join the underground when you twitter facebook instagram aside. the u.s. election is in full swing with polling stations now open and almost all states businesses are bracing for potential chaos at the prospect of a drawn out and vote count and civil unrest. donald trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani speaks to our t.v. and accuses big tech and social media giants of backing the democrats how much money are using to give to the democrats hundreds of millions. you know the whole of the democratic party. and the gunman identified as a convicted terrorist kills 4 people and beyond that before being shot dead by

police witnesses describe what they saw. i saw. a trick or running into various passengers from i mean the whole she's very scary she was in the she was sold to shooting. people running and screaming. this is our 2 international coming to you live from the russian capital where it's just turned 7 pm to the program. voting is now underway and almost all u.s. states in what's expected to be the most divisive election and the country's modern history all right now we're bringing you live pictures from a polling station in texas which opened its doors 3 hours ago that's traditionally a republican stronghold a democrat to win the lone star last democrat to win the long star state was jimmy carter in 1976 and donald trump comfortably won there by

a comfortable margin 4 years ago but this time it's seen as a key battleground state with the democratic nominee trailing by just one percentage point according to opinion polls. and a sign of growing anxiety business owners are boarding up their windows preparing for the worst there are widespread fears of a disputed result with some security experts predicting street riots in washington d.c. many offices and stores have been boarded up r.t. has been swan reports from the capital. this is the scene all across downtown washington d.c. from the white house fanning out for miles if you have a shop or a business it's getting boarded up that is what is happening across the city and it's basically every business this is a wells fargo bank but we're talking paints we're talking restaurants we're talking office buildings if it has glass windows or glass doors it seems like there is plywood going up over it there are dozens of these crews all around downtown washington d.c. putting up plywood in anticipation of what well in and to support of violent

protests as a result of selection now going into a couple of these businesses and ask the store owners and the shopkeepers what are you guys expecting why are you boarding up now keep in mind most of these folks don't own these buildings are owned by landlords but they're telling me they are boarding up in anticipation of in their words quote whatever happens in anticipation of whatever happens now keep in mind we have in this country 200 years plus of peaceful transition of power that takes place so this is a very unusual sight to see that during a u.s. presidential election that washington d.c. would literally be boarded up in anticipation of possible violence but of course the other question that's coming up here does this become the new normal the new normal of when there is a presidential election buildings board up in anticipation of protests against whatever the outcome might ultimately be i did talk to one store owner who is a liquor store owner he told me that during the george floyd protest his business was broken into his windows were smashed so he's putting up the boards himself most

of this work is being done by professional crews but i did ask him what do you think any of this has to do with the election and he said your guess is as good as mine over at the white house there is another set of our cautions being put up so aside from the plywood being designed to stop protesters and unscalable fins that's what it's being called unscalable fence has been set up here at the white house to protect the president and the white house from any protesters who may try to get over this initial fencing and the multiple layers of security what makes this fence different than these others is actually made of mesh and so there's a. no room for fingers or toes to be able to climb up it by the way some media organizations have been mislabeled in it claiming it's a white fence on the other side of the white house made of wood it is not it is this mesh fence that has been confirmed for us by the secret service today the big question surrounding all this really comes down to the question of is this is the new normal for elections hard to believe but with more than 200 years of peaceful transitions of power we're now talking about possible massive protests on the night of election night and again new layers of security at the white house it's also

about what happens in the next 4 years 8 years and into the future much of the country is still reeling from the shock of race riots over the summer a wave of looting and then a lesson put some people out of business. you're . meanwhile in new york city a luxurious apartment building is reportedly hiring armed guards for election day with more on the atmosphere there has been. well at this point we've had polls open already for several hours here in new york and tensions are certainly high at this point we've got police on patrol there is talk of protests happening if the results

of the elections don't go a certain way multiple groups are already calling for protests now it's also important to note that gun sales have been at record high throughout the united states guns are flying off the shelves and being sold out on the west coast in los angeles one particular gun store had people lined up to purchase firearms the day before the election we were actually able to speak with the gun store owner out near los angeles this is what he had to say this or our 1st time purchasing is probably 50 percent about half of the people that come into our shop are 1st time buyers and that's a big deal you know they fear the worst to come after you do you like the way that people are going to do you know riots and stuff like that after the election i think it's going to get probably even worse you know and people once they start breaking down houses and the mobs get bigger you got to be able to protect yourself

and there's a lot of people getting whatever they can in their hands within both camps we've heard indications that the candidates may not concede that certainly has people on edge but amid the divisions in the country out do americans really know solid differences between the 2 candidates for a lot of progressives it seems like voting for biden is just a way to vote against donald trump so we actually took to the streets here in new york and asked new yorkers if they could name differences between joe biden and donald trump the 2 major candidates here is what we heard. very little. from from the other 3 different experience. for her. so you just like the work so if you want your car to be seen as opposed to.

really. it's. going to save from putting could be riding now at this point we've got record high gun sales we've got talk of protests coming up and many store owners and individuals around the country kind of bracing for protests in the aftermath of the election we've got a lot of us and them rhetoric coming from supporters of both sides at this point many fear that this election the results of it could escalate into some kind of very big explosion here in the united states at least 100000000 americans have already made their choice using in person early voting and mail in ballots i think there is twice as high as it was in the last election is over half of the ballots were mailed that may prolong the overall vote count. both presidential candidates

hinting that they may not give up unless the results are crystal clear teller looks at how events could unfold. you could say i'm split over how things will pay out often of empathy on one hand as the positive me full of hope and then another as the cynical me when we really don't agree almost because you'll so negative and lectionary will be a fresh start slainte to the problems of the prostate is wiped away america will be reborn i just cannot believe we are and have and months into 2020 and you've done nothing most of you know the vote counting could drag out for weeks to get confetti and balloons on election night this thing could end up in supreme court now it will be 10 sure but i have faith in humanity until the final tallies and known people will stay calm i believe good night as on civility well prevail what like you believed in the polls in 2016 police civil have you been following that campaigns

this is not a political statement like those ugly folks over there raping a horde of stupid people and biden says stupid person you know that you're not going to write it we don't do things like go chumps out there with a microphone or do in a truck guy he was. vice president because he understood how they she is barack obama's and look name calling is just part of positive politics now but it's pretty harmless so using the name calling. what else is that ok well let's just imagine biden wins and trunk can see what is this how much trauma you think this guy will you commit to making sure that there is a peaceful transfer of power after the election to see what happens you know that i've been complaining very strongly about the ballots and the ballot surges will concede never know if biden wins republicans will cry foul say it's a full out there's going to be fraud it's a disaster because the only way we're going to lose this election is if the

election is rigged to remember the button or chip why. drown out these voices don't call me pay explained to them the voter fraud is fake news so they can use that to do just wise to resolve all the mobs come up with something else like what george soros could $100.00 democrats folks george soros the locked out a shady plan to ruin the economy and take down trodden george soros and that usually after that the state of california has been rigging and cheating every election there by the democrats and george soros by anti for will riot regardless of who wins they don't believe in elections and guess what after november 3rd corona virus will magically all the sudden go away and disappear and everybody will be able reopen and don't think it'll be any better of trouble when the number no reason to him back in 2016 was one thing but can you imagine how angry the democrats will be when they realize they can even be in the middle of a pandemic and an economic recession mock up much in dice. call an edge they'll be

fighting on the streets fighting turn exaggerate it's not going to come to that oh yes because that would be very out of towner ekta. how many see how dung cells are through the roof and shop supported us just a precaution most sure and the national guard's on standby just for fun i'll start fair mongering at the end of the day america is an exceptional country with exceptional politicians they will meet by example yeah you'd think so wouldn't you joe biden should not concede under any circumstances because i think this is going to drag out i feel very confident that joe biden will be elected president on

tuesday. whatever the and count is ha i mean i know that but it's still sore about losing back in 2016 but if the americans have chosen they've chosen the democrats will have no one to blame but themselves it's like you don't even watch the news and you see news learning that a warning about russian dirty tricks was polled 2 days before it was set to go out to law enforcement intelligence officials were briefed members of the house intelligence committee that russia is interfering in the election with the hope of getting the president president trump reelected but surely they don't think people are so stupid that the output of foreign interference one trumps the election twice but i think i'm just going to have to get over it and get over it using not just going to allow the will of the american people be put into action what is this a democracy. we now bring in line just in robert young host of the politics

politics politics podcast clearly the man to speak to today now as i understand that you're an oakland california which saw some of the country's worst rioting over the summer surely there must be some anxiety about how this election is going to turn out whoever wins oh no this is oakland you know we ride it it's a thing that happens out here so it's not the end of the world though those certainly there is an element of anxiety why in terms of wondering how much of the riots that we saw past george floyd embryonic taylor and no show will be one for one with anything that's going to happen after the results come in tonight you have previously tweeted that you wish it could be obama running and not biden how would you compare biden's campaign to what we saw back in 2008. that's great i didn't know you guys were going to twitter and i tweeted that saying not necessarily that i wish obama were running for

a 3rd term or anything but more of that i think and as you saw over the last 72 hours obama went out on the trail and the media all looked at him and not joe biden there is a there's really no shell to the idea that joe biden is running as a back in time can that it and a obama surrogate even now when he would be the leader of the free world obama and trump have sort of always circled each other he was obama that got trump into politics so that tweet was more just wishing that they would finally just stop pussyfooting around and kiss are ready. that clearly the pad to pandemic is a big electoral issue do you think that america's high death toll is going to dent trumps chances oh there's no doubt that this pandemic affected the race in the biggest possible way when you look back through american history of these recent american history incumbents have

a tremendously strong position to work for the only times that that doesn't happen in circumstances where you have the same party in power for seeking a 4th term like you did with george h.w. bush and when you have extraordinary circumstances like you did with jimmy carter and i do think that between the economic uncertainty and the coded death toll that that is something akin to what we saw with the iranian hostages and the gas shortages back for carter's unsuccessful reelection attempt something we've actually seen today is pictures of the 1st lady going out and voting and not wearing a mask do you think that that was intentional now these are disappoints we don't know if she was actually not wearing a mask when she went into the polling station but at least when she was outside of that she wasn't. i don't know exactly how much of this is something that we are looking at it as as intentional messaging and how much of it is just the fact that internationally we are afraid on coronavirus people have

locked down and on lockdown and. they're anxious economically they're actors about their businesses they're anxious about spreading it on an any level and i think what you're seeing is just natural human inconsistency there one possible outcome of course is that biden wins the election but the republicans may maintain control of the senate if that's how it plays out how much is biden actually going to be able to change. you know biden's greatest strength is being a consensus builder. he is somebody that is very much i would think more of a lyndon baines johnson type of of skill set in that he knows the senate he knows how to get things over the finish line the question is does he have a lot of foresight to know what he should be pushing over the finish line but there's no question that without joe biden barack obama's biggest signature

legislation might not have happened up to and including the issues with we might have seen a and uglier situation on the debt ceiling and i think that there's a realistic chance to say that obamacare might never never have happened if he didn't have joe biden who knew every pressure point in congress according to most financial analysts and investors are betting on a victory and expecting a major new stimulus package for the economy if he does a when do you think that they're underestimating trump. well we're going to find out tonight exactly how much the polls are relevant in in 2020 or at least with donald trump there is no doubt about this even if you look at places that. they say polls are being taken off the board prematurely or dare to make trump's position look better like real clear politics dot com the president is facing a massive uphill climb in states that he needs to win up to and including michigan

pennsylvania and wisconsin if he can do that then yes investors are probably underestimating trump of large portion of the country is underestimating the president and our entire polling apparatus is if that's not the case then we are going to see a new president his name is joe biden and i do believe that we are going to get something close to that $2.00 trillion dollar package that nancy pelosi has been angling for of course we're all watching in the us but unfortunately we might not know tonight we're going to keep watching all of those votes are counted we've been speaking with justin robert young host of the politics politics politics podcast thanks for joining us thanks so much according to mainstream media it is a very important to know which candidate is preferred and moscow are to take a tough tongue in cheek look. big bucks being splashed on campaigns the electoral college swing states none of this matters as long as the american vote is being

decided. right there by the hour but. you'll never be able to find out how exactly it works behind these red walls but the fact that it's russia that's deciding can easily be felt outside the kremlin too. so i start walking down the are about street in the heart of moscow and the 1st thing i see pretty much. stealing the u.s. ally ship deciding instead of the americans you want to see what it looks like this is what it looks like. the famous but the office i can see from. here too but i don't see by and by the west yes.

but still for the more. sophisticated now that's something that makes a difference right. on the t.v. still down missing when you see this joe biden's wife showing up in the same dress as the one our teas editor in chief was wearing while interviewing surrogate. joe on the fear from the right total bullshit different from. the pentagon you wish. you can just look at them but actually we're done with the little thing but if we can see in the bush. to see if this works for you doesn't jason stay. when the night full. this is the scheming put on for a knack. to go to issue number.

one if you keep going you didn't feel. good good. boy but you cannot see the future for the good. night or day russia taking on down the road. but let me be serious for a 2nd i'll tell you what most russians barely know when the american vote is happening and to be honest with you most people don't care at all i was going to get over the stuff. but it was a little bit of a new central bank to get uppity to the south of us. not fair play for a family of 3 let me go down make use of these gifts live in the moment. but i'll still buy a ticket i made it clear that i'd be doing. something for their families you know.

tech giants and social media are seen as key players in the 2020 alexion and donald trump's personal lawyer thinks they're far from neutral rudy giuliani spoke to r.t. trump has threatened to say to twitter rather than be regarded as a platform it is a publisher if it is if it is would like to do that except the democratic congress would never do that. who how much money do you think of her. twitter how much money do you think they give to the democrats hundreds of millions in it not funding of tax and other things they own the democratic party that's why they're doing they don't do many censorship it savor of chop the censorship is against trump and to collect a guy they control joe but we were if by this elected we will be subjected to this to the ship for the next 4 years because they're unleashing the reason they despise

trump is because trump basically tells them to go to hell he's not to he's not going to let them run this country they eat wasn't elected he has lost contributors because of this he says that contributors come to him and say why did you just go easier on the big tech companies and he's basically sort of out of his office i mean the reality is that big check the big media this is the 1st president they can push around because basically big jack and big media is is what he says the enemy of the people when you deprive the american people of critical information about a presidential election you're really not a journalist is some kind of political hatchet. and that interview giuliani also repeated allegations against joe biden and his son hunter of corrupt business dealings the bidens deny any wrongdoing and the claims have not been proven also

social media giants have repeatedly rejected republican claims of bias and censorship we heard from political commentator donna fire who find it ironic that the trump team to be pointing fingers at twitter. i think it's fair to reply to ironic that to giuliani trumps the hof in principle is criticizing true tough especially given the fact that trump reading is the 1st true term president he communicates through his millions of followers and get sound he's on message is very strong going on 2180 through facebook if they actually count today of the votes down in person today it shows that trump is in the lead just quite possible that he'd be very tempted to take the premise victory we have to remember that democrats in general have been voting by post and in advance voting their 100000000 has done so mainly democrats whereas republicans seem to be

voting on the day so it's highly unlikely he would he had to be in the lead but he will be challenged community not only by some people in the administration who would worry if the president tries to interrupt the democratic process with a result but also if it does of course guns in the supreme court and even that despite its new conservative majority and the consent of the majority i think there were a great resistance that. i think. another headline is a large scale manhunt is underway in austria after monday's night's terrorist attack a gunman killed 4 people near a synagogue in vienna before being shot dead by police it's been confirmed that the

man has been identified as an islamic extremists who was released from prison last december that's how the tragedy unfolded. upon hearing some shots down stairs i looked around the window and i saw the attacker running into various past interest rooms we sure are lined up on the street. and people running away from. me and my friend we were in the back. in the city center and then we heard some shootings and we were very scared to close and mandrel staffs nice place to start he started to scream everyone please come inside insight into the 2nd floor we try to hide ourselves so all it's been sound shooting here around right

next to us. and we have always thought i. might be. she's going to skid she was in the panic she saw shooting just saw people running and screaming. 4 people were killed on monday night it's being confirmed 2 men and 2 women in this terror attack that unfolded in the center of the austrian capital vienna the gunman was shot dead by police the scene we what we know about the attacker is that he was identified as a 20 year old islamist with north macedonian and austrian citizenship he was well known to the authorities and he had made in the attempt by 2019 to get to syria to join the islamic state terrorist group he was sentenced to 22 months in april of

last year but he was released early but operation is ongoing to determine if he acted alone 8. scene homes have been raided by the police 14 people taken into detention for further questioning sebastian kurtz the austrian chancellor has condemned this act which he calls an act of islamic terror. yesterday the republic of australia and our people with the target of a terrorist attack 4 defenseless civilians were murdered at close range in cold blood it is now being confirmed that it was an act of islamist terrorism. 22 people are in hospital receiving treatment after the terror attack on monday evening a number of those are said to be in a critical condition those that they injured being treated for wounds that have come from an aborted massacre rifle handgun and also a machete as well chancellor could so it is addressed to the australian people

stress that this cannot become. to live then this is all spit to in the muslim and christian communities inside of austria they did announce that 3 days of national mourning are going to be taking place the center of vienna is still pretty much locked down we've also heard condolences and messages of support from international leaders including here from here in berlin the fight against islamist terrorism is our common struggle the key starts are with the people of austria was 10 united view against terror these evil attacks against innocent people must stop the u.s. stands with austria france and all of europe in the fight against terrorists including radical islamic terrorists operation continuing by police and security forces to determine whether or not that gunman acted alone. that's been our breakdown of the day's headlines stories for now but saskia taylor.