Than 100 others a Religious School in pakistan. And calls for Peaceful Elections in tanzania off the violence and many arrest of an Opposition Leader in zanzibar. So with exactly a week to go before the u. S. Election donald trump and joe biden are spending cheese day crisscrossing the United States in an intense day of campaigning and National Polls a giving democratic contender a solid leave though its a lot tighter in some of those crucial battleground states that could swing the election a pandemic continues to overshadow the campaigning President Trump has been holding 3 mass rallies on tuesday again downplaying the effect of the virus hes been attempting to shift the focus on to the economy. Its troubling the number one region that observe the year because of fruit return that a room. 70 were going to were in the great state of. Arizona do we care who or years ago was. Well biden has been accused the president of dangerous incompetence in handling the covert 1000 outbreak and his promise to act quickly if hes elected next week infections are surging with some states concerned about the lack of hospital beds ily half a 1000000 cases have been confirmed in the past week alone with more than 225000 deaths since the pandemic began and then a rescue package remains held up in congress with democrats and republicans deadlocked over the details or the latest polling shows that bidens lead in michigan has increased a little over the past week lets cross to john hendren is been touring some of those battleground states he joins us from chicago and now john we have seen that biden is leading trump not just in National Polls but also in many of those states that could really influence the outcome of the election but perhaps in some places the lead isnt. As strong as that his team would like. Thats right a lot of people in 2016 posters were d relying on nationwide polls to talk about the election and now theyre focusing a lot more on these battleground state polls really there are a lot of states like california new york that are going to vote for the democrat and then a number of conservative states like kansas and nebraska that will always vote for the republican pretty much all of the time well in. Those d poll shows joe biden. Percentage points ahead of donald trump 52 percent to 43 percent and that is a crucial state that helped put trump over the top he he won by sweeping through these midwestern swing states the used to be called the blue wall for barack obama a he was winning all of those democratic blue colors. One of the key places you can go in michigan to determine what is going to happen is mccollum county it is a swing county within michigan its a former auto Company Country middle class people its got some wealthier housing so its kind of a micro cause im of the United States voted for barack obama and then for donald trump so we went there to find out what voters were thinking take a look. Mccomb county which sits between 2 great lakes lake huron and lake erie is scenic patriotic middle class and overwhelmingly white in the last election trump resonated here in 2016 pledged he would not cut Medicare Medicaid or Social Security very different from other republican candidates and i think that combined with a lot of his appeal to white identity politics really i think really appealed to a lot of people in mccomb county. Trump inspires tributes on land and water and a rare devotion among supporters to the greatest president weve ever had in my lifetime he has made so many promises and hes kept more promises that hes made which has never happened ever as i believe in all his policies hes gotten the job done so far hes prolife hes everything i believe in. The 2020 election will test whether hes still popular here despite the coronavirus and an economic collapse has democrat joe bidens Campaign Workers canvassed the county early so i am proud are there are 3 more he leads trump handily in recent polls whats changed is this mask. The epidemic here and has been very difficult we have lost over a 1000 people to call that the president doesnt have a plan doesnt pretend to have one he wants more people to die joe biden will have a plan that will fix this code so that we can try and get back to normal life what his also changed is a growing political conflict within the state. Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer as aggressive Pandemic Response led armed protesters to force their way into the State Capitol and it led to the arrest of 13 militia members who allegedly planned to kidnap or in trump has been fanning the flames you got to get your governor to open up your state. Now its not just in michigan where biden is ahead in the polls in wisconsin real clear politics does an average of the major polls and it finds biden ahead by 5. 00 Percentage Points there in wisconsin and by 3. 8 Percentage Points in pennsylvania so these candidates are really aggressively going after those states today donald trump was in michigan wisconsin and nebraska which is unusual because of the reliably republican states so he is fighting a defensive battle trying to hold on to those states anyone in 2016 whereas joe biden is trying to widen the map not just getting the states the democrats typically get but hes gone to georgia today and that was a place that reliably has voted republican in the past but there is an interesting phenomena i asked a number of political scientists and posters what about those polls in 2016 and can we rely on these polls and what im pretty is consistently been told is that they expect the polls to narrow by november 3rd election day all those more than 60000000 people have already voted but they also say there may be a. Small number of socalled shy voters as people who dont show up in polls dont respond to pollsters but do show up on a lection day and in voting and that might give trouble one to 2 Percentage Points more than these polls are showing thank you very much john hendren in chicago. And in part 3 of our series touring those battleground states in americas midwest john hendren reports from the swing state of ohio this time to look at what matters to voters that on wednesday on aljazeera. Well moving to our other top story this hour the 2nd wave of coded 19 thats hitting europe quite badly the death rate in france has more than doubled over the past 24 hours they are reporting 523 deaths up from 257 on monday record numbers of new cases being reported across the continent well than 230001 monday almost 3 and a half times the daily rate of the beginning of the month belgium hit a daily high of more than 18000 last week almost a 10 fold rise on the number of on the highest numbers seen in the 1st wave in spring and germanys government says theyre likely to hit 20000 cases a day by the weekend it comes as medical workers in Spain Holding a series of one day strikes demanding improved safety and working conditions they say theyre exhausted off to months of dealing with the pandemic motsa hero reports on this now from the capital madrid. Doctors across spain came out in the thousands for a 24 hour a nationwide strike medics are calling for better working conditions and more Health Spending as the number of corporate 19 cases continue to rise spain with more than 1000000 cases and 35000 deaths is one of the worst affected countries in europe we are now in the middle of the 2nd wave of spain especially in madrid. All the Health Workers are very exhausted because we are very tired from the front of her eyes wave. Were tired physically young man selling there is not enough. Praise or we have no the making of our you see our tears. Clearly saw seal and confinement mercer work on later we still havent gone from nowhere poultices after years of hold service cast and after battling on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring doctors are taking action they are demanding better conditions and improved safety before they are in merced in the 2nd wave of cop at 19 the strike came as a Spanish Government unveiled its budget for 2021 what they promised a 150 percent increase in Health Spending. The Coalition Government led by better sanchez has already imposed a state of emergency given Central Government shipping powers including restrictions on freedom of movement a curfew has been introduced from 11 pm until 6 am everywhere except it can marry i like the state of emergency as also gives regional governments some powers to try to stop the spread of virus each region will be able to apply its all measures after central and regional governments clash on the best way to battle the pandemic the Central Government hopes to extend the state of emergency until may nick. Dear buffer these states need the backing of other Political Parties and that wont happen without a fight meanwhile copy cases continue to spiral up orders. Dont i just laid out madrid. At least 8 people have been killed in a bombing at a Religious School in the northwest pakistan says yes a shower more than 135 others were injured police are saying the bomb was hidden in a bag left in the schools main hall the device then detonated as the students gathered for their lessons Victoria Gate and the reports. Up to 500 students were packed into this room when the bomb exploded. They were listening to a lecture by a prominent scholar at the jimmy is a very a Religious School impish our could even start out a budget it was 8 oclock in the morning the teacher was giving a lesson we just heard a big bang and all the students are running here and there. Police say the bomb was hidden in an abandoned bag in the main hall pakistani an afghan students teachers and other members of staff are among the dead and injured several are in a Critical ConditionPolice Expect more faith tallaght. The injured were taken to the citys main hospital where relatives gathered waiting for news of. The attack comes days after pakistans Intelligence Service warned that armed groups could target public buildings including Religious Schools across pakistan Prime Minister imran khan condemned the bombing. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack the Pakistani Taliban condemned the bombing and denied involvement the group has targeted schools mosques and the military since 2001 when pakistan supported the us invasion of afghanistan the big star. So there. Arent. Any. And the mint. Moved in 1000. 00 students were at the school when the bomb went off police say most of those killed were young people in their twentys Victoria Gates and be there at least 8 people have been killed and more than 45. 00 injured in 2 separate attacks in afghanistan 5 Police Officers were killed when a suicide bomber detonated their vehicle in the Eastern Province of aust the explosion occurred near a Police Special forces base and then 3 people 3 civilians were killed in the capital kabul when a car full of explosives was detonated near the interior ministry no one has claimed to have been behind the attack but it does come as a government in the taliban a continued help that talks and cattle. One of tanzanias main opposition parties is accusing police of killing at least 9 people who are protesting alleged voting fraud in the ongoing election protests have been censored in the semi autonomous island of zanzibar where the main opposition candidate was arrested and then released the chairman of the African Union is calling for calm catherine soy has our report the out these protesters in tanzania semi autonomous region of zanzibar are mostly supporters of st sharif from that the main opposition president ial candidate was arrested in the Early Morning at a polling station during advance voting a special group such as security personnel Election Officials and people with disabilities he was related released oh its been tense in the last few days on the island with fighting between opposition supporters and police after a political rally at the cannes tanks and troops from the tanzania and mainland have also been deployed voting continued at the polling stations despite demonstrators alleging that the election will be reet. Its a few protesters who wanted to cause destruction and to stop looting we have arrested some of their criminals but everything is going well no there is no major problems of the polling stations in the zanzibaris acapella several people on pemba are reported to have been shot and killed and others injured after attempting to block the distribution of voting material they said some ballot papers had been remarked. Elections in zanzibar have often been contentious and violent in voting during the 2015 president ial call malim safe sheriff claimed victory for the Electoral Commission a nod to the results and the opposition courted are repeat an action. Some analysts fear that an unfavorable result for the opposition this time could trigger another violent fall out with the ruling party. Is known for. Its vibrant culture but many people say theyre filling increasingly marginalized others want more tanami from tanzanias rulers in the rest of lum and Everyone Wants to benefit from the resolves of natural gas discovered off the coast Katherine Sawyer aljazeera. Much more still to come on the program has been anger and violence in and around the u. S. City after the Fatal Shooting of a black man and defending reproductive rights demonstrations in poland against further restrictions on abortion. 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A before it falls apart spring rain into the sense of china and of course extensively in vietnam. Imagine if you see beats hard for to use and boy is one of the least rights i do not to know all the junk that is followed. By nigeria is. Legit your Development Manager out there says this is my nigerian. My my gear on aljazeera. We. Can back the headlines now President Donald Trump and joe biden a crisscrossing the United States in these final days before the election of course campaigning in those battleground areas that could really swing the election either way the latest polling shows that bidens lead in some of the swing states as well as particularly in the battleground state of michigan is white but the 2 remain neck and neck in North Carolina and of course this is the president addressing a crowded no west salem wisconsin. The death rate from covert 19 in france is more than doubled in the past 24 hours they are reporting 523 deaths up from 257 on monday talked as a warning that many hospitals are just days away from being overrun. And one of tanzanias main opposition parties is accusing police of killing at least 9 people who are protesting alleged voting fraud in the ongoing election protests have been centered in the semi autonomous island of zanzibar by the main opposition candidate was arrested and then released. Now more than 90 people have been arrested during protests in philadelphia over the Police Shooting of a black man 30 officers were injured during the on rest police cars and waste bins were set on fire while several stores were looted 27 year old wall to wall this was shot dead by police in philadelphia on monday as a bystander filmed the incident and then posted it on social media offices say wallace was holding a knife and it ordered him to drop it several times the citys mayor has called for calm we need a speedy and transparent resolution for the sake of mr wallace his family the officers and for all philadelphia i know that many filipinos are feeling frustrated and outraged following yesterdays tragic incident i fully support your 1st of memorised protests but we also ensure that our communities are not further her as a result please be careful. And lets get more on this now from