Transcripts For DW Global 3000 20240712

Just 3 weeks until polling day. Time china tests an entire city of more than 9000000 people after detecting a coronavirus cluster Authorities Say only a handful of cases in kindle have tested positive so far. And after a serious also of violence sex attacks bangladesh brings in the Death Penalty for rape activists say up until now a culture of impunity has protected the traders but human Rights Groups are less impressed. Im gadol 1st thanks for joining us u. S. President all trump has held his 1st election rally since contracting covert 90 trump flew to florida the 1st full battleground states hes planning to visit over the next 4 days is just. 3 weeks to go until the election his democrat rival joe biden is ahead in several National Polls both contenders have held very different events in key swing states. Back on the campaign trail after his own brush with a Willis Donald trump is no trying to revive his reelection fortunes. Trump tossed masks from the stage at the 1st of several events this week. Following attendee separation from his hardcore fans it appears absence makes the heart grow fonder. I went through it now they say im a mutant i can feel i feel so powerful ill walk if. I walk in there on this everyone. While the thought lingered trumped sought to alleviate any concerns the tightly packed crowd to me have about catching the virus. So i said to my people were going to take whatever theyre oh they gave me and were going to distribute it around aspinalls and everyones going to have. The seemingly reinvigorated trump wrapped up the rally dancing with the crowd even as the tone jarred with a country in crisis. The contrast with democratic nominee joe biden couldnt have been stuck on visited another battleground state or one of several east socially distance events across ohio he attacked trumps handling of the pandemic last donald Trump Presidency 250000 dead because of group. Experts say were likely to lose another 200000 people in the next few months unless we take some serious action and he doesnt know what hes doing. Because this president s only worried about one thing the stock market he refused to follow the science its estimated we just warn is mass nationally. Over 100000. 00 lives between now and the end of the year. Himself is now heading to florida with the election day just 3 weeks away both campaigns are in overdrive. Joined by william blue cross from a us election. He seems trump seems in 500 form again that this is a parent who coverage what role does that play in the in the combat fighting form and back to making unsubstantiated claims that cant be said enough that there is no conclusive science on whether someone has had corona and has the antibodies in their blood is immune and if so for how long so we should definitely cant we definitely cant say that anough. Has been promising Something Better or an alternative to obamacare the Affordable Care act since he ran in 2016 he and republicans have not yet actually presented any concrete plan to what that Better Health insurance reform might be that they want to replace obamacare with and theyve been trying to strike down obamacare through the courts. For 4 years since it was 1st passed and we should be very very clear that the kind of health care that donald trump got for most americans is just an excess of all america has phenomenal health care but Terrible Health care access great doctors great medicines great hospitals but for most americans just out of reach even with obamacare for Many Americans Health Insurance is still just way too expensive medicines are just way too expensive theyre still not the kind of access that you need and even if everyone could somehow get that kind of care that donald trump. Its just impossible for a Hospital System for a medical system to be able to give that kind of attention and treatment to every Single Person so not so realistic what donald trump is offering economics of the campaign theyre going to florida now trump is going to florida and the whole important is that state for the election florida is always that sticky widget in the in the campaign of course is infamous forever from 2000 being the decisive or indecisive state coming down just a few 100 votes and the bush Gore Campaign is going to the Supreme Court how that presidency was decided florida is always an important state by no means decisive it has 29 electoral votes its also an extremely diverse state which is why theres often such razor thin margins between the winner and the loser in president ial campaigns you have large Jewish Population Large Population you have rule conservatives you have a large cuban immigrant community and they are descendants which they tend to be among the more conservative of latino voters so its a real its a real mixed bag of voters in florida which is what makes it such an interesting and weird state in a very difficult state for tannadice to crack biden has a strong lead over trump in the polls and hes also outspending trump on the campaign ads how important is money in this i mean as we say money talks and i think its impressive how much money gets spent on u. S. Elections i dont think many people realize that as much as a 1000000000. 00 in total if not more can be spent on t. V. Ads and other kinds of spending to try to explain you know convince voters one way or the other even though studies show that voters are mainly have their minds made up and theres only so much that another t. V. Ad another internet spot web spot can really do into missing voters but to that end democrats that includes joe biden the campaign itself the Democratic Party and their affiliated nonprofit groups and super pacs they are out spending the Trump Campaign and theyre out raising the Campaign Just to give you a few numbers theyve spent 85000000 die. Theres more on t. V. Ads than republicans and they brought in way more money just in august alone democrats brought in 365000000. 00 in donations to the republicans 210000000. 00 which gives them much more money to spend with which is exactly what theyre doing in these last weeks for the election so the crazy amounts. Are u. S. Elections in thank you very much. Well lets turn to some of the other stories making headlines around the World Facebook is banning posts that deny or distort the holocaust company boss Mark Zuckerberg says he believes the new policy strikes the right balance between free speech and spreading misinformation the platform has repeatedly come under fire for failing to act on hate speech. Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has met with the king in a bid to prove that he has the support needed to oust Prime Minister which would in the last month declared he had the numbers in parliament to form a new government the country has been in turmoil since the government collapsed in february. Nearly 40 people have now died in vietnam and cambodia as a Tropical Storm exacerbates seasonal rains across Southeast Asia the floods are expected to worsen over the coming days with storm nunca forecast to dump more rain as it makes landfall in vietnam on wednesday. China saying more than 9000000 residents in the city of king doll for corona virus after a small cluster of infections was detected that Authorities Say more than 3000000 samples have already been collected out of 1000000 results so far only 12 have come back positive china says it has been largely coronavirus free since mid august with all reported cases coming from outside the country this latest outbreak has been linked to a hospital that had been treating imported covert cases. Now for more on that story lets bring in our correspondent money has building in beijing but heres the National Health Commission Says that quote the whole city will be tested within 5. 00 days were talking 9000000. 00 people here how is that supposed to happen. But china has shown that it can test a lot of people in a very short time. Earlier this year there was a test. The whole population of one which is 11000000. 00 inhabitants was tested they were not tested in 5 days but a few more but basically chinas impressive testing capacities for these mass tests they pool their samples of groups of people and test them together that allows them to proceed very quickly with tests and if theyre negative then all of them are negative if they turn out positive they have to retest all the people who were in doubt pool this is this is how they do this and this is really the key to china strategy to control the old breaks new outbreaks when there are a few cases mosse testing is meant to control these. New cases come just days after chinas golden week holiday when people travel across the country are chinese authorities keeping track of all those people. Well there are a lot of measures in place to keep track you have to install an app on your phone for each place where you go and you have to register with this app because when you enter for example shops shopping malls etc this is not always enforced i am not sure whether this data really is enough to track all people who have been at a certain location at a certain moment theres also other data the Public Security bureau the Police Authority they have data on travelling on hotels stays for everybody who buys a ticket a plane or a train ticket in china all books a hotel and its not always clear to everybody how these data is used and how much data is released by one authority to the other but basically a lack of data is not the problem here in china and corona virus infections are now very low in china overall is still official reports can be trusted but the pandemic is still raging elsewhere how concerned are chinese authorities about the possibility of another way. Well to throw as much in they have now to control a place where we seem to have. A dozen maybe a few dozen infections shows that theyre very concerned their strategy is to eliminate outbreaks immediately here in china and that means that they have to keep the borders closed with these quarantine rules where people have to stay for 2 weeks at a designated hotel and undergo quarantine there so i think the biggest worry of the Chinese Government related to this disease are now the imported cases anyway that the virus could come into the country and could maybe spread and maybe not be detected early enough to prevent a big outbreak i think this is something im very worried about didnt use much has been reporting from beijing that. So far germany has weathered the coronavirus pandemic better than many of its european neighbors the number of new hotspots here is increasing especially in the big cities politicians have brought in a range of new restrictions which often different from one state to another critics complained that the rules are too confusing meanwhile Germanys Health minister said he is expecting vaccinations to begin in the 1st quarter of next year. 2 weeks of fall vacations are in full swing for many people across germany but travel will be difficult this year especially for those living in the country socalled coronavirus risk areas. Various areas have surpassed the threshold of 50 infections per 100000 residents over one week including german cities like berlin munich frankfurt and cologne. To try to stop the spread of the virus many german states have introduced travel restrictions for people who live in the risk areas in these states they cant stay in hotels or guest houses unless they show a negative covert 19 tests no older than 48 hours or quarantine for 14 days but other states havent imposed restrictions the picture is chaotic making it hard for people in germany to understand where they can travel to and under what conditions the federal government is the fending the measure but critics say the Domestic Travel restrictions wont help stop the pandemic and will put a strain on germanys testing system. In my opinion really a reasonable. Measure because most travelers are no really infectious so they are low risk. With the number of very important and very very p. C. R. Tests in order to make sure that. It is also very burdensome for the travelers and it is basically useless for controlling the penned in germany. The new restrictions have disrupted travel plans at a time when many families across the country normally go on vacation people are frustrated by the lack of clarity. On the one hand i think its confusing for example i live in brandenburg and work in berlin and sometimes i wonder which rules apply where this always leads to some confusion and i would have liked more consistent rules i would prefer some uniform rules citizens would be more aware and maybe the rules would be communicated better. And if people understood the measures better maybe more would respect them. German chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with state leaders on wednesday as. Criticism of the accommodation ban grows they will try to bring some order to the chaos. Youre watching the news still to come on the Program Public anger brands the ban of a Notorious Police unit in the nigeria thats not eased protesters. Toss a new play about Mikhail Gorbachev what russians think about the man who effectively buried the soviet union. But 1st a bungler dish which has brought in the desperate for a tough to an increase in sexual assaults demonstrators have taken to the streets in the capital dock on the citys offer a video of a group of men stripping and talking a woman went viral on social media in another case a woman was drunk from a car and gang rape members of the ruling Party Activists say very few victims see justice and bangladesh because of a culture of impunity for rape yes were. Joined by Phil Robertson hes the Deputy Director of the Asia Division Human Rights Watch mr robertson well the Death Penalty for rape make any difference it wont that Capital Punishment is inherently cruel and should be abolished in the 1st place but you know bangladesh has to confront a much more basic problem that it has a broken criminal Justice System where survivors are unable to even approach the police with confidence much less expect a successful prosecution were seeing a situation where survivors of rape are not provided with access to legal aid medical care safe shelter witness protection you name it often theyre not believed by police they are maligned and shamed and at the core process and as a result conviction rate conviction rates for rape are less than one percent in bangladesh and thats something theyre saying that with the Death Penalty is it still has to be a conviction that still has to be a trial and a conviction right. Well of course you know i mean i suspect that there would be a very serious concern about. The core processes in bangladesh which you know were talking about Death Penalty there are very serious concerns about procedures and processes but the reality is that theres a lot of other things that bangladesh could be doing and stead of a kneejerk response like this to just say ok were going to impose the Death Penalty because the crowds are unhappy with the incidents of sexual abuse that have now come out on video which are horrible there are horrific and there does need to be action but there needs to be intelligent action you know they need basic elements of a criminal Justice System that works and that means a witness protection law that means a lot to combat Sexual Harassment both of these things have been drafted and have been sitting on a shelf somewhere with no action by the government. You know who are robots and how hopeful are you that its the Bangladeshi Government will change the system in a way that the Legal Process will be improved were not that confident thats part of the problem were very concerned that again you know that the Immediate Response of the government is to just impose the Death Penalty for rape rather than solving the systematic problems with the Justice System that prevent women from even wanting to take a case to the police you know i mean you know the shaming that takes place the stigma the lack of support by the police in the system the lack of witness protection so you know people can be intimidated and abused all these things are problematic and result in women not trusting the system to provide justice for them when they are the victim of Sexual Violence so robinson Human Rights Watch asia thank you very much for your input. Nigeria says it is disbanding a Controversial Police squad which was set up to fight Violent Crime a video allegedly showing the killing of a civilian by officers of that squad hot sparked days of protests but activists say that promising to dissolve the special anti robbery squad does not go far enough they want members of the unit put on trial accused agents of carrying out unlawful arrests torture and even murder you have used funny for char reports from the g. A. O. This is his bruises are still fresh after a violent attack a few weeks ago. A taxi driver says he was almost killed when passengers assaulted him he sought help from the police units but he says that resulted in the officers trying to make money off this case and theres no sets in or that i was going to pay for investigation and that i cannot afford it and who insisted that i have 2 or 3 from someone who wasnt supposed to give you. I mean i shoot as should be encouraged a life. Form one is more like a mini more. Protesters say its common for source to extort money the police unit has even been accused of torture and killings for the past few days protesters have been out on the streets demanding an end to the. Young people of nigeria saying that enough is enough we could get in the press and brutalised are not seen as changing and we have lead us in the chorus possibility. Is to put a good life of citizens when are we going to matter we have time at nigeria as most populated city lagos protests usually last only a few days people here cant afford to jeopardize losing their jobs but this time the protests have not stopped not even after sundays announcement that the special police units will be dissolved a campaign that started online is still very much active both on the streets and on social media with people now demanding the release of r us the protesters and justice for deceased victims. But kingsley a mashie doesnt believe that dissolving sarce will end to Police Brutality in the country when you put on a rather. Good one just give it a little time the good ones are not going to make the bad wrong rather the bad one is going to make the good ones bad. We want to hear him wolf you he feels the pain. Even if your life just says something to us the founder of the movement hash tag and sars who started the 1st Online Campaign in 2016 is encouraging people on twitter to keep on demonstrating he doesnt want the protests to fizzle out this time without real reform. A new play has opened in moscow about the last leader of the soviet union Mikhail Gorbachev while russias current president Vladimir Putin fights to keep the soviet sphere of influence alive the play call which off portrays a very different leader a man who gave up power and let the communist bloc dissolve which of himself was at the preview. Without it if i remember everything. Memories of the life of one of historys greats Michelle Gorbachev from a balcony seat the 89 year old watched his own life play out on stage at the moscow theater of nations the play that was supposed to be a love story between michel you gorbachev and his wife raisa became much more its the story of an entire country and the era during which gorbachev was in charge. Of what he should hes a visionary politicians none of us can come close to that one day his name will be written in gold lettering. To actors hugh wigs and dozens of anecdotes from an eventful life together if gaining near enough in should come a tova play a couple who from early on dream of a better for your future everything seems to go according to plan the young Party Official hopeful from the countryside is given a post in moscow he rises to the ranks to become head of the communist party and then president of the soviet union. He dares to do what no one has done before reform the soviet union. In 1906 cover tough began his restructuring his perestroika risking what Many Russians still cant forgive him for today the collapse of the soviet union acclaimed in the west remains a polarizing figure in his own country. So it was as a politician he did a lot of bad things for russia still then thats what i see but im not saying its not good if a country isnt moving ahead to something a better word i want our country the soviet union was stagnant. The old times they were not good. Thanks to him we were able to free ourselves from the big prison that we were all in back then we helped russia will one day become a gorbachev was striving for. But you are still. In the play about the statesman who brought freedom to his people there is no reference to todays russia no reference to the terrible disappointment that has still not been forgotten almost 30 years after governor chose resignation. I was a young woman when perestroika came and back then i was promised a whole new world a world with a functioning freedom of the press freedom of assembly and rights to sexual and gender selfdetermination that the world that was promised to me then has nothing to do with the world today with 3 years of research us the climax of the play is the death of Michelle Gorbachevs wife from cancer and the turning point of his career the last chapter is called gorbachev and solitude the theater may be filled with enthusiastic applause but in real life things quickly became quite lonely around michelle gover tough and his dream of a better freer russia to. The ruins of much of pitching pirouette one of the wonders off the world and one man has managed to secure a private tour bought off the very long waits Jesse Tucker Yama arrived in ruined mom plan to spend just a few days that to see the famous ruins but hes been stuck in the country for 7 months and the site has been closed due to the pandemic there was government agreed to let him see the poc before he returns to his native to. The said it was an amazing experience. So there you have it good things come to those who wait and i recommend you waits just a minute for Craig Ferguson she asked the Business News for you thats up next thank you very much for watching him go out office and. Finally communist east germany was pleading. To move. The plate over to existing sluggishness in the soon to be limited german. Students. Closely. Listen carefully. To the soon. To be a good. Discovery. Subscribe to the documentary to. This is some top story a stubborn rice farmer from thailand. 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