hundreds flooded the greek cities of fesa lolla kadian athens on monday to protest against the visit of the u.s. secretary of state my pompei was in the country to discuss tensions between greece and turkey over energy right. in the eastern med bump aoe is expected in part of a 5 day european tour. bringing you to the u.s. where 3 people have been killed by wildfires in northern california where a number of countries a state of emergency more than 70000 people have been forced to flee their homes flames spread rapidly through the region. this is mexico city hundreds taking to the streets the abortion be made legal tensions flare police resorted to the use of pepper spray to break up those crowds the demonstration was organized by mexican feminist groups to mark international safe abortion. to the moment developments her twitter page is well worth a follow if you're inclined you're also welcome to join me again at the top of the hour for the latest local news updates. as election day approaches there are growing concerns whether they will be contested whether the election will be the

be an opportunity for dialogue and let's face it i'm reading a great deal right now to be great to lolla just the last of the historian hannah aren't and hanna aren't speaks about thinking with no bannisters she thinks she talks about plurality plurality is what we call. actually democracy how does how do many different people with many different points of view exist to get there. without taking up a gun and blowing each other's heads off how can they really be honest in debate so that letter for me was my putting my hat in the ring and saying no matter what happens with the future i want to stand for freedom of speech and civilized behavior between people who could otherwise be a candidates that's the letter was for me you know one of the weaknesses of the letter was that it meant a lot of things to a lot of different people i didn't even know who the other people signing the letter were until after i signed it because i think highly of the people who penned it the leading being roger berkowitz of the head of our foundation so i've learned a lot since signing the letter but so far i i c