks in the so many bands of the country the amount of. turkish police have arrested several people as part of an investigation into why dozens of buildings were so heavily damaged. and this is the news line from berlin here's a reminder of our top story shawn's have been fired near a synagogue in the austrian capital and up the country's interior minister says the dude appears to be a terrorist attack there was more than one person police say there are casualties and they've told the public to remain in the world. you're watching news journal

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a hit too they call it to be during this fresh round of lock downs in groupon where the outbreak started the coronavirus prices seems all but forgotten. this is b.w. business i'm joined on in berlin thanks for joining us well this is it the week that will determine the next 4 years will it be donald trump or joe biden billions around the world are waiting with bated breath including german business leaders. machines cars and parts from suppliers those are germany's top sellers in the u.s. and apparently thriving business even during donald trump's presidency. german companies sold $107000000000.00 euros worth of goods in the u.s. in the year trump took office and a month to continue to climb this makes the u.s. the single biggest buyer of german exports. from the u.s. to sold more goods to germany each year since trump took office so does this mean

that trade relations are running smoothly between the u.s. and germany not a toll according to stormy on a commision are from the federation of german industries. and if we really reached a low point during the trump administration we have several new trade conflicts steel and aluminum tariffs for one thing but also the conflict over subsidies in the aviation sector for example airbus boeing and the threat of motor vehicle tariffs is unfortunately still on the table. as it is on flicks have increased dramatically like in iran for one on. even so u.s. companies continue to invest heavily in germany about 13000000000 euros last year in return german companies invested about 34000000000 euros in projects in the u.s. and 29000 alone. frank supporter laurie of the american chamber of commerce in berlin reports positive experiences despite disagreements between

berlin and washington most recently during his visits to georgia kentucky and indiana these are states that when a german he says hey i want to come and asked no it is ever so german go all without jobs on the country and you know for a while when a car he says i want to invest in germany there's a 1000000 programs here there's all kinds of investment banks in every state the interest. is big. but much needs to be done to lead trade relations back to calmer waters once again. that's one of the 1st of all trust needs to be rebuilt and own level it's not just on the executive or leadership level but also all the way down to the workers level than on guns with that means the dialogue that we always used to have but that was suspended under the trump administration would have to be reactivated you haven't had a talk with and health care that can cut social security but just how willing both

parties will be to engage in dialogue depends on the election results. and those election results are of course hotly anticipated here in europe let's now cross over to the atlantic for a quick front to the other side of the atlantic excuse me for a quick temperature check that read against coretta yang's that we are so close now how are markets dealing with the anticipation of elections. now the markets are very nervous and usually historically if you look at what happens on wall street to head off an election the h.-a trading sessions before election night are usually positive for that is a bit different this time around especially last week we had blue chips are losing about 6 and a half percent it was the worst week since march at least here on the monday's session we did show some positive optic blue chips gaining

a good $400.00 points around one and a half percent and also our prices that's also an important indicator of what investors feel is going on was the economy they had been huge drops in the price of oil in the past couple of weeks but also here at the beginning of the week up by a good 3 and a half percent markets are nervous and who can blame them really but can you tell us who is wall street's preferred candidate and why. i well i would say it's not that easy to answer because if you look at certain areas let's say joe biden would win that might be good for renewable energy companies so sort of panel stocks for instance they could see a boost also some other infrastructure companies on the other side if you look at the big tech companies they might have a slight favor for donald trump because let's say joe biden wins the election and the democrats also get the senate that could mean more regulation on some of the

big tech names it's really not that easy to answer and then we shouldn't forget it also about congress so if majority shifts over there and then think of all day 4 years ago when us president on a drum got elected nobody really thought that we would see this huge boost in stock prices that we did get back then. yes cartel reporting on the markets on election eve thank you very much now to some of the other global business stories making news. oil prices have fallen to a 5 month low as coronavirus lockdowns go into effect across europe the fear is that more lock downs will slow economic growth and that demand for oil will plummet oil companies like b.p. and shell have laid off thousands in the wake of the pandemic. many british banks and foreign firms that previously used london as their gateway to the e.u. are now setting up shop in germany germany's despite says so far $64.00 firms have

applied to expand operations or come to the country bringing billions of euros with the. irish budget airline ryanair a nosedive into the red from april to september that is usually summer travel season ryanair suffered a loss of almost 200000000 euros the coronavirus pandemic is the most challenging time in ryan air is 35 year history the company said. the light at the end of the tunnel is still quite a long way off words from german chancellor angela merkel at a news conference on the 1st day of germany's 2nd lockdown the aim is still to keep the country's health system from being overwhelmed restaurants cultural facilities and entertainment venues are now closed for a month. it's closing time at many of germany's bars restaurants and clubs the motto of the 2nd lockdown may as well be you don't have to go home but you can't

stay here many restaurant owners and managers aren't surprised like these 2 in homburg in northern germany. we are all running a marathon it will continue over the next few months it's not possible to get out of the way completely in the next few weeks it's something everyone must participate and it is painful for every industry because. the new rules are less struck only in the last spring's locked down schools and daycares are still open as well as retail shops but they are rules nonetheless in most states only people from 2 households are allowed to meet even in private homes and the biggest effects well undoubtedly be on the restaurant and entertainment industries which can now only do taiko. because if i look here for the cause of this is of course a complete disaster for everyone because we were just starting to get back up and running again and now of course due to this lockdown like we are once again back at

square one. but the government is stepping in to help businesses with 50 or fewer employees will receive support up to 75 percent of their income 10000000000 euros have been earmarked for the effort and many germans are supportive of the measures. it's a pity but absolutely right when we look around europe i believe that this is the right decision for the german government emphasizes the importance of slowing in factions to prevent overburdened hospitals and have a more bearable december. chinese manufacturing has balanced back sharply reaching the highest level in nearly 10 years it's the latest sign of recovery for the world's top 2 economy here's another what is the return of business and will haunt the central chinese city where the outbreak began take a look. at the social distancing rules are out clubbing back in. the mood on the streets also optimistic there was

a give up. and there are no more problems and everything's under control. a message beijing is eager to spread especially as europe locks down and cases rise again in the u.s. new figures increasingly support that message the chinese economy is growing again exports are rising and domestic consumption is trying to pick up the slack in overseas demand. businesses say they're seeing the revival firsthand to hong owns one of the city's most popular restaurants. see apologize he says we started to ease the lockdown on april 8th but the customers weren't there sure that it was only in may when everyone was tested that people and families started going out because everyone was reassured that. the issue they still fit but china's approach is hardly duplicable beijing's one party rule and its massive mobilization make it an anomaly amongst large economies even if it's rebound is enviable. and finally

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