A court ruling that severely restricts abortions. Calls for Peaceful Elections in tanzania to violence and the rest of the Opposition Leader in zanzibar. 7 days to the u. S. President ial election and both candidates are making their final pitches to swing voters democratic candidate joe biden has gone on the offensive over coronavirus during his 1st campaign visit to the former republican stronghold of georgia where polling now shows a tight race this administration has yet to offer a single plan yes one of the reasons why the most one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world the new england journal of medicine the president quote dangerously incompetent went on to say the president turned a crisis into a tragedy im ready to act i know what to do. Starting on day one of my presidency we will do it meanwhile donald trump is maintaining a hectic schedule hes held rallies in michigan and wisconsin and hes going to be in nebraska in the next hour where one Electoral College vote is closely contested hes been praising his own handling of the economy is dr oblique the number one reason that im standing here because of 3 and that around. 7. Were going to win. I was going to win for years. But the number of people who still havent made up their minds is shrinking quickly more than 69000000 americans have already voted thats already more than half of the total ballots cast in 2016 some analysts are projecting a record turnout of about 150000000 now as voter turnout is growing so too is the coronavirus pandemic infections are surging again in the u. S. 36 out of 50 states have already seen an increase for at least 2 weeks in a roll by canada live for us in washington d. C. Mike talk us through why these states are so important to the candidates. Well for President Trump the 3 states hes visiting in the course of the day he talked very easily and 2016 but now all polls indicate that its neck and neck with Joe Biden Biden has shrunk that gap the lead that trump had 4 years ago shrinking a significantly President Trump focusing on these states because they are critical to him if hes going to be able to win the election and or to just you know his term within the white house hes attempting to reset the debate as well before he went out on the campaign trail he tweeted Fake News Media is going full on covert covert covert we are rounding that turned 99. 9 percent. So thats what hes saying attempting to reset the discussion from his handling of the coronavirus pandemic to his handling of the economy now all polls indicate that joe biden is rated far more highly in terms of his handling of the pandemic President Trump is regarded far less favorably however on the economy President Trump would agree to have the edge as the polls indicate but this final week absolutely critical because now were seeing the gaps narrowed down between the 2 candidates states that were not in play in 2016 for the Democratic Party are now in play such as where joe biden is today and that is georgia. My we were just mentioning a moment ago about the extraordinary numbers of votes that have already been cast in this just talk us through some of the polling thats been coming in. Well its a massive amount of votes that have already been cast its 2 reasons one obviously the pandemic very people many people scared of going to vote in person on election day itself but this also it would appear to have been a revival in a spirit of voting among americans the fact that all indications are that this is going to be the largest number of voters taking part in an election in decades is indicative perhaps of exactly how intense this campaign has become and the degree to which the Trump White House created this defiance of nature within a society driving people who may not have voted in past elections to vote this particular time with the intention of getting trump out now the significance of this massive number of people who voted before is that traditionally early votes tend to come from the Democratic Party this would indicate that the Democratic Party does have a lead throughout the United States which would bear out every poll that weve been seeing however bidens own Campaign Manager is warning very strongly that traditionally once again republicans cast their vote votes on election day itself republicans go to the polls in person traditionally and the Biden Campaign is warning this is no time to lay back this is no time to think that youve got the election held that is still possible for President Trump and his republican supporters to turn it around in person on election day itself thats my kind of talking to us live from washington d. C. Mike thanks a lot for toms victory 4 years ago was partly due to a big turnaround in the usually Democratic State of michigan to be reelected next tuesday the president s going to need to win in the states larger countries such as mecum in the suburbs of detroit some of the mainly middle and upper class voters have been telling aljazeera is john hendren about the issues that matter to them. Mccomb county in suburban detroit is auto country its also home to the reagan democrats who switched parties in 1980 to vote for Ronald Reagan and after voting twice for barack obama it switched again in 2016 devote republican donald trump. Mccomb county which sits between 2 great lakes lake huron in 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 appeals 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 is never happened ever as i believe in 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 his democrat joe bidens Campaign Workers canvassed the county early train how are they missing work he leads trump handily in recent polls whats changed is this mask the epidemic here as been very difficult we have lost over a 1000 people to call 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 wife. What has also changed is a growing political conflict within the state. Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer his aggressive Pandemic Response led armed protesters to force their way into the state capital 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. For donald trump to win again in 2020 he will almost certainly have to win michigan and to do that he will likely have to win right here john hendren mccomb county michigan. And in part 3 of our series touring some of the battleground states in americas midwest john hendren reports from ohio to find out what matters to voters there on aljazeera oh while the u. S. Has been suffering under coronavirus so has europe the 2nd wave is hitting europe hard the death rate in france has more than doubled in the past 24 hours theyre reporting 523. 00 deaths thats up from 257. 00 on monday record numbers of new cases are being reported across the continent more than 240001 monday almost 3 and a half times the daily rate at the beginning of the month belgium had a daily high of more than 800000 last week almost a 10 fold increase 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 medical workers in spain are holding a series of one day strikes demanding improved safety and working conditions they say theyre exhausted after months of dealing with the pandemic and theyre going to come out on strike on the final tuesday of every month on how that all reports from madrid. Doctors across spain came out in the thousands for a 24 hour nationwide strike medics are calling for better working conditions and more Health Spending as the number of coffee 1000 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 and mentally there is not enough. Praise or if we have an old make enough to see our tears. Clearly saw seal and confinement mess or work on the later we fill. From nowhere built isnt after years of whole 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 coverage 19 of the strike came as a Spanish Government unveiled its budget for 2021 with the promise to 150 percent increase in Health Spending the Coalition Government led by better santa 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 at cannery islands. The state of emergency does also give 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 next year but for the state need the backing of other Political Parties and that wont happen without a fight meanwhile cases continue to spiral upwards. Magicked more protests are taking place across italy against new restrictions to tackle a recent spike of infections dozens of takes then in multiple cities some parts chanting freedom earlier on monday protesters clashed with police in milan and today in her fires were lit and stores were looted riot Police Responded with tear gas on sunday the government ordered new restrictions which include restaurants and bars closing at 6 pm and so also promised a relief package to calm tensions. Police in tanzania have denied firing bullets at protesters in the semi autonomous island of zanzibar a major opposition parties 8 people were killed during demonstrations over the last ballot fraud ahead of wednesdays elections the chairman of the African Union is calling for calm. This protesters in tanzania semiautonomous region of zanzibar are mostly supporters of safe shareef from that the main opposition president ial candidate was arrested in the Early Morning at a polling station during advance voting special groups such as security personnel Election Officials and people with disabilities he was related released. Its been tense in the last few days on the island with fighting between opposition supporters and police after a political rally at the weekend pank sent 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. We have arrested some of their criminals everything is going well there is no major problems of the. Several people on 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 in recently marginalized others want more tanami from tanzanias rulers in direct and Everyone Wants to benefit from the reserves of natural gas discovered off the coast catherine aljazeera. Still ahead on aljazeera a bomb blast kills at least 8 people and injures more than 100 others at a Religious School in pakistan. Al jazeera gains exclusive access to operations at the biggest u. S. Military base in the gulf. However there is particularly cold air in this part of the u. S. And thats prompting these thunderstorms and snow behind and of course you got hurrican zita due to make landfall somewhere around the louis yes louisiana coast with the code of risk they want that goes in and stretching out towards d. C. Eventually another hurricane to hit louisiana coast yet a record breaking and where this pumps moisture and significance though seems likely in the texas panhandle in new mexico and quite possible but in oklahoma as well where the rain will be flash flood tide right is it do slowly northeast with the tempers behind arising in denver having not even made it above freezing sunday and monday is up to 13 degrees the current position of z. Terrors is going across the yucatan and sitting over the water so behind it things are now much quiet is still showers youll notice in this part of mexico but dry picture in cuba and the Cayman Islands a good few showers in Central America where you might expect and for now i was we say goodbye to the hurrican again we watch a similar picture in Central America same is true in south america was brazil now seeing the thrust of those showers i think further east than they were before then particularly wet between salvador and rio. Held for over 3 years in an egyptian prison cell denied the right to a fair trial no charges have been brought against al jazeera correspondent must move into saying his crime journalism. To demand my news release and voice solidarity with all detained journalists sign the petition. Free 100 percent. We want to know is it a reminder of our top stories this hour one week to go until the u. S. Election and a record 69000000 americans have already voted but the coronavirus pandemic continues to cast a shadow over the campaign with nearly half a 1000000 new infections in the past week. In italy police have fired tear gas at protesters over renewed restrictions to limit the spread of ovid 19 a 2nd wave is hitting europe on record new infections are being reported across the continent. African union is calling for calm in tanzania and had a local and National Elections on wednesday police in the semi autonomous zones of our region have denied firing bullets at protesters a Major Opposition Party says 8 people were killed during demonstrations. More than 90 people have been arrested during protests in philadelphia over the shooting of a black man by Police Dozens of officers were injured during the Unrest Police cars and waste bins were set on fire while several stores were looted 27 year old Walter Wallace was shot dead by police on monday as a bystander filmed the incident and posted it on social media officers say wallace was holding a knife and had ordered him to drop it several times lets get more from Gabriel Elizondo whos live for us in philadelphia what are things like there now. Well night has fallen here in West Philadelphia were just a few blocks away from where mr wallace was shot and killed were hearing about them x. Park and there are several 100 people that have gathered here now where theyre giving speeches all calling for justice they say that they will protest here this evening to have their voices heard so far at these streets are pretty quiet but there are several Police Helicopters you might be able to hear them but seeing. Overhead there is sort of a tense call on the streets here of West Philadelphia this evening after we saw very. Some scenes of looting. And some scenes of very strong protests last night here but this is clearly a city that is on edge because a lot of people are quite frankly. Upset and they want justice and they feel that many here at this protest that weve been talking to since we arrived here all say the that they feel that in his killing was certainly unjustified we did hear from the Police Department a lot more questions than answers still they have not released the identity of the 2 officers that were involved and also theres no indication from the police on why they felt they had to use lethal force when mr wallace was several meters away from the officers and allegedly holding a knife when his parents his mother called police saying that he was had mental troubles and was calling for