[Vause:] El Salvador's president has authorized the police and military to use lethal force against street gangs. Dozens were killed throughout the country last weekend. Gang members were blamed for the violence. Also blamed for taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. Meantime new images have emerged from the country's prisons showing a harsh crackdown on inmates. CNN's Matt Rivers reports.
[Matt Rivers, Cnn Correspondent:] Very shocking images that are coming out of El Salvador after that country's president shared images showing some changes inside the country's maximum security prisons on his Twitter account. We can show you some of these images now. You can see things like jail cells being shuttered with metal. And also inmates basically lined up on top of each other during a search of the
[Vause:] Well, Brazil's highest court has ruled an investigation can move forward into allegations President Jair Bolsonaro tried to interfere with police probes. Bolsonaro is accused of political interference after he replaced the head of the country's federal police. Anti-corruption crusader Sergio Moro who stepped down as justice minister in protest last week says Bolsonaro wanted a police chief he could influence. Bolsonaro calls Moro a liar and denies any wrongdoing. Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton officially endorsed Joe Biden during a virtual town hall on Tuesday.
[Hillary Clinton, Former U.s. State Secretary:] I am thrilled to be part of your campaign to not only endorsed you, but to help highlight a lot of the issues that are at stake in this presidential election.
[Vause:] But even as Biden picked up this endorsement, he is still facing scrutiny over allegations from a former senate staffer, Tara Reade, who says Biden sexually assaulted her during the 1990s. Reade's former neighbor has come forward saying Reade told her about the alleged assault a few years after it took place. The Biden campaign though denies the allegation, has re-issued a statement which says "Vice President Biden has dedicated his public life to changing the culture and the laws around violence against women. He offered and fought for the passage and reauthorization of the landmark Violence against Women Act. He firmly believes that women have a right to be heard and heard respectfully. Such claims should be diligently reviewed by an independent press. What is clear about this claim, it is untrue. This absolutely did not happen. We'll take a short break now. The U.S. Navy and Airforce taking to the skies to thank frontline workers. We'll have their salute when we come back.