well in west africa violence has marred the presidential election in ivory coast opposition parties which are boycotting the vote say several people have been killed in clashes on polling day police fired tear gas during these demonstrations against the current leader. he was running for a 3rd term which the opposition says is unconstitutional. after polling stations closer president ouattara appealed for calm opposition candidates have already dismissed the whole process our correspondent funny fresh are in john has this assessment. the roads here in abidjan into commercial capital are almost empty people are staying at home and they're trying to sit out these controversial elections they are bracing for violence yet they're hoping for a peaceful outcome of the elections there were various incidents in the center in the cells of ivory coast including the capital city and. police forces to be trying to disperse protesters but again we're trying to prevent voters from casting their ballot now opposition parties are saying that this was not an election that quote the president president oua

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africa. so a lot of things that president trump may talk about here today but last night, he spent a lot of time talking about something else at a rally in minnesota. he was very unhappy with the state's democratic leadership for keeping thousands of his supporters out of an event, the democratic leaders wanted to keep his supporters, many of them out, due to social distancing guidelines. the coronavirus really running rampant in that state in the closing days before election day and president trump, listen here. you can hear, he was not happy about it. president trump: your far left democrat attorney general keith ellison. >> [boo] president trump: and your democrat governor tried to shut down our rally, silence the people of minnesota, and take away your freedom and your rights. >> [boo] president trump: they thought he would cancel, words they are very familiar with, cancel, cancel culture, but i said no way. reporter: now, here in pennsylvania right now, most polls give joe biden the edge

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he was in office and he says basically for him the clock has been reset just like in other parts of west africa in guinea or in told the reactions this year that was a very similar story that the sitting president claims he does have the right to run for a 3rd time because the change in the constitution to mammon doesn't account for him so as a result the main opposition parties here except for an independent candidate that is running against president ouattara these main opposition parties are saying that this entire election here is a farce what they want is a different candidate from the r h d p party the governing party a candidate that didn't have 2 terms so far now we know that there was a lot of violence killed killing thousands of people after the 2010 election and there are fears of a possible return of that violence and how likely do you think that is. definitely those memories are very very stark memories 2002 to 2010 when they are gorgeous you're really received a very very brutal taste the brutal experience of what ports election violence can mean nobody really knows how the

africa. we'll have details on that operation as we progress throughout the morning jedediah. jedediah: yeah and obviously our lead story of the day, which we've been talking about, this is our final hour we've been here for the last three talking about election day just three days away over 86 million people have already voted and many still heading to the polls to make their voices heard. we're going to be covering the latest for you this hour and tomorrow as well. pete: it's very interesting to hear about this raid, guys all the captors were killed but one the captive phillip walton an american citizen was free and i was on the tarmac yesterday with my boys talking about why it was taking the president so long to come out of air force one and i said he could be doing anything talking to world leaders or maybe there's a mission going on around the world. i'm not saying it was this one but that's the kind of decision the president makes and to make this call to get an american back in a darin

africa in guinea or in togo riyadh elections this year that was a very similar story that the sitting president claims he does have the right to run for a 3rd time because the change in the constitution to mammon doesn't account for him so as a result the main opposition parties here except for an independent candidate that is running against president ouattara these main opposition parties are saying that this entire election here is a farce what they want is a different candidate from the r h d p party the governing party candidate didn't have 2 terms so far now we know that there was a lot of violence killed killing thousands of people after the 2010 election and there are fears of a possible return of that violence and how likely do you think that is. definitely those memories are very very stark memories 2002 to 2010 when they ivorians here really received a very very brutal taste the brutal experience of what polls election violence can mean nobody really knows how the violence that into the run up to these elections have already played out on the roads nobody knows how that is

africa in guinea or in togo we had elections this year that was a very similar story that the sitting president claims he does have the right to run for a 3rd time because the change in the constitution to mammon doesn't account for him so as a result the main opposition parties here except for an independent candidate that is running against president ouattara these main opposition parties are saying that this entire election here is a farce what they want is a different candidate from the r h d p party the governing party a candidate that didn't have 2 terms so far now we know that there was a lot of violence killed killing thousands of people after the 2010 election and there are fears of a possible return of that violence and how likely do you think that is. definitely those memories are very very stark memories 2002 to 2010 when the ivorians here really received a very very brutal taste a brutal experience of what polls election violence can mean nobody really knows how the violence that into the run up to these elections have already played out on the roads nobody knows how that

africa is experiencing a drug crisis in 2017 west africa accounted for 77 percent of all tramadol seized worldwide in the following story right now takes us to liberia where we meet a drug peddler who makes a profit from selling tramadol. monrovia liberia the abuse of the painkiller tramadol is on the rise. officially the synthetic opioid is only imported in $50.00 to $100.00 milligram pills but criminal networks smuggle in tramadol tablets $3.00 to $5.00 times higher in dosage. those polls are then passed on to street vendors like henry kane the 19 year old makes a profit every day. and i was and i used to sell electronic gadgets but then my business went down because of the corner pandemic so i started selling tramadol people who have nothing to do people who don't have jobs they all come to me to buy my pills. kane says he's tried the drug and knows its effects but he'll keep selling as long as there's a market. sometimes they take it myself because i want to know what it is like the feeling of it i take it and i like it i see why people come to me and buy a dividend i know example to

tonight we're turning to west africa — focusing on nigeria. a recent poll shows that nigeria ranks fourth among countries whose citizens have confidence in mr trump's handling of foreign affairs. that's despite the trump administration targeting nigeria, amongst other nations, with tougher immigration rules. for instance, a planned change to student visas would mean nigerians could only get a two—year visa, even if their course of study is longer. so, why does the american president seem to draw support from both nigeria's christian and muslim populations. for more, we'rejoined by chi chi izundu, our west africa correspondent who's in lagos. the president has privately been very rude about african countries, but by the support for him in nigeria? how do you explain that? but by the support for him in nigeria? how do you explain that7m could be a number of different reasons, his conservatism does play well with a lot of conservative africans and his business acumen that he is prodding to the office that he is prodding to the office that he is

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africa just catching maybe the south coast the concentration is for science and the breeze out of the interior means it's still particularly warm in places like new york chart. but. frank assessments if other can public opinion piece betrayed by social media platforms after november what would be because if you believe that there are corrosive to our democracy one obvious solution is to break the law informed opinion lucas and his dog anyway the protestors are going anywhere either it's a bullet with a revolution people in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines co as if that's really out there on the screen inside story on al-jazeera. war the war the war. you're watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour vigils have been held across from us to commemorate 3 people killed in an attack on a church and niece these are live pictures from bear the suspect is in custody in hospital after being shot by police. explosions have been seen near the capital of the not going to occur about region a menial official say their military is blowing up ammunition post is there a f

and equally seasonal is the amount of rain we are starting to see in the horn of africa showers mostly light but not entirely so a likely in somalia and parts of ethiopia that are not in the highlands we still got quite a rush of showers developing in in south sudan which had a couple of days off given the flooding the story in juba maybe that's not what you want to see the heavy stuff is probably further west in their own for example but not exclusively so but there is a southern limit to it as halfway done. it has been particularly warm equally recently in places like botswana on the eastern side or did a good part of south africa there is rain for the sas now but it's still warm in the capital and johannesburg. well about half of it was when the president of the united states speaks out the rest of the world takes notice. aggressive negotiation on trade deals. unparalleled military might international agreements hanging by a thread will the next u.s. foreign policy put america 1st. or be a leading light for the world at large. salmon the key issues of the us elections on al-jazeera.

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and equally seasonal is the amount of rain we are starting to see in the horn of africa showers mostly light but not entirely so a likely in somalia and parts of ethiopia that are not in the highlands we still got quite a rush out a valid rain in south sudan which had a couple of days off a given the flooding store in juba maybe that's not what you want to see the heavy stuff is probably further west in the wrong for example but not exclusively so but there is a southern limit to it as halfway down. it has been particularly warm equally recently in places like botswana on the eastern side all did a good part of south africa there is rain for the sas now but it's still warm in the capital and johannesburg. jump into the stream and julian on global community bio diversity is bio security is that essential for our species to survive be part of the debate i know you have 90 days and you can be part of this conversation when no topic is off the table the police are not neutral and all of these cases goal here is to terrorize and here's the other part of this there's no consequence this stre

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there's word that at least 140 migrants drowned last weekend off west africa. the u.n.'s international organization of migration says it was the deadliest such incient this year. the vessel burned and sank off senegal as it was ying to reach spain's canary islands nearly 900 miles away. migrant arrivals in the canarys have risen sharply this year, dbut more than 400 have d in the attet. france is onaximum alert tonight, after a man with a knife killed three people at a church in nice. police say the attacker wasre a muslim est from tunisia.nd he was woued and captur. president emmanuel macron visited the church later. he announced he is more than doubling the number of soldiers deployed to protect against terrorist incidents. >> ( message of complete strength that i would like to convey today. and it's also a mess unity. and i would like to say to all of our citizens, whatever their religion, if they believe or not, that we have to, in these momes, come together and n give in to the spirit of >> woodruff: france has suffered a series of recent attacks, over cartoons of t

there's wo that at least 140 migrants drowned last weekend off west africa. the u.n.'s international organization of migration says it was the deadlst such incident this yeane the vessel band sank off senegal as it was trying to reach spain's cana islands nearly 900 miles away. migrant arriva in the canarys ve risen sharply this year, but more than 400 have died in the atmpt. france is on maximum alert tonight, aer a man with a knife killed three people at a church in nice. police say the attacker was a muslim extremist from tunisia. he was wounded and captured. president emmanuel macnur visited the ch later. he annnced he is more than doubling the number of soldiers deployed to protect against terrorist incidents. >> ( translated ): it's a message of complete strenh that i would c like vey today. and it's also a message of unity. and i would like to say to all of our citizens, whatever their religion, if they believe or not, that we have to, in thesome moments,e together and not give in tohe spirit of division. >> woodruff: france has suffered a series of recent attac

africa. particularly nigeria via isis and al-qaeda. but africa also figures into that geopolitical competition with china, doesn't it? because china's been working for it, and i've written about this. they're working to establish are a kind of neo-colonial regime in african countries in order to extract resources and extract wealth from those countries. wherelt is the trump administration? where are you now with building that strong u.s./africa relationship going forward? both in dealing with the islamic terrorist issue, but also counterbalancing what china's doing and trying to get done. >> look, i think in africa, i'm very bullish on africa. i think it's got a massive population, a very young population. so you have tremendous energy coming from africa. you've got a lot of entrepreneur in africa. just across the whole continent. and so i think it's going to be an exciting plus to do business, and i think it's going to -- in anmany ways, africa is the futue just based on the age and the yout

africa just catching maybe the south coast the concentration is further south and the breeze out of the interior means it's still particularly warm in places like new york chart. in nigeria life you see beats on just one to use a name for a boy is one of you is a guy who writes i do not to know all i need to be junk that is followed in. my nigeria that is suck up my nigeria is your development manager this person is this is my nigerian. my nigerian on al-jazeera. the latest news as it breaks there was never much out of out which choice chileans would make but now it's official the chileans will be writing a new constitution details coverage through 14 and 15 year old students amongst those facing charges for prosecutors both complicity in a terrorist assassination in-depth reports from around the world and while it was the biggest gathering and month the numbers were not what they used to be last year . welcome back you with the news hour live from london a look at the main stories now 3 people have been killed in a knife attack at a church in the southern french city of nice severa

africa just catching maybe the south coast the concentration is further south and the breeze out of the interior means it's still particularly warm in places like new york chart. since 2013 wish the world innovation summit to health has gathered health care leaders practitioners and understand just together to land interact and engage with innovative organizations. they should you wish will take place virtually under the banner of one world our health. register now wish dot org dot q a. the or the you're. welcome back a look at the main stories now 3 people have been killed in a knife attack a church in the southern french city of nice and several others have been injured or injured president emanuel says the incident is an attack on the country. an alarming surgeon coronavirus cases in the european nations is forcing governments to take drastic action spanish region of catalonia is shutting its borders for 15 days and a month long national lockdown will be imposed in france from friday. to refugees and migrants have been killed after their boat capsized off the coast of senegal a v

newfies in jihadist of creations of course west africa and which tourist destinations frequented largely by westerners were no longer considered safe. now in uganda the good 19 pandemic has become a lifeline to new koreas for some people when they had the country's economy jobs were lost and many needed supports to get by but a group of women decided not to idle on launched a new all female toxic. taxi drivers in kampala serve the doe's of girl power it's female drivers only. and they know how to make their way at the time driving a taxi is a male dominated industry and female drivers were unheard of in the socially conservative east african country until the pandemic struck they often shuttle drunk groups they drive alone at night it's risky. therefore all women have been trained in self-defense they also all carry pepper sprayed and know how to use it if needed. this driver a mother of 3 like so many others here lost her job as an accountant at the beginning of the pandemic she's glad she found txiki as. you say if you take it up because you keep going to continue to for me to do so an

i have an online question about the spread of islamic extremism in various places of west africa. particularly nigeria. isis and al qaeda. thata figures into geopolitical competition with china, doesn't it? i have written about this. china has been working to establish a neocolonial regime in african countries to extract resources and extract wealth from those countries. where is the trump administration and you now with building that strong u.s.-africa relationship going forward? both are dealing with the terrorist issue and for counterbalancing what china has been doing and trying to get done? >> i think africa -- i am bullish on africa. i think it has a massive population, a young population. you have tremendous energy coming from africa. you have a lot of entrepreneurs. just across the whole continent. i think it will be an exciting place to do business. in many ways africa will be the future based on the age of the youth in the population. we are taking a different approach than the chinese. we are encouraging american businesses to be in africa. we are guaranteeing loans to

should we talk a couple minutes about africa? i've got to have an online question, which is about the spread of islamic extremism in various places of west africa, particularly nigeria, isis and al qaeda, but africa figures into that geopolitical competition with china. china has been working to establish a neocolonial regime in african countries in order to extract resources and wealth from those countries. where is the trump administration, where are you strong u.s.-africa relationship, both for dealing with the islamic terrorist issue but also counterbalancing what china is doing. amb. o'brien: i am very bullish on africa. it's got a massive population. it's a young population. you have tremendous energy coming from africa. you've got a lot of entrepreneurs in africa across the whole continent. i think it's an exciting place to do business, and in many ways, africa is going to be the future, just based on the age and youth of the population. we are taking a different approach than the chinese. we are encouraging american busin

looks like maybe you're egypt has seen the end of this on the storms now and there are many in west africa the concentration is going 3rd a sense of sunshine almost the abidjan occasional shower with the showers more concentrated in. the. jump into the stream and julian on global community biodiversity is biosecurity it is that essential for our species to survive be part of the debate i know you have on days and you too can be part of this conversation when no topic is off the table the police are not neutral and all of these cases goal here is to terrorize and here's the other part of this there's no consequence to this stream on out as they are. on the. hello again this is al jazeera that's for much of the bad news this hour a surge in corona virus infections across france has forced it into a month long lockdown from friday people can only leave home for essential reasons president a body on the course says the 2nd wave could lead to more deaths than the 1st. aid workers in vietnam so that at least 50 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a powerful typhoon triggered lan

during wednesday and indeed tuesday but for most in north africa it's a dry picture in west africa there are a few showers but they are mostly now offshore. frank assessments if american public opinion is betrayed by social media platforms after november what would be good because cautious and if you believe that there horowitz into our democracy one obvious solution is to break them up informed opinions look at checkers don't go anywhere the protesters aren't going anywhere either it's a bullet with a revolution people all call in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines who is it that's really out there on the street inside story on al-jazeera. this is. the main news this hour a surge in corona virus infections across france has forced it into a month long lockdown from friday people will have to stay at home unless they have an essential reason to go hours president of ford has warned of a 2nd wave could be more deadly than the 1st. the u.s. supreme court has rejected republican bid to limit when mail in ballots can be received in the swing states of pennsylvania north carolina it

during wednesday and indeed tuesday but for most in north africa it's a dry picture in west africa there are a few showers but they are mostly now offshore. temperatures are on the rise global warming is taking effect. as one of the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases in the u.s. is set to withdraw from the paris climate accord the day after the presidential election we care and we will deal with climate change get a new president reversed the decision in time and face up to the climate crisis for all of the key issues of the us elections on al-jazeera one of america's worst coronavirus outbreaks in the prison happened in california after infected inmates were transferred from one facility to another no ventilation when those are welded shut till everyone is breathing the same air all of the time every day for a week straight then the knees alarms it's called man down man down man down man down all day all night for klein's office who is responsible. pandemic in prison to some quentin outbreak on a just 0. time now for a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera the french presi

africa. but the president's controversial bid for a 3rd time which the opposition says is unconstitutional on the high levels of political violence in recent years could wipe out some of the economic gains the country has made since he was 1st elected. al-jazeera polls have closed in the 1st phase of voting in the indian state of bihar as the country's 1st election since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and as for some new delhi. a new set of voting protocols people in bihar sanitise they hands and have their temperature taken before casting their ballot in the 1st election in india since the start of the coronavirus pandemic around 20000000 people lined up to vote in a local election seen as an important national test and whether large events like these can be how safely during the pandemic. voters wanted to have their say despite safety concerns. it's 100 percent not safe because you may be sanitizing the areas but you've seen the rallies weber's holding them there are so crowded w

until recently ivory coast was seen as the best business destination in west africa but the upcoming election has sparked fears that political rivalries could again boil over into violence it's caused a lot of uncertainty among business owners. on the outskirts of. workers of this coffee processing factory are under pressure to deliver customer support is. established only a few years ago its owner is already dreaming of a number shows expression program. the plant is one of dozens of small and medium enterprises fueling economic growth in ivory coast thanks to the government's liberalisation policies of the past 5 years economy some will mark runs on entrepreneur of skills program for young people in africa from 20. to 2020. 7 percent in terms of economic growth which is 3 main goals which is more. points. back. in 2011 as well the country. was wrong. but right now they are more than $2000.00 right. eventually they did. was one of the greatest. across. the country. despite could be 1000 consents businesses remain hopeful such a distant presidential election is a big quarry. violence

i have an online question which is about the spread of islamic extremism in various places in west africa particularly nigeria. isis and al qaeda. africa also figures into the geopolitical competition with china because china, i have written about this, has been working to establish a neocolonial regime in african countries in order to extract resources and wealth from those countries. where is the trump administration with building that strong us africa relationship going forward dealing with the islamic terrorist issue but also counterbalancing china. >> guest: i am bullish on africa. i think africa has a massive population, young population, you have tremendous energy from africa. a lot of entrepreneurs in africa across the whole continent. it is an exciting place to do business and in many ways africa is the future based on the age and use of the population. we are taking a different approach than the chinese. we are encouraging american businesses to be in africa, investing in africa, the development finance, headed by adam who is very active in africa. a new pandemic response progra

coverage of africa is what i'm most proud of every time i travel there whether it's east or west africa people stop me and tell me how much they appreciate our coverage and our focus is not just on their suffering but also on the more uplifting and inspiring stories of people trust al-jazeera to tell them what's happening in their communities in a clear and honest biased way and as an african i couldn't be more proud to be part of it all. they wanted 43000000000 pounds with a weapon that was 6000000000 pounds intermissions. led there is no hope of any more because there's always a small cobbles people for really really good business. in essence we in the united states have privatized the ultimate public function more shadow on al-jazeera. $7000000.00 people who visit homes around china together vital demographic data for the country's 7 population census. how will china complete such a huge challenge during the kobe 1900 m. a. special coverage on al-jazeera. when the fukushima tsunami hit japan's coastline in 2011 it destroyed everything in its path in the aftermath of the forces began

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response to the west africa ebola pandemic and also played a crucial role in cementing the u.s. commitment to end extreme poverty within a generation. before that raj had senior roles at u.s. department of agriculture and the bill and melinda gates foundation also instrumental in the fragility which helped to sort the global vaccine a topic of some importance today. so raj and amina, we're so thrilled to have you for this informal round table on a special day for us at brookings and maybe raj, we've just heard from deputy secretary again and you bring so many of these perspectives international and domestic and you've been at the forefront of the fight for justice in so many ways. and i want to just raise this issue of equity and equity imperative of sustainable development both in the u.s. and internationally. how would you recommend that we all think about that issue and a warm welcome again. >> thank you, john and let me just start by congratulating you and general allen and the extraordinary team at brookings. i'm so glad that you were able to introduce each of your exceptio

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for the sas so places like rwanda and uganda this is where it will be wettest and that's true for the west and gamble kamran than to angola as well as the republic of the congo south of that it's a largely dry picture it has been very warm recently in both south africa and botswana that walt has prompted some showers there still there but equally johannesburg is still warm. a face can tell a story without uttering a single word. a knowing glance can guide. a simple touch. in for us. the unconventionality of life witnessed through the lens of the human eye. is what inspires us. witness documentaries on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. knowledge by violence and concerns over fairness tensions run high as voters go to the polls and tanzania. hi there i'm a star and this is out as they are at live from dar also coming up making their final pitch the u.s. presidential candidates seek to win over undecided voters with just on that a week to go now before the election. shoring up support for the u.s. and china message secretary of state my pompei was in sri lanka as beijing accuses .

the census so places like rwanda and uganda this is where it will be wettest and that's true for the west and gamble come ridin down to angola as well as the republic of the congo south of that it's a lovely dry picture it has been very warm recently in both south africa and botswana the world has prompted some showers they're still there but equally johannesburg is still warm. dissecting the headlines in the midst of a pandemic let's start with some of the on the ground realities affecting the news coverage what's the lay of the land stripping away the spin. about presidential corruption it is real it's not if you're challenging assumptions and the official line we all decided we need to tell our we don't want to rely on authority and it's media listening post on al-jazeera. hello again you're watching al-jazeera has reminded of our top stories this hour close to 70000000 americans have already voted with so one week to go before the u.s. presidential elections the krona far as pandemic continues to cast a shadow over campaigning with nearly half a 1000000 new infections in the past week

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africa but it's images of the dance of death of death leading people the way they would in a medieval drawing and to dance against it the way villages would dance to let the play part of them by obviously has very strong echoes with where we are today that's part of the fact of covert being that exhibition as opened in both but it's not yet been possible to travel from johannesburg to. so i'm hoping to get the during the run of the exhibition. and to see how it feels in a different space obviously an exhibition changes every time it moves it's a mixture between the work that's there and the space it's shown in and and it looks beautiful and dr hunter i'm sure it does not just quit a politics play such a huge role in your work and of course your own biography how do you see the political role of our ted at this stage of your career. well i'm interested in an art that can reflect things which aren't usually very political or that is to say that can affect the ambiguity the paradoxes the contradictions of the political so normally when one thinks of political art one thinks of something

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africa is now hitting the rift valley and get on. in nigeria life you see beats on 46 an effort boy is one of whom is a guy who writes i do not to know all they need to be junk that is followed. by nigeria that is suck up by nigeria is your development manager is their cities this is my nigeria. my nigeria on al-jazeera. temperatures are on the rise global warming is taking effect. as one of the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases the us is set to withdraw from the paris climate accord the day after the presidential election we can and we will deal with climate change for the new president reverse the decision in time and face up to the climate crisis for all of the key issues of the us elections on al-jazeera. to move. her to. walk back a look at the main stories now donald trump and joe biden a crisscrossing the united states campaigning in battleground areas that could swing the election latest polling shows biden leading in michigan up to the jew in my neck and neck in north carolina. the death rate from cover at 19 in f

that's really going sas you might get a shower or 2 in the south of nigeria probably nothing else in west africa is now hitting the rift valley and get on. 0 world goes inside the military wing of hamas gaining access to key players in previously unseen footage and most recruit a different political reality a must go through it really to goods look with new shifting regional alliances we're asking the palestinians to meet the challenge of peaceful coexistence what next for gaza in the palestinian gaza hamas and the middle east on al-jazeera. a comeback just a quick look at our main story now donald trump and joe biden a crisscrossing the united states campaigning in the battleground states that could decide the election president trump a speaking at a rally in michigan right now these are live pictures of course he's been addressing a rally of supporters there and then in georgia joe biden has been again criticizing trump's handling of the current virus and that. lease in zanzibar and the sounds of our region i should say reportedly killed 5 people who took part in protests alleging ballo