A terrorist attack police have told the public to remain indoors. U. S. President donald trump and his challenger joe biden are making their final pitches to voters on the eve of election day in North Carolina the president said he would win again it despite what he calls the faithful was predicting his defeat biden told supporters in ohio that its time to end the chaos of the past 4 years. German chancellor Angela Merkel has described the countrys latest partial lockdown as essential to ensure the Health System does not reach its breaking point bars restaurants and most Leisure Facilities will be closed and the and to november the chancellor appealed to the public to keep social contacts to a minimum over the next 4 weeks. This is g. W. News from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at state of the union is or visit our website dot com. For. More now on. Germany with into a partial coronavirus walked today and will stay there for the rest of movember a month of walk down wife says that is weighing heavily on everyone today chairs are made it clear the government can close restaurants and bars but its up to the people to stop the virus to come through november feeling rather alone so that we dont feel lonely come christmas im bored off in berlin this is the day. The light at the end of the tunnel is still quite a long way away. Exponential growth which is leading us faster and faster towards and health care emergency. Looked long and hard for a better way as we didnt find one. Have to do without much of what makes life nicer we know that. And if we stick to this rigorously for one month then we can break this 2nd wave. Law in a democracy i believe in the power of reason and responsibility. Also coming up in the Foreign Policy of Donald Trumps america 1st diplomats here in germany and europe describe it as 4 years of brazen bombastic brinkmanship from this day forward its going to be only america 1st American Church the fact is this was a horrible one sided deal that should have never ever been made if you look at. Germany is a captive for. To our viewers watching on p. B. S. In the United States and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day beginning the loneliest of novembers today germany went into a partial lockdown in the hopes of stopping the exponential spread of the corona virus in the past 2 weeks the number of new cases has tripled the number of covert 1000 patients in intensive care has doubled the prescription from the government for weeks and closed restaurants and bars stores and schools will remain open and interpersonal contact it is supposed to be reduced to a bare minimum today german chancellor Angela Merkel admitted this will be and endure instead a nation at home all alone in the wimber hoping it wont be come december. A wet start to germanys new partial lockdown Early Morning in berlin as School Children have to class they are some of the few whose routine wont change that much with the new measures the new restrictions dont affect shops schools or day cares the German Government says it will prioritize childrens education something it says is better achieved with person lessons. What does appear different is the street usually bustling with tourists and locals now quiet and empty its many bars and cafes have to shut down and can only offer takeout. German chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledged that the new measures are hard but said that they are necessary to limit social contacts and bring the pandemic back under control. Doesnt do it and of course this means that for the next 4 weeks will have to go without a lot of the things that make life worthwhile and we all know that the state premiers as well as we in the government we spent a long time considering whether there was a better or moderate way but we did not see one thats why with heavy hearts we decided on these measures. The government has also urged those who can to work from home and asked employers to facilitate the transition with more people staying home fewer commuters should crowded trains and buses. At lunch time clients lined up outside restaurants not to wait for a table but to order takeout a buffer for many Restaurant Owners but not enough to make up for the lost income. This is really a service to customers but its not much more than that i assume that i will have to accept some losses this month in. A difficult november lies ahead the hope now for germans is that the next 4 weeks will. Be enough to curb the spread of the virus. A new vision will govern our land from this day forward its going to be only america 1st american hurt the most for you simply dont know of left americas european allies the mistakes. Hes. Preaching the fact is this was a horrible one sided deal that should have never ever been made hes a lash tams its americas friend if you look at. Germany its a cat. And hes done 2 authoritarian. Things 4 years of donald trump europes state of shock what you just saw is a clip from a new d. W. Documentary by our chief International EditorRichard Walker i can highly recommend it and you can watch it at youtube dot com slash d w news now if the past 4 years have shaken the worlds perception of the u. S. What will the next 4 years do well that depends on the outcome of the election this week and the elections aftermath in its latest report the crisis group is warning that for the 1st time in recent history violence erupting postelection is a real risk in the u. S. And for the 1st time the group is advising u. S. Political leaders to heed the advice from foreign allies when it comes to respecting the rule of law and fair and free elections american democracy long the standard by which other nations have measured their freedoms may need other nations to remind it of what those freedoms are. Correspondents are on both. The atlantic and will be doing exactly what many of you will be doing on election day in the us waiting for the results Washington Bureau chief in his poll covered the election 4 years ago when donald trump beat Hillary Clinton shes back in the u. S. Capitol on the same beat for the past 3 years my colleague alexander phenomena covered the white house for us she is now our Brussels Bureau chief and in money shots covers german politics and that includes chancer on the americas struggle to connect with us President Donald Trump to all 3 of you its good to have you here on this election even as i want to start with you u. S. President ial campaign there marathons we know that now weve got the final sprint to the finish it may or may not be over tomorrow night what are you expecting right brained i mean for voters and actually also of viewers who are hoping to know who the next president of these United States is. I think they will be disappointed if they think we will have resolved by tomorrow night or even early wednesday morning this result of this election hangs on only a very few states and that has a lot to do with how this country works and so much of the electorate deciding to use maiden ballots this year people are going to have to be patient so i think its going to take at least a couple of days before we know who the president of the United States will be in is do we know what preparations are the drawn by campaigns making for a disputed election result. Well for republicans they have a court system that has been handpicked by trump which of course includes the recent Supreme Court nominee picks a conservative churches also have been clear that they are not in favor of postmark ballots that are returned to office he would say this is going to be a big issue so and for democrats and liberals it is important for them to make sure that as many people as possible go out to vote because well its really my its being that president on the trumps announces his victory even before the columns are all in so all both sides kind of are really ready to fight the outcome in front of courts alexander is that the biggest worry in brussels for the European Union that the election will come and go and deliver no clarity no closure. Well actually you know our officials that i spoke with they told me that they are concerned that there could be appropriate of chaos of uncertainty and this is because the United States is still a very important partner for the European Union and its so important for nato but thats also reason why i think its safe to say that the majority of officials in the majority of the leaders theyre really hoping for a change theyre rooting for joe biden because they want to see a you asked president and the white house who is more predictable who appreciates long held alliances who Cherish International organizations but of course theyre not naive to to hope that you know all the problems and frictions would be would disappear overnight but what they are hoping for is a change of tone and of the tone and change of the atmosphere in the Transatlantic Relations and what about the german chancellor we all remember that after trump one in 2016 mrs merkel she offered to work with trump on the basis of the values of democracy freedom respect for the rule of law and Human Dignity how has that worked out for the genes that. Well brents not so well because the usual means of communication between the 2 countries have changed over those past 4 years President Trump in the us has several times a scolded germany and India International scene and chancellor i get america acknowledged this radical shift in the relation between the 2 countries remember in 2000 and seventys during a g 772 and shes say that the times when we could soon be counted on others are over to a certain extent and a tramp oh so heavy to criticize and go america last for europes handling of the pandemic and also of course his tweeter are fine many participants here in germany among the population only 22 percent off germans have a positive view of the us since the beginning of the tram presidency and for several several reasons theres a redress restoril sorry for it from the Paris Agreement on climate more recent and recently we saw the restoril of us soldiers from germany trade disappeared so this has been a really difficult 4 years here in germany in terms of Transatlantic Relations and we know that there are reports that the German Government want to deal with the us through this election what is that new deal what is it supposed to be exactly. Well theres a lot to be amended between the 2 countries and barely in hopes to reset the transatlantic ties of foreign minister high command sayed that he would quickly reached out reach out to washington no mot so who wins this election and send out proposals for a new compilation between the 2 countries now he didnt want to take sides and he reminded that it was not his place to do so as a foreign minister but he did say that joe biden stewed in the tradition of seeing cooperation as a strength for america and he also warned that in terms of us the teacher to his jam any change would be required and that he hopes to be able to tackle global issues together again namely trade climate protection and the ongoing pandemic and im wondering lets assume that will draw with real hell is us Foreign Policy likely to play out in the event that we are dealing with a trial when. I mean brenda no this country is facing major problems as so many other countries and this will do to the pandemic and as we all know there is hardly any social safety net here so well see the gap between the filthy rich and the absolutely poor growing and is this going to be proof will we actually already see that more and more tense even in a rich city Like Washington where people are living because they lost their homes theyve got a diktat so i think the main focus of whoever will win these elections will really to kind of restart of ill keep this this country going so this is kind of a fair prediction to say that they will be mainly looking inwards but i mean as we just heard from from my colleagues there are some immediate actions biden would take if he gets elected that will impact the International Community and he already said that he wants to rejoin the paris climate agreement for example and he also plans to re worst tramps plan to withdraw from the b. H. All but again the major focus will be in that and alexander lets talk about what the European Union is expecting what would an other 4 years of the trouble ministration mean for the e. U. It would be a disaster for the Transatlantic Relations many here fear they fear that donald trump would feel freer and more empowered to pursue his everywhere in dealing with europe and its an ma mentions there are so many issues at stake lets take trade issues that the europeans are so eager to solve trump has threatened to impose massive tariffs on the european cars and other goods lets take a Climate Change the need for the United States to tackle Climate Change steps not likely to happen with trump and lets take nato and the fact that still no trump has repeatedly questioned the american commitment to the alliance and many here fear that he could even try to leave the alliance or to try to destroy the trust among allies in a tweet you know theres a very good point. Even if Biden Joe Biden wins there are still going to be some big issues that will be any different than theyve been with the Trump Administration of the belt you know the issue of defense spending here theres also the nord stream to project that is by is not a theory and of right. Definitely in fact president charm subtle times pointed out that for example germany didnt comply to its obligation to spend at least 2 percent of its budget to defense the way he did it was a breath but it is a fact that germany along with other countries were in complying wasnt complying with natives requirements but tensions speak freely with trams declare ations and with same deciding to restore u. S. Troops from germany with see how it joe biden handles 8 if elected but for example on the issues such as a controversial russian gas popular pipeline north stream to or trade disputes such as on taxing u. S. Tech giants here in europe the issue wont these appear even if we see a democrat president in the white house. Before we run out of time we have to remember whoever were as you said the u. S. Is probably going to be very busy with itself for the next couple of years will the u. S. Lets assume joe biden wins will the u. S. Go from having a twitterer in chief to needing a therapist in chief. Thats a good question i mean joe biden most definitely wont. Just as eruptive and constant as President Donald Trump does but he will have to put in a lot of work to bring this country together again we were able to travel the United States from one side to the other and what we saw over these or during these 7 weeks it is devastating how Little People are still able to talk with each other and how divided this country is so some kind of therapeutic capacity as a abilities of a president would probably help i think a lot of people would agree with you in washington alexander phenomena in brussels and even your own shots here in berlin to all of you thank you nice talking with you. On this u. S. Election eve millions of votes are in the hands of u. S. Postal carriers the unprecedented the use of millin balance this year is one reason why voter turnout is expected to be the highest in a century but u. S. President donald trump has spent much of the campaign trying to discredit smell and balance claiming joe bidens democrats will use them to rig the election. Was a false report. Well look at what happened. I think its a terrible thing when ballots could become like that after an election because it can only lead to one thing and thats very bad you know what that thing is i think its a very dangerous terrible thing and i think its terrible when we cant know the results of an election the night of the election and a modern day you if youre president dont determine who gets to vote but is the servitors going to be the president. One american routes american be heard one americans heard i believe the message is going to be loud and clear its time for donald trump to pack as bags and go oh all right lets go now to julie from the law our political strategist and veteran of the or walk Obama Campaigns a familiar face to our viewers here joe is its good to see you again there is really what does real fear in the us tonight stores are being boarded up why care hurricanes come i mean can you believe that this is america on the eve of a president ial election. I mean it doesnt feel like it and certainly it a peaceful transfer of power something that has been completely unquestioned for for decades and centuries i mean that is all the sudden on the line and but i think theres also a hopeful perspective for america and that is of course that 94000000. 00 americans have already cast their vote and we expect a record turnout so again the electorate is actually mobilized joe biden has been out on the campaign trail and so tomorrow its of course in the hands of the voters and of course also in the hands of the election volunteers the p