s washington bureau chief in this poll hyenas so what are the attorneys general in new york and washington d.c. aiming to achieve with these lawsuits and really what are they actually accusing the n.r.a. are of. right so basically they want to prove that no organization is above the law they are saying that the influence of an r.a. has become so powerful that they kind of event unchecked over decades allowing the top management to put hundreds of thousands into their own pockets to pay for trips to africa to do safaris with their families to pay for food for cars for expensive planes so basically they really want to dissolve an r.a. so they're really going after them but what is the likelihood of such a powerful organization like they are in an array being dissolved and what would actually mean. right i mean this process will take years but it's taking place in the time the tide my shift why because so many americans are really tired of gun violence they're tired of seeing children in schools being shot they're tired of seeing murders on the streets so in many states they really increased

set for the end of this month will now be taking place almost entirely online on me now is our washington bureau chief in his post good evening to you enos the 1st ever virtual democratic convention is this about being for extra cautious because of the virus or is there more to the story you're. i mean sure brant they want to protect not only joe biden but all the other speakers and off to also the community of milwaukee right because many thousands of people. traveled there but i find another x. as think actually really interesting we hardly see any rallies this year so the conventions would have been a place where people could have experienced that candidate because we always have to keep in mind after all joe biden would be 78 years old on inauguration day the oldest president ever be sworn in so. people are eager to learn how his continuity abilities are and as we don't know if any abilities will happen the conventions which have been in place to get a little bit of a feeling about that strew been it's almost as if their campaign is not even taking place let's talk about the u.s. president d

was 4 years ago and somebody who was at the democratic national convention 4 years ago is our washington bureau chief in his post good evening to you in this so here we are 4 years on we have a coronavirus pandemic that makes it almost impossible to put the hollywood in these conventions so how do you keep that star element when we when you don't have the stage to do it. right brenda normally the conventions are a mixture between a huge party and church right they kind of create this moment of energy which then is kind of broad street with this huge become free from all the delegates this voluntary. this year and this is particularly difficult for the democrats because they have to gab so many different branches right they have kind of the very progressive left is leaning bernie sanders supporters and they have the rather conservative democrats and by they want to have this very moment they want to have this moment of energizing and joe biden isn't really the type who will will bring that on in a. meeting it's a very good point although we have to say the same case will be true for the republic

brent: our washington bureau chief is with us tonight. ines, thank you.e in germany amid signs of the second wave of the coronavirus, authorities are making tests mandatory for travelers arriving from designated high risk areas. it comes as schools begin reopening after summer break, and fears that more people on the move are spreading the virus. the country's health minister says the tests are essential to maintain public safety. >> from saturday onwards, travelers returning from high-risk areas to germany will have to have a valid corona test in their pockets, or except being tested on the ground for free. "i am very aware that this infringes on the freedom of the individual, but i believe it is a reasonable infringement. this is about more than just a publication for individuals who return from holiday. in my view, this follows from our duty as a society to look after one another and protect each other. >> the list of high risk areas is updated regularly. most countries around the world are on the list. in the eu, the spanish region of catalonia and it

and for more on this now i'm joined by our washington bureau chief in this poll good evening to you dana so what are the attorneys general in new york in washington d.c. word of the aiming to achieve with these lawsuits. well they basically want to prove that no organization is above the law saying that n.r.a. influence has become so powerful that they went kind of unchecked over decades alone the top management to funnel millions in their own pockets paying for trips to africa safaris with their wives trips to the bahamas playing for planes playing for cars for expensive food so they really want to do solve the national rifle association and it is i mean we know how powerful but how likely is it that the n.r.a. will be dissolved. well you know it will take is and as you say they are really really powerful than deep believe deeply rooted into politics but all this comes in a moment where the tide might change many americans are really tired of the ongoing gun violation they're tired of seeing school kids killed in mosler things some states put really more restrictive laws so maybe this c

the washington bureau chief in this poll joins me now from washington in escamilla harris has made a 1st speech since becoming the vice presidential candidate what was her core message. i think her core message was we don't need a victory we need a mandate what that she mean with it she knows if the democrats vin only like with a short margin donald trump and his fellow was might challenge the outcome might even not want to leave the white house so she really encouraged everyone to go out and vote and i think her other huge message was we need a coalition of conscious so she really also reaches out to possible swing voters i think from from the republicans because she knows that many are criticizing the president. and what does she bring to this campaign to joe biden's bid for the presidency. well i think both of them joe biden and she they are kind of matching their weaknesses so 1st of all obviously she is a woman he is a man and she's much younger she's $55.00 he's 77 and she is the 1st no not wide female ways why is president so she reaches out to female voters which will be cruc

but what happens if ballots delivered on time to be counted more with our washington bureau chief in this poll . the u.s. postal service has never been a part of washington infighting now it finds itself in the midst of a major political battle why is that and the pin demick more and more americans are scared to get infected when they deliver their wallet in november and they voting station and driver would use a different way to exercise their right to vote one way this mail in voting present trump is saying for weeks that this leads to more cases of voter fraud even if there is no evidence for that today's news from the post office might support these doll it's from many postal officials are now saying that they may not be able to guarantee that all ballots will arrive in time for election day and he say donald trump takes responsibility for that to myself against the will of many democratic leaders from proposes more funding for the post office to ensure that maiden voting can be reliable in these difficult times these warnings point to a grim possibility even if people walking by

issues often conflict as laid down in the arab peace initiative 20 years ago let's hear now from washington bureau chief in a spall you know what's been the reaction to the deal in the u.s. . well the presidential candidate from the democrats biden praised the steel he said that if you would be elected to the next president he would build on that and supportive but honestly this was one of the rare reactions here in this country only like a little bit more than 80 days ahead of election lives the united states are very very occupied with the coronavirus and the economic situation. doesn't bother anyone that the palestinians have rejected this deal out of hand. very honest no. rarely spoken about palestine and what matters maybe is the impact on the iran this might interest some people but to answer your question straight. you mentioned joe biden speaking about this deal but what about donald trump how useful is this announcement to his chances of reelection. well this indeed is his 1st major international success he wanted to bring peace to north and south korea this didn't work out as we know and

himself has said that his presidency would be a bridge to the future we will see in his poll our washington bureau chief with the news coming to harris will be the vice presidential running mate for joe biden in this thank you lebanon has marked a week since a massive explosion tore through its capital beirut on tuesday hundreds gathered on the city's streets in memory of the blast victims and in protest at the government's failure to prevent the disaster more than 170 people died and 6000 others were injured when a warehouse full of ammonium nitrate blew up at the city's port. was on. the moon one week on beirut pause to reflect on the moment the toll of the city of pot. mom. they gathered amongst the ruins to mourn loved ones and strangers the names of those killed were read aloud money on a manual of a it was a day of mixed emotions monies are running very with your ears on rage on andriy our lives are good little souls. are here to play my respects to those loved all the little oftentimes they are you know are not alone in feeling this way that's not our role for the hopefully there are better

it again with this whole 80000000 mail in ballots at their work you know let's bring in news washington bureau chief you know us poll in the us what exactly is trump accusing the democrats all of. well tell me he's actually accusing them of stealing the elections so that's his explanation if he might lose the 2020 lection there's only can happen because the democrats have stolen it and by just saying that like if you want to really scale them say told me is he's playing into that fear which is already here in this country that donald trump by the end of the day might not be willing to leave the white house if he loses these elections you know it's been no surprise that trump would be formally nominated but the event itself was brought forward why. right it's very unprecedented the president or a candidate speaks before the acceptance speech which normally happens the last day of the convention why is donald trump doing that you know he really kind of misses the stage she misses his audience he misses applause so he's going to take every possibility to get the attention and we have to be honest

s washington bureau chief in his poll sent just this is sassaman to trump's decision to bypass congress to extend pandemic relief payments the president told some signed an executive order on saturday at his new jersey country club that will extend unemployment benefits that will give recipients $400.00 a week which is down from $600.00 the president is also ordering payroll tax holiday is for that was making less than $100000.00 along with a moratorium on evictions and student loans the executive order will most likely phase legal questions so it won't necessarily lead to people receiving money at the end of the talks between house democrats and senate republicans and the white house have stalled as they have tried to pass another stimulus package due to kong was inability to pass any meaningful legislation people are now wondering whether they will really be able to pay their bills without unemployment protection also as. well now to some of the other stories making news around the world police in the czech republic say a fire in an apartment building that killed 11 people was startin

s washington bureau chief in his poll sends us this assessment assessment of trump's decision to bypass congress to extend the pandemic released payments isn't all of some signed an executive order on saturday at his new jersey country club that will extend unemployment benefits that will give for seconds 400 dollars a week which is down from $600.00 the president is also ordering payroll tax holiday is full that was making less than $100000.00 along with a moratorium on evictions and student loans the executive order will most likely phase legal questions so it won't necessary leads to people receiving money at the end. the talks between house democrats and senate republicans and the white house have stalled as they have tried to pass another stimulus package due to kong was inability to pass any meaningful legislation people are now wondering whether they will really be able to pay their bills without unemployment protection also as protection expires people were not be able to hold on to their homes and could end up on the streets we have to keep in mind these types of executive orde

achieved more than 170000 americans have died from 900 so far let's take the story now to our washington bureau chief in this poll in this good evening to you the formal nomination itself that was no surprise but it was brought forward time wise why right brain it's really unprecedented that a president or a candidate really delivers a speech before the exceptions speech which normally takes place the very last day you don't trump obviously is really missing crowd so he took this opportunity to get cheered on and off to all get the media attention he wants so what did he say when he accepted the nomination. and it was really weird speed so there was hardly any substance beside it spreading fear and chaos let's have a look. oh our 7 you know if you want to really drive him crazy you say 12 more years 1. we caught them doing some really bad things in 2016 let's see what happens we caught him doing some really bad things we have to be very careful because they're trying it again with this whole 80000000 mail in ballots that they're working on. in his what is he accusing the democrats of here. well

artless pulling now our washington bureau chief in his poll she's on the story for us good evening to you in this so we look at these 2 what kind of partnership will this be well brant most unmanned a very professional partnership because you know what they've on his leg king the other kind of gives him so she is obviously a black woman she's only 55 years old he's a white man's 77 'd once he will. you know great if he is 78 by then so is he so younger she appeals to. nonwhite voters she appeals to women all that is very important for the democrats so i think they will present themselves as a very rare optimistic and strong couple and what about what we saw during the primary elections in the debates i mean they clashed and has that just been kind of forgotten. well you know a debate is a debate right both or all the candidates want to win and she is a hard prosecutor resell the in this piece which you just played so she's tough and she played that out but i think it's pretty clear and joe biden made that pretty clear this is the pasta now they look forward they want to be donald trum

camilla harris as his vice presidential running mate let's take the story now to washington to our washington bureau chief in this poll she's following this for skinny need to you it is i mean we have to say that couple of hair is she certainly is energizing the biden campaign talk to me about what kind of partnership what kind of relationship these 2 will have. right brained i mean i think they're really matching each other weaknesses and joe biden just pointed it out as he just said she is a child of immigrants and she's different from my story so that's his own words so they will click play that big she is the 1st v.p. and possible president of the united states who is not white father is from to my call her mother is from india and so she most definitely appeals to minorities she appeals to women and as you said she is an energetic californian and she will bring that to come pain and that is very much needed because that's also something we see right now is joe biden's appearance he looks a little tired. yeah we've heard that from several people and i'm wondering though after this 1st week or so

s washington bureau chief in a whole well authorities in afghanistan offering 400 more taliban prisoners the release of government held prisoners has been a key taliban demond before entering pace talks with the government in kabul but it's a controversial move since the freed prisoners include insurgents convicted of attacks on afghans and on foreign is. their last few minutes behind bars just one more signature from the prison management and they're free these are the 1st prisoners allowed to leave this prison near kabul they are serious criminals terrorists and murderers and it seems they've memorized what they're supposed to say on camera. i am a member of the taliban and was imprisoned because of murder i wish for a long term ceasefire and peace. the president ordered my release. part of the taliban and was sentenced because of murder and kidnapping i want peace i think god and i wish a peaceful life for all muslims. some of those released were convicted of being involved in the truck bomb attack on the german embassy in kabul in 2017 that day over 150 people were killed and more th

joe biden there painting a dark picture of today's america earlier i asked our washington bureau chief in this poll of biden can touch a chord with this imagery that will appeal to undecided voters and what kind of president he would be if he wins the election in november he actually wasn't the only one you know we heard that over the course of the last 3 days from many people saying these are dog times see these are the dog darkest times in america since many many years this is really crucial for you to get out and vote so this is the main message and joe biden obviously also kind of tried to put that out is will this appeal to democrats probably is because they unite kind of behind the fear of another 4 years of don't know chuck he sees himself as a president for everybody and this is actually trustworthy because he's in politics since so many years and he was working with both sides of the ale he was working intensively with republicans he has republican friends so this will be really a huge difference evil not be as divisive as someone will try. it is folder reporting for us from t

let's go straight to douglas washington bureau chief in this poll welcome and it's so 33 people shot 2 dead one seriously injured this is been quite a night. absolutely so the shootings were reported at 11 am local time and for what we know right now there are reports that these shots these deadly shots were fired by militias but this is not quite confronted but what you see on social media are mainly on facebook that people call out for patriots to come to canossa to defend the suburb. to tell us more that about these militia groups that are being talked about not not just on social media but by the police as well. right so that's what people assume that like people will think about also from outside because that's what these militia groups do they travel come to places to defend them it's mainly connected it's very often i shall say connected to a black life matters protests often coming out of police violence against. african americans it all kind of got to reboost 3 months ago when george floyd was killed so and ever since we see these groups going to places and saying they prete

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leader of years a washington bureau chief in as paul is covering the story for us from joe biden's home state of delaware you know it's great to see you a biden will be making his acceptance speech tonight from wilmington where you are standing and it might be the most important of his long political career what can we expect to hear. right so this is the official starting gun for his election day his election really begins and he has not only to convince the public that he's better than donald trump and he's the wrong that donald trump is the wrong president at this moment he really has to build a bridge between the different branches in the democratic polity and this shall be interesting because there is a lot of criticism that he's not the right person for the diversity of this country so we shall see if you will be able to do that well that's right there is a division between the more progressive wing of the democrats and biden and so in addition to galvanizing them he's also going to need it to widen the party's appeal outside of the democrats do you think he's going to be able to

female vice president for tens of millions of american women earlier i put that question to our washington bureau chief in this poll. this is so important prime maybe you remember 4 years ago the moment hillary clinton was picked as the candidate of. nomination the democratic nomination day and the mood in the country was so happy for many many women even for those who really didn't like hillary clinton who didn't support of politics but this country is ready for a female president and this v.p. could be the 1st female president after all so it really matters and as i was able to travel the country a little bit the last couple of weeks i also talked to republicans and 2 republican women and they do one female in the oval office after all after all those years there was you newspoll speaking with me from washington norway has barred cruise ships with more than 100 people on board from stopping in its ports for at least 2 weeks that's after a coronavirus break on a cruise liner in the north of the country infected at least $41.00 passengers and crew it is a setback for the cruise industry which was

for more let's bring in our washington bureau chief amos full inus due to the coronavirus it's a virtual convention a 1st for everybody what can we expect. right because it's going to be really different from all the conventions we have seen and we have covered. so as you said so many of the speeches already recorded there prerecorded some of them will be hold life but i think the main thing which is missing will be this energy because normally conventions are like a mix between church and a big party which really spreads the energy into the whole country and just think about the 77 year old joe biden delivering his speech from his basement it's probably going to be hard for him to really give this last month of the compare the energy it might meet the democratic party started into the race for the white house utterly fragmented now many say it's time to leave differences aside and fall in line what the party is unified message to the american people now the science the foreseeable attacks on president trump of course. right i mean i think the biggest unifier indeed is this president tru

earlier we spoke with washington bureau chief eunice poll about the fight to break up one of the nation's most powerful lobbies this process will take is but it's taking place in the time that the tide my shift why because so many americans are really tired of gun violence and tired of seeing children in schools being shot they're tired of seeing murderers on the streets so in many states they really increased the laws so maybe this is really the beginning of change. because in this poll there in washington well let's take a look now at some of the other developments in the corona virus pandemic india's official case tally has passed 2000000 after a daily jump of more than 60000 on friday this comes only becomes only the 3rd country to reach the figure after the united states and brazil meanwhile africa's confirmed corona virus infections have exceeded 1000000 the experts warn that the true number is likely much higher amid low rates of testing across the continent health officials at all strangely is hard hit victoria's states say the infection rate has been relatively flat in the past w

for more let's bring in washington bureau chief for amos good to have you with us joe biden is now officially the nominee for the democratic party but tonight the focus will be on his running mate come on harris. right tonight is this is really history in the making she's the 1st black american who will be the v.p. so this is her chance tonight nicolle to help really bridge the gap between the new and the old and. in through the with the voters because biden is seen as a transitional president and so many hope and he sees senator harry is as the future of the party. harris won't be the only democratic heavyweight speaking tonight we are already heard obama is in the lineup as well what other big speeches are coming out on this very evening. we'll also hear hillary clinton nancy pelosi the speaker of the house but i think all eyes really are on barack obama why because it's really not so common that a president coalmines on the other presidents and we know that he will be very very critical about donald trump such i'll be really really interesting to listen to barack obama tonight back in the

s washington bureau chief in this poll she is in wilmington delaware tonight that is joe biden's home base and it's from there where he will make his acceptance speech this evening good evening to you it is so what can we expect from this speech which begins the hot phase of this campaign in the wraps up the convention as well. right brian so we're right in front of the hall where he's going to give his exact acceptance speech tonight and you know he's known as a very empathetic warm man so i'm sure that she will play big on that and he also will use the fact that he's delivering this speech here in his home state delaware this is very important for his personality why because he lost his wife and daughter to a car accident many many years ago and he took the amtrak every day to washington to be able to take care of his 2 sons so that's what he's going to play out showing he is warm he's fit for all the job and he's a much more humble and reliable person than president donald trump and we know that by not only needs to galvanize the democrats but he also needs to widen the party's app

s washington bureau chief in a sport. and was there in the u.s. where a big cleanup is underway in the state of louisiana after it was hit by one of the most powerful storms in years hurricane lower left at least 6 people dead after smashing into the gulf coast with winds of up to 240 kilometers per hour. now downgraded la laura to a tropical storm but it's still threatens to bring strong winds rain and tornadoes as it moves northeast. the seaside community of cameron was 1st and hardest hit as hurricane laura carved a path of death and destruction through the u.s. gulf coast. more than half a 1000000 people fled their homes but many stayed behind to take their chances as the storm bore down it was well. ground water so that the wind. could hear the neighbor's roof blew off the side of the house and this blew this. blue into the mouse. taking stock of the devastation all those described clinging on for dear life there is through phuket jinx all further in this closet we were on top of each other just how many german occur i am laura wrought havoc

s that washington bureau chief is in his whole welcome and this is the formal nomination itself was no surprise but it was brought forward wide right feel it is really unprecedented that a president appears before the conventions really starts i mean donald trump is really missing crowds so therefore he's taking any opportunity to get these moments and he also wants the attention of the media and actually he gets it right be approving that so that's why he's doing that he once a grab attention and that's why it takes every possibility i what did he have to say when he knows when he accepted the nomination. honestly it was kind of an odd speech there was no really political agenda he jumped from there tear he talked a little bit about coronado he talked a little bit about this in that i mean spreading lies. referring to fake obviously not true so that was no really a political substance in the speech. well let's hit a. car here if you want to really drive him crazy you see 12 more years. well it sounds like he doesn't really write the democratic ticket biden harvest what did he have to

joining me now is our washington bureau chief.he first ever virtual democratic convention -- is this about being extra cautious because of the virus, or is there more to the story here? >> i mean, sure, they want to protect not only joe biden but all the other speakers and also the community of milwaukee because many thousands of people would have traveled there, but i find another aspect really interesting. we hardly see any rallies this year, so the conventions would have been a place where the people could have experienced their candidate. we always have to keep in mind, after all, joe biden would be 78 years old on inauguration day, the oldest president ever being sworn in. people are eager to learn how his cognitive abilities are. the conventions would have been a place to get a little bit of a feeling about that. brent: that's true. it is almost as if the campaign is not even taking place. let's talk about u.s. president donald trump. he will not be attending the republican convention either, and today he said that he might

anchor: let's pull in our washington bureau chief. we are halfway through the convention, the virtual convention and today the democratic party officially confirmed joe biden as the presidential candidate. what stands out for you the most at this halfway point? >> this is the first virtual convention ever and the democrats really used the opportunity to display the diversity of the party through this nationwide roll call we just saw in this little clip. delegates from all across the country and able to express where they are supporting biden and i have to say that was quite something. so you saw gun activists, farmers and from everywhere. it was very special. anchor: it reminded americans in the world, too, how diverse the united states is particularly when people are inside and not leaving their own front door because of the pandemic. talk to me about the selection of speakers at this convention. i know there has been some controversy within the latino community. >> so far, yesterday, they really kind of elder statesmen, former presi

brent: for more now, we want to bring in our washington bureau chief who is covering the story from therethere are several partly contradicting reports coming forward on the events that led to this shooting area what do we know? -- this shooting. what do we know? >> it is not clear if there was only one shooting. some say there were three different shootings. we know 17-year-old young man was able to cross the state border with an open carry long gun that he was k killing two people on the streets, that he is a trump supporter, he was taking part of his rallies. that is what he is posting on his own facebook pages. there is proof he is one of those people who say when the police is not able to protect our suburbs, we have to do that ourselves. brent: we heard last night mike pence calling for an end to americans killing americans, return to law and order. is that the language that could be an election winner in the current climate? >> before this incident, i would have said clearly yes, this is what many, many people want to hear. after we learned those who support trump and mike pence hi

let's take the story to our washington bureau chief ines pohl. the formal nomination itself was no surprise, but it was brought forward timewewise, why? ines: right, brent, it is unprecedented that a president or candidate delivers a speech before the acceptance speech in which normally takes place the very last day. donald trump obviously is missing crowds, so he took this opportunity to get cheered on and that the media attention he wants. brent: what did he say when he accepted the nomination? ines: it was really a weird speech. there was hardly any substance besides spreading fear and chaos . let's have a look. >> four more years! pres. trump: if you want to really drive them crazazy, say 2 four years. [cheers] >> 12 moree years! pres. trump: we caught him doing some really bad in 2016. we caught them doing some really bad things. we have to be careful because they are trying it again with this whole 80 m mill -- 80 million mail-in ballots they are working on. brent: what he's he accusing the democrats of here? ines: basically he says if he l

the washington bureau chief is in wilmington, delaware.t is joe biden's homebase and it is from there will he will make his acceptance speech. what can we expect from this speech which begins the hot phase of this campaign and wraps up the convention as well? >> we are right in front of the hall will -- where he will give his acceptance speech tonight. he is known as a very empathetic and warm man. i am sure he will play big on that. he will also use the fact that he is delivering the speech here in his home state of delaware. this is very important for his personality because he lost his wife and daughter to a car accident many years ago and he took the amtrak every day to washington to be able to take care of his two sons. that is what he is going to play out, showing he is warm and he is fit for the job and he is a much more humble and reliable person than president donald trump. brent: we know that biden not only needs to galvanize the democrats but he needs to widen the party's appeal and pulley those independent and undecided voters.

and susan page, washington bureau chief for usa today.when you talked to your sources in the white house about this election standoff, wha do you hear? what is the end game? >> well, you know, republican sources i talke to were quick to dismiss the president's notion of delaying the election, dismissing that as more esidential trumpian bluster and bravado. democrats say it' evidence of if fact that this -- the fact that this president will stop at nothing to question the vality of an election that at the current moment he appears tocke on to losing. they also say it's no idle threat. a top trump donor who he appointed as post master general has made a number of budget cuts and changes at the post office that right nowte have res in about a two-day delay in the delivery of mail, even with express mail. there are postal workers who say if that does not change come election day, there could be chaos. in some 34 states, if completed ballots are not returned in time,hey're invalidated. >> kaitlan, what are you hearing? >> geoff is right. not a