in dominican republic his main opposition he is the main opposition he's running against. he is a former minister of public works and also the incumbent the nominee for the incumbent party dominican liberation party there isn't a lot of of ideological differences between these 2 parties they're considered centrist within the context of presidential politics in dominican republic but when by then it would take power away from the dominican liberation party's stranglehold almost 20 years of the last 24 years have been under the control of this party so there are signs of a massive almost tectonic shift in politics in the country and there are a number of reasons why these elections are are noteworthy the 1st the obvious one it's taking place under a backdrop of the corona virus pandemic the countries the worst hit in the caribbean by bike over at 19 but the country's president maybe not the incumbent president he served 2 consecutive for. 2 consecutive 4 year terms making him ineligible to run again in this is also the 1st time or the 2nd time since 1904 that the country is

. >> to the dominican republic and where businessmen with no experience have ended 16 years of rule. vowed todent elect has improve the economy. bux the government of the dominican republic and eased coronavirus restrictions to encourage people to get out and vote in national elections. the caribbean nation worst affected by the pandemic, special voting schedules were adopted. election,that in the the candidate is a good loser and they know that it was the people who chose. national elections with the second to elect a president, vice president, both chambers of congress and -- say that we are witnessing a major change in the political party government. one party has dominated for the last 24 years. marchcal elections this have failed. candidate,tial nominee for the modern revolutionary party, was ahead in the polls. having secured more than 50% of was ate, the 52-year-old president elect the dominican republic. >> an analyst that was a leading expert has been shot dead in baghdad. he was repeatedly shot at at close range by gunmen on motorcycles. heks before his killing feared he wa

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virgin islands, dominican republic, and bahamas. here's the model by breakdown. it breaks down the uncertainty beyond this, a western track of this would take it over the mountains of haiti and dominican republic. eastern track could skirt east of florida but then bring it closer to the carolinas by this weekend. guys? >> thank you. a quick programming note. all parents of course want great schools for their kids. but why is it not possible for some. go inside the public school system on an all new "united shades of america." we'll be right back. does it me? what if you can have direct access to certified personal security agents or you have the ability to set security check ins or a watchful eye when you are expecting a delivery or have someone by your side whenever you go for a walk that's why we created the worlds first security platform that brings personalized security to you and your loved ones 24/7 this is bond, personal security for all. we already helped thousands stay safer go to the app store to download the bond app today. an army family who is always

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republic. and eventually it will slide up through the caribbean. you can see still a lot of heavy rain and the same conditions that are hitting puerto rico right now, i think that they will also hit haiti, dominican republic, cuba and the bahamas. up to 10 inches of flooding rain. >>> coming up next at 5:00, extra precautions. the accessory dr. fauci says wouldn't hurt when it comes to protecting ourselves from coronavirus. >>> plan approved, the local district that has a clearer picture this morning about what the start of the school year will look like. >>> also, the first dog to test positive for covid-19 has died. what else we've it's about to get bester baby! ♪ menutaur! make it a double, yeah! nice mane! try my $5.99 southwest cheddar cheeseburger combo and make it a double for a buck more. order now with no contact delivery. lily everyone in the house is online and i can't get enough bandwidth to video chat with my book club. try 1 gig internet with at&t fiber. you get more bandwidth a

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more ahead on the al-jazeera news hour including well the dependent dominican republic presidential election and 16 years of leadership by the center left liberation party. the devastating flooding in japan more than 30 people have been killed after a tarantula rain and mudslides. and this person on a ledge and rolls himself out of the running to become their next coach stop stories coming up with me and sports. hello we've got plenty of warm sunshine continuing across much of the mediterranean but at the different story further north we have got a cool rag which will sink its way across into central parts of europe as we go on through the next couple days behind this cold front this blue line or not shot here that's going to change a drivers way for the south as winds coming in from all the northwesterly direction so a cooler direction temperatures will struggle to get to around $21.00 celsius in berlin as we go through monday a similar temperature for london and also for paris still up around $29.00 in vienna that line of cloud and rain that will continue to drive its way from the south wh

latest version of a resolution dominican republic abstained i understand not for the same reasons and russia and china dominican republic abstained to protest the actions of russia and china let me explain the background to this they used to be for border crossings that were authorized by the un till the end of last year to get aid into syria vital aid for syria and particularly for northern syria particularly for those that are trapped in it lead that was reduced at the end of last year by russia casting a veto force them to only have 2 border crossings operational for 6 months so we came to the 6 month renewal which was friday 24 hours ago and we've been trying to get the security council all week to come up with a renewal and there's been this problem again because russia and china have pushed to reduce the border crossings from $2.00 to $1.00 the rest of the security council have finally had to go along with that and they really are very very unhappy the belgian ambassador said we had no choice but to come up with another it is that decision and come up with another resolution tha

it was like the dominican republic in the summer of the shark. >>> what's next? i like the humor, though. the violence going on in this country is real. you're trying to whitewash it. frank, not trying to whitewash anything. showed you all the footage. acknowledge that there are issues that have taken place in a defined area of portland n a defined area of seattle. acknowledged 15 people getting shot in chicago. but whether it justifies getting worked into a lather, particularly among seniors, that i question. fears a big motivator because it works in elections. shame on me, forget it. shame on it you for criticizing my willingness to think openly on the subject. what else? smerconish, it's like willy horton at 3:00 a.m. well, reptile, there's nothing new about this as i just said to the last responder. it works. i mean, that's why we do it. yes. willie horton spinning round and round, wasn't he in a vestibule d doorway. here is the bottom line big picture view. the president is losing the election as things stand now. there's just a mountain of data suggesting i

republic. the hurricane now taking aim at the bahamas with wind and rain. hurricaneunteearng p in th stat coronavirus testing site until at least tuesday. it could hit or come close to hitting florida in weekend. here's the track. moving its way up the east coast. north carolina already issuing mandatory evacuation orders for parts of the outer banks. abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano is in miami to lead us off tonight. rrane isaias gaini stre now taking aim at the epicenter for coronavirus cases, florida. >> i just signed an executive order to declare a state of emergency in every coastal county up florida's east coast. >> reporter: florida residents racing to prepare. >> when you've got a trailer, you've got to be concerned about everything. >> reporter: the coming storm also forcing coronavirus testing site in the storm's path to close down. >> our sites, because they're outdoors with tents, if it were to get 40, 50-mile-an-hour winds, it would just collapse. >> reporter: isaias was st

it has to get over the dominican republic. the dominican republic has mountains that are 10,000 feet tall. that is going to stir the storm up, tear it up a little bit, and then back into the water aren't the turks and caicos. what it does after that, we know it's going to head towards the u.s. will it get stronger? at least not yet. it will make an awful lot of rainfall possible for florida, but the hurricane center says 70 miles per hour, at least for now. could this get stronger? yes. did hanna get stronger quickly? yes. we have a lot of work to do here yet. alisyn? >> chad, thank you very much for watching that for us. >>> so overnight, protesters and federal officers clashing in portland again, despite a withdrawal agreement between the trump administration and oregon's governor. the department of homeland security says it will stay in the city until it believes that federal locations are secure. oregon's governor responding on cnn last night. >> there's certainly a lot of bluster coming out of washington, d.c. this was cl

heavy rain and strong winds battering parts of puerto rico and the dominican republic. for reagan national guard rescuing several trapped by flooded streets, russian water forcing its way into this home. 400,000 people are without power after the transformer exploded in san juan, florida bracing for the storm expected to skirt the coast this weekend. todd: donald trump a in tribute to his friend herman cain, presidential candidate died following complications from covid-19. >> a wonderful man and a dear friend, herman cain, he was a special person. todd: he was diagnosed earlier this month two weeks after attending donald trump as rally in oklahoma so we don't know where he contracted the virus. the ceo of godfather pizza was cochair, he leaves behind his wife, children in two grandchildren, he was 74 years old. jillian: 11 after the hour. the movement to defund police grows some people in seattle are fighting back. >> it is a radical experiment. >> i do not want -- i want more officers to respond in 7 minutes or less. we don't live in a utopia. jillian: will anyone lis

republic ruling party is on track to lose power after 16 years for lemon the results from the national election indicate that opposition candidate you know there is set to become president the election was postponed from may due to the pandemic. croatia's prime minister has claimed a great victory in the country's parliamentary elections the luminary official results of the governing conservatives a strong leader head of the center left social democratic party but neither is expected to gain an outright majority making a coalition government a likely prospect. austrian police have arrested 2 russians over the fatal shooting of a chechen asylum seeker in vienna authorities are treating the crime as a possible political assassination the victim had lived in austria for 10 years and was a vocal critic of the chechen government. in the last 24 hours alone brazil reported $26000.00 new cases of corona virus bringing the country's total infections to more than $1600000.00 in a country characterized by high levels of informality the health crisis economic fallout has left many people destitut

republic forecasters are predicting the storm will strengthen into a hurricane while moving towards the homeless and the u.s. east coast. brazil's 1st lady michelle bows and arrows has tested positive for corona virus after her husband presidential hopefuls are spent 2 weeks in quarantine after his earlier. also has faced criticism for his handling of the pandemic brazil has the world's 2nd highest kovan 19 infection and death rate in the world. this time of year would normally be high travel season in the northern hemisphere for holiday makers seeking sun and adventure but the credit has made this a summer like no other correspondents around the world tell us how the pandemic has changed how people are spending their time on. in times of uncertainty because of covert 19 more than 70 percent of the french have to side to go on vacation in france some of them will stay here in paris where the town hall has allowed restaurants to extend their terraces the city will also be organizing a number of cultural events outside where the risk of contamination is limited due to flight restricti

republic spreads attentional election 6 candidates are vying for the top job including businessman and front runner luis abi not their opinion polls suggest he could oust a governing center left party which has been in power for 16 years the sunday's vote was delayed because of the corona virus pandemic those are the headlines coming up next on al-jazeera. stay with us. a global pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me steve clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u.s. politics and society on al-jazeera. my baggie was my drug. if i add my drugs. i do everything if i don't have my drug i cannot do anything. i've been using drugs since 34 year that the game is we're selling drugs or the ground girls are the biggest. and. i don't 1516 i say using majorana after they came on. and because one of my friends were using brown introduced me to brown i mean. i can see them as in they luckier than a good job. and educated. like you know on the record

votes are being counted in the dominican republic spreads eventually elections 6 candidates are vying for the top job including businessman and front runner their opinion polls suggest seek or oust the governing center left party which has been in power for 16 years and courageous governing sent to right parties returning to power after better than expected election performance prime minister under a plank of h celebrated in zagreb as official results showed his age cheesy party winning 66 seats in the 151 member of parliament those are the headlines al-jazeera world continues next year to stay with us. the. her. you. report often in the new story arc will evoke respect or you can start each other which is the musical side of this it may not be any of you. from. all of my below ground when you know you know the moment of. pain all over to talk it over to a part of china you know when you show it. more to my problem but even when i am. of my time who actually or i me. or my own between now between the time in my possible on the border to paint teles me just follow permission to try to

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we do have warnings out to puerto rico into the dominican republic but there's still a ton of uncertaintye highs of 96 deg slightly cooler due to that front making its way to the east we're also watching ago flod threat for the mississippi valley >> thank you >>> coming up, the studies reveal the results of covid on heart health >> you're watching "early today. but we're all going at our own speed. at enterprise, peace-of-mind starts with our complete clean pledge, curbside rentals and low-touch transactions. with so many vehicles of so many kinds, you can count on us to help you get everywhere you want to go... again. whenever you're ready, we're ready for you. enterprise. did you know the existing chlorine in your home's water [♪] can cause your clothes to fade? try new snuggle supercare®. helping to keep your clothes looking newer for longer. try new snuggle supercare®. against uv damage and early skin aging? try neutrogena ultra sheer. it provides exceptional cellular protection from burning uvb rays and aging uva rays. save 25% at neutrogena.com. from burning uvb rays and aging uv

that means it would hit portions of hispaniola, the dominican republic and the mountains will start to shred that system apart. from the latest cone, you can going into the gulf so we'll be monitoring that situation closely. with us still being days away, it could potentially have a northerly track and take an on or about track and still affect portions of the carolinas. so, we're just getting people aware because they are tropical warnings. we'll see the winds pick up for san juan into puerto rico this afternoon. gusts up to at least 65 miles per hour. this is very early for this storm, yasmin. we normally don't talk about our "i" named storm until about early october. >> thank you. i know you'll be watching that for us. >>> still ahead, everybody, joe biden says he's going to announce his pick for his running mate next week. we're breaking down his short list. >>> also, jonathan swan interviewed the president for axios on hbo and we have an exclusive look at their conversation ahead. back in a moment. back in a moment help her chill. and now she has those same scents. in the laundry

in the dominican republic, tourism industry leader luis abinader has been elected as the new president, putting an end to the ruling dominican liberation party's 16 years in power. the election had previously been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, but was held sunday with a high voter turnout despite the worsening outbreak in the dominican republic. the country is one of the worst hit in the caribbean with over 38,000 cases and more than 800 deaths. lawmakerers in germany voted to phase out coal use e entirely by 2038, the first major economy to make such a commitment. germany has also said it wouldld eliminate nuclclear energy b bye end of 2022. but enviroronmental groups s sae moveveoes not gogo far enough to mitigate the climate crisis, pointing out germany burns more lignite coal than any other country. climate activists and the german green party say the government should phase out coal by 2030 at the latest. this is green party leader analeena bearbock. >> there would have been a chance to fight the climate crisis with the same determination we fought the coronavirus cri

>>into the dominican republic in haiti bringing some very heavy rainfall there. here's the very latest numbers though sustained winds now 60 miles per hour. so it is intensified over the last 24 hours, it's moving at a very fast clip for a hurricane. for development here, but it looks like that could very well happen right now sustained winds of 20 miles per hour. but watch what happens the track has changed since yesterday is moving out of a more open water so don't get interference from a lot of land mass and because of that i think there's a good possibility that we're talking about at least a category one hurricane sitting off the coastline of florida by saturday at about 11:45am. so certainly something to watch that's going to get close enough certainly the impact bring some heavy rain maybe some flooding. there and some strong gusty winds along the coastline. the latest track instead of coming on shore wants to keep it offshore may be making landfall in north carolina cape hatteras those areas as a category one possibly early on monday, certainly some inter

republic. bring some very heavy rainfall in that direction sustained winds now at 60 miles per hour moving the northwest at 20 miles per hour that is a fast moving storm this called the science and it's going to track its way toward the u.s. as we get in toward the latter part of the weekend. here's the very latest track taking over the bahamas. then as we get into saturday possibly now becoming a category one hurricane just off the coastline. the track has continued to shift a little further to the east originally that was going to head over land and didn't look like it become a hurricane but again if it stays out of those open waters, there's a better chance that says can strengthen and maintain that strength now watch latest track moving up along the coastline, lot of hurricanes take this path around the bermuda high, but then possibly making landfall in north carolina by monday as a category one hard to say still a long way to go. but certainly the outer banks there could be hit by that sto

this will move right over the dominican republic and haiti and continue on its track. as we go into the weekend that's going to be making some big headlines as we go into the next few minutes. marcus, what's happening with the mars rover launch? >> we want to get a live look for you this morning. there it goes, up, up, and away. launching up into space. it will take seven months. it will rove around. and just look for any life or signs of life there. this is always a big deal to watch this happen as we see something go from earth into the atmosphere and then on into mars. how cool is that? this has been something they have been just waiting to do, of course. this is 38 seconds into the launch and things are looking very nice as that rover takes off heading to mars. seven months travel it will go on. certainly this is something that's always so interesting to look. this is definitely a big part of that. favorable conditions as we've been talking about making that let's listen in for just a second. >> engine response looks good. the pump speed and fuel injector pressures

republic and just south of cuba over the next several days. as we bring it back home, we're in for more quiet weather. temperatures right where they should be reaching into the low 80s. even slightly cooler tomorrow in some spots. but then it does heat up for the weekend as we reach up to 90 degrees for the inland areas and looks very warm as we go into early next week. now, mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> looking good, kari. the earlier incident in the altamont pass cleared around the break and we have a smooth flow of traffic once you get through the altamont and trivalley and east bay which shows the bigger map and the peninsula no problem. a smooth drive except for southbound 101. we're going tth alemany project time the project has been closed since overnight and will remain closed potentially until 5:00 and closed until almost 6:00. heading south this time past 280. we're looking over towards westbound 24. some slowing there coming towards the merge with highway 13 but the reportedly cleared and all contra costa or through th

republic and haiti going into the weekend. we're looking at some mid-80s for today in some of our warmest spots. we'll be in the 90s for the weeke weekend. next week it's looking warm. we're not going to see a major cooldown but in san francisco we're not going to see a change here going into the week. mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? >>> overall the speeds are great. out of the altamont very slow. getting into fremont looking southbound on the maps we see that the south bay and the peninsula are great. again, that crash we led off with still there in the construction zone may involve a caltrans truck. no injuries. that's 84 as it jogs over from the dumbarton bridge and to the city street there. we're looking at the rest of the approach, a crash around davis has cleared. we still have the closure southbound 101 at the alemany project. keep that in mind. and crews clearing from the northbound side. you'll see the cones and the flashing lights. back to you. >>> thank you very much, mike. well, new video to show

haiti, dominican republic, cuba, they are all in play. we know that at least it will bring heavy rain to these areas. so we'll keep an eye on it. no effect on our weather whatsoever. >>> there are growing concerns about the long weights times to get results from covid tests. m stores and thought he had some covid-19 symptoms, but there were no available test appointments. he finally got one in contra costa county, but had to wait nine days to learn he was negative. those are days he could have been spreading the virus. >> these long wait periods pretty much invalidates the test, makes iter relevant. >> when we see greater than three to five days in testing, our ability issi impeded. >> when we see greater than three to five days in testing, our ability is impeded. >> she says a bottl nk the labs is causing these delays. and also the so-called worried well. people who get the tests even though they have no symptoms. >>> happening today, you have a chance to try to keep a train station running. there is a public hearing on zoom at 5:30 toni

in haiti and the dominican republic, there are outbreaks. the could just quickly read latest numbers on brazil. the country has two point 4 million confirmed cases. the death toll is now 88,530 nine. brazil has implemented a welfare program that addresses the most vulnerable, informal workers. risk are the folks most at of poverty and food insecurity. lauren: the annual muslim pilgrimage to mecca is unlike any seen before this year. usually, millions of people travel to saudi arabia, but coronavirus means worshipers from abroad have been banned. >> they come from all over the world. muslim pilgrims fulfilling a lifelong dream. ofy come in waves and images the city of mecca have become synonymous with the holy city. this year, it is completely different. travelare not able to because of coronavirus. the city is under lockdown. only 1000 people will be allowed , all ofrm hodge -- haj them residents of saudi arabia. this is a huge source of revenue for the saudi government. figure in thethe billions of dollars. losing out on that as well as all

republic and haiti. it's now expected to gain strength and possibly make landfall on the florida peninsula, perhaps as early as saturday. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is resting in a new york hospital after undergoing a minimally invasive, non-surgical procedure on a bile duct stent she received last year. ginsburg, who is 87-years-old, is expected to be released by the end of the week. and coming up next, the city girl andountry boy. john lew' lovetory with his beloved wife, lillian. when you walk into an amazon fulfillment center, it's like walking into thoc and you wogoenicket. all of these are face masks. this looks like a bottle of vodka. but when we first got these, we were like whoa! [laughing] my three-year-old, when we get a box delivered, screams "mommy's work!" mommy's work. with this pandemic, safe every single day. even if you're on a statin? are you still at risk for a heart attack or stroke? statins may lower some risks, but may not be enough. that's why science delivered vasc

it has been dumping some rain on the dominican republic and the next stop after the bahamas will be southeastern florida where watches, tropical storm watches are already up. it is expected to strengthen to a category 1 hurricane this weekend with 75-mile-an-hour winds. so flooding rain could be a potential problem for the southeastern united states. no problems here weatherwise. the accuweather seven-day forecast, just a little warmer the next few days, mid-90s inland, low 60s coast side. pleasant for the second half of your weekend. next week we'll cool it down, bring it a little drizzle. mid-50s to the mid-80s, so cooler than average. something for everyone. >>> well, a mission to the moon used to seem like a very big deal and it was. right now nasa's new spacecraft >>> the way that humans respond to music is what really can unite us. >> getting out here and pushing some sound vibrations through the air, even if we just do it once a week on fridays and just for fun, it's just so that we can make music right now. >> we're enjoying a stronger relationship with our neighbors because here we are.

republic and haiti. a lot of mountainous terrain so not very organized over the past 24 hours once became a storm last night. it will continue advancing and strengthening and the official past shows a becoming a hurricane by late friday night and just barely holding onto hurricane strength at 74 miles and above as we head through sunday afternoon and the forecast path is east of where was 24 hours ago because his aimed at the tip of florida and the forecast data indicates that this is the most likely scenario but of course that cone of uncertainty includes the east coast of florida and you see the bahamas which were hit hard by hurricane dorian a year ago and it is in the path of this one and the in tests, intensity is hard to forecast but possible given the bathtub warm water and as part of the atlantic that the storm will strengthen further and become a category 2 or 3 storm and the uncertainty really widens out and it could stay further out in the atlantic ocean and that is the best case scenario or i

say look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today the dominican republic ruling party is on track to lose power after 16 years well in their results from the national election indicate the opposition candidate to the east of the nato is set to become president the election was postponed from may due to the pandemic. rescue workers are searching for survivors after torrential rains and landslides hit japan's southern island of q shoot over the weekend at least 24 people are confirmed dead the floods have washed away roads and bridges leaving people in isolated communities cut all. austrian police arrested 2 russians over the fatal shooting of a chechen asylum seeker in vienna authorities are treating the crime as a possible political assassination the victim lived in austria for 10 years and was a vocal critic of the chechen government. world's most visited museum the louvre in paris has reopened after being closed for nearly 4 months because of the coronavirus lockdown but with many foreign tourists still unable to visit the city it will be anything but a

hurricane isaiah's is gathering strength after sweeping across puerto rico and really a dominican republic i winds and torrential rain knocked out power lines and triggered small landslides forecasters say this is now on its way to the bahamas and the rest east coast. are back to a covert the true economic toll of the corner virus outbreak is becoming ever clearer a stream of g.d.p. figures from across europe has shown many economies that have seen years of growth are now deep into the red while the eurozone as a whole is now officially in its deepest ever recession after 2 disastrous quarters . and the european commission has allowed french engineering a giant al stopped of by the trade making division of the canadian company well the 6000000000 euro acquisition will make el stomp the 2nd largest railway manufacturer after china's c r r c cooperation approval came on condition that al stomp would divest some of its assets while last year european regulators blocked out soms attempt to buy german engineering giant siemens over fears that the combined company would become too dominant. or a

votes being counted in the dominican republic surprise eventually election sunday's vote was delayed because of the corona virus pandemic 6 candidates are vying for the top job including businessman and front runner luis their opinion poll suggests he could oust the governing center left party which has been in power for 16 years horatio his governing center right party is returning to power after a better than expected election performance prime minister under a plank of age celebrated as official results show it is a cheesy party winning at least 66 seats in the 151 member parliament in need support from several small groups but can avoid an alliance with a far right party those are the headlines coming up next on al-jazeera its inside story to stay with this. another setback for the iran nuclear deal to her own triggers a disputes mechanism saying european powers all doing their part to keep the agreement alive and with the us determined to isolate iran is the deal with saving this isn't sad story. hello welcome to the program on iran kong iran is expressing frustration with the e

republic and haiti. necteai streth a oy e flora nsa, perhaps as early as saturdayer burgst a york hospital after undergoing a minimally invasive, non-surgical procedure on a bile duct stent she received last year. ginsburg, who is 87-years-old, is expected to be released by the end of the week. and coming up next, the city girl and the country boy. john lewis' love story with his beloved wife, lillian. when you walk into an amazon fulfillment center, it's like walking into the chocolate factory and you won a golden ticket. all of these are face masks. this looks like a bottle of vodka. but when we first got these, we were like whoa! [laughing] my three-year-old, when we get a box delivered, screams "mommy's work!" mommy's work. with this pandemic, safety is even more important to make sure we go home safe every single day. even if you're on a statin? safetare you still at riskant for a heart attack or stroke? that's why science delivered vascepa. for people who have persistent cardiovascular risk factors

republic and haiti. it's now expected to gain ulpss y asnd possibly make saturday. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is resting in a new york hospital after undergoing a minimally invasive, non-surgical procedure on a bile duct stent she received last year. ginsburg, who is 87-years-old, is expected to be released by the end of the week. and coming up next, the city girl and the country boy. john lewis' love story with his beloved wife, lillian. n. when you walk into an amazon fulfillment center, it's like walking into the chocolate factory and you won a golden ticket. all of these are face masks. this looks like a bottle of vodka. but when we first got these, we were like whoa! "mommy's work!" mommy's work. with this pandemic, safety is even more important to make sure we go home safe every single day. even if you're on a statin? safetare you still at riskant for a heart attack or stroke? statins may lower some risks, but may not be enough. that's why science delivered vascepa. for people who ha

republic this is on the eastern side. it's now over the bahamas and it's going to sit there for the next 24 hours moving actually read to the study for the size of this map the scale of this map so about 30 kilometers per hour so forecast wise then most of the rain is on its northern flank and the winds are the strongest really on that old line because well it's going through small island so you've got that wind and rain potential towers of flash flood potential then overnight he heads across towards florida it's very likely to stay on the eastern side of florida and it may strengthen a little bit beyond that it will probably stay on the season side of florida the damage potential still exists so thanks very much rob well still ahead here on out is there is news are told from faces criticism from both sides of the political divide suggesting the presidential election should be delayed. this formula one driver test positive for corona virus and admits he travelled home to mexico that's coming up with sports and. every piec

republic forecasters are now predicting the storm will strengthen into a hurricane while moving towards the bahamas and the u.s. east coast. euro zone economies have been battered by the coronavirus pandemic across the eurozone g.d.p. plunged by a record 12 point one percent in the 2nd quarter as countries brought their economies to a virtual standstill from march to june spain was hardest hit with its economy contracting 18 percent marks the worst economic downturn since the survey began in 1905. more background on that we're now joined by michael hewson he's the chief economist at the c.m.c. markets in london and michael the 2nd quarter economic data paints a rather devastating picture what does this mean for europe. yeah i don't think it's really any surprise that these numbers will that we always knew they would be and you know they have been pretty bad with the weakest with the with the best number being germany at a 10 point one percent contraction but. they don't really tell us anything about where the economy is now and this is where i think most of the market's focus is and we'

republic and the mall deaves lastly there is mexico but only adding close resort to americans now the most you have to do in these countries that are open to u.s. citizens is the temperature check at the airport then there are the situations that are also welcome americans but with restraint actions now here are just a few examples of the restrictions for example you can go to cambodia but you have to dish out a $3000.00 covert $1000.00 deposit kind of unrealistic since a lot of young americans tend to travel to asian countries on a budget then there is a united arab emirates has only opened up a dubai to americans all other parts of the emirates are still closed so if your flight is the abhi dobby well expect to be. back now countries that are requiring it 14 day mandatory quarantine other ecuador and the u.k. so also quite unrealistic unrealistic for americans they usually only have 2 weeks of vacation per year so they can spend the 1st 2 weeks in quarantine then there is jamaica which requires that travelers coming from states like new york florida arizona and texas have 2 negative

republic focuses on are predicting this storm will strengthen into a hurricane while moving towards the bahamas and the u.s. east coast. u.s. president donald trump has drawn across party criticism after suggesting a possible delay to this year's presidential election trump who currently trails democrat joe biden in opinion polls has no authority to change the date which is set by law trump later backtracks bus continues to push claims that any increase in mail in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic would result in fraud even for president trump it was a rapid u. turn after floating the idea of delaying november's election only hours later he was walking it back i don't want to delay i want to have the election but i also don't want to have to wait for 3 months and then find out that the ballots are all missing and the election doesn't mean anything. earlier on thursday trump tweeted that universal miley in voting would make the 2020 elections the most inaccurate and fraudulent in history he called for the election to be postponed until people can vote securely and safely the sug

wind-driven rain has swamped streets across puerto rico and the dominican republic with waist high muddy water. that includes hospitals now running on generators. ahead of the storm's arrival miami-dade county has closed coronavirus testing sites along with parks and beaches. >>> and with that let's take a closer look at your friday forecast. forecasters say hurricane isaias could pick up even more strength as it turns towards the bahamas where some areas are still recovering from last year's hurricane. it's on track to reach southeast florida this weekend before it moves northward along the east coast toward maine. checking today's high temperatures, cooler in the northeast. 79 in new york. low 80s in boston and washington, d.c. 90s in the south where rain is expected from oklahoma to the carolinas. 80s on the west coast. 88, los angeles. >>> coming up, a deadly crash, two planes collide over a wildfire. the details coming in overnight. >>> but first new documents released in the case against ghislaine maxwell, the accused sex trafficker and jeffrey epstein's associate. what they reveal

republic forecasters are predicting the storm will strengthen into a hurricane while moving towards the bahamas and the u.s. east coast. through germany is a handful of countries worldwide praised as leaders in coronavirus containments on thursday $902.00 new cases were reported that's the highest daily total since may the rises yes to trigger a 2nd wave of people still taking taking precautions seriously dude are you hit the streets of berlin to find out and then why we are wearing masks so actually it's because i'm in german now i have a mask on. but i think it's it's a major problem for the world it's a panda me so we have to be wary of people just don't want to hear about it anymore and think they can negotiate with the virus but you can't. make fish i understand the young people they want to have fun and party but the threat is that. you're part of. it because when there's a real threat i've all for. protection but i don't see a real threat to my why don't we just let this flu have happened and see what happens like in sweden we're doing i'm trying to think sadly and we just be

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republic and the mall deaves lastly there is mexico but only adding clothes resort to americans now the most you have to do in these countries that are open to u.s. citizens is a temperature check at the airport then there are the situations that are also welcome americans a budget with restraint actions now here are just a few examples of the restrictions for example you can go to cambodia but you have to dish out a $3000.00 coded $1000.00 deposit kind of on realistic since a lot of young americans tend to travel to asian countries on a budget then there is a united arab emirates has only opened up a dubai to americans all other parts of the emirates are still closed so if your flight is the abu dhabi well expect to be. back now countries that are requiring it 14 day mandatory quarantine either ecuador and the u.k. so also quite unrealistic unrealistic for americans they usually only have 2 weeks of vacation per year so they can spend the 1st 2 weeks in quarantine then there is jamaica which requires that travelers coming from states like new york florida arizona and texas have 2 n