>> a deal for libya, rivals reach agreement with one side claiming it's an historic opportunity hello, you're watching al jazeera live from london. coming up, i.s.i.l. says it was behind a car bomb attack in which the governor of aiden, a close ally of yemen's president was killed. early exit polls suggest france's far right made strong gains in the regional elections since the paris attacks

and a change in venezuela, opposition gains are expected in parliamentary elections. historic moment for libyans, that's how the government is describing a deal ending months of deadlock in the country. the deal sees the agreement in the congress of tripoli. and the one recognised by u.n. in tobruk. the agreement stipulates that an election takes place in two years and calls for the two sides to form a committee. victoria gatenby has more a libyan initiative. for the first time in the country's long-running political crisis, an agreement to work together. these are representatives of the two rival parliament. the deal calls for the two sides to form a 10-member committee,

to choose a government of reconciliation. >> translation: this is a purely libyan meeting, arranged by libyans. we call on the united nations to endorse this move, which will provide a swift, prompt solution to the libyan crisis. it was a national sincere and constructive dialogue. each party accepts the other party with an open heart. we are not fully apprised to take decisions on behalf of the parliament, but i call on all parties to support it. >> reporter: some m.p.s from both houses are against the deal. the u.n. welcomed it. i.s.i.l.-linked fighters took advantage of the power vacuum in libya, and the country needs to unite before the ideology spreads. >> to have the threat of d.a.e.s.h., and the scourge of terror. >> is expanding every day. we have a situation where the international community is

fighting against d.a.e.s.h. in syria, and fighters in syria probably come to where the security vacuum is in libya, it's a matter of days not weeks to sign the agreement. the country has fallen into chaos. the general national congress is one of two rival administrations. the other is the u.n. recognised government based in the eastern city of tobruk. each is supported by armed groups engaged in daily fighting. the former general hafta took charge of a growing army which eventually allied with the tobruk government. the chaos is worse by libya who do not follow the groups. under the agreement, elections will be held within too years. an interim president and duty

are expected to be named within weeks, a sign of unity in rome later this month the governor of the yemeni port city of aden has been killed. the major general was on his way to work when his convoy was targeted by a car bomb. he was an ally of president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, running his government from aden. >> reporter: this is the spot where the governor of aden was killed. the car he was travelling in is engulfed in flames. he was sworn in as governor two months ago, and was a close ally of abd-rabbu mansour hadi, who returned to aden from exile in saudi arabia. >> the governor moved about in a convoy of five cars. it was secured. he knew he would be targeted, he

moved cautiously over the past few weeks. multiple groups blocked him entering his own office in aden, so me knew the situation was precarious. >> reporter: so the allies launched a campaign in march against the houthi rebels that had taken over sanaa, with the support of forces loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh. although the conflict begun with air strikes, the coalition sent ground forces. there's an alliance of houthi fighters, barked by troops, driving the rebels out of aden five months ago. security remains a challenge. groups affiliated with i.s.i.l. have upped their presence. analysts say the presence of al qaeda, i.s.i.l. and tribal

militias with allegiances to the different groups will create a bigger security threat. >> i.s.i.l. is here, aqab is here - more other factions are also here in aden, and aden is surrounded by areas controlled by aqab and i.s.i.l. unless president abd-rabbu mansour hadi addresses the lack of security in aden quickly and swiftly, things will deteriorate. >> the latest violence after the latest president of aden met abd-rabbu mansour hadi, in an effort to bring eight months of conflict to an end turkey says it will halt the transfer of troops to an area of northern iraq. it follow's iraq's threat to reveal and force turkey to withdraw soldiers. imran khan reports from erbil.

>> you don't have to go far in erbil to see the ties between turkey and the kurdish region. trade is the big one. the relations between baghdad and ankara are strained over the revenue disputes, going back a decade. we heard the troops on the soil, tensions have risen further. despite baghdad knowing about troops in the area since it arrived. >> this man writes on political affairs, and says other affairs lie behind the decision to bring in the troops. in particular, the irani region. >> translation: turkey wants to maintain good relations with kurdistan. and wants to help the kurdish government. it's a way to maintain good relations within the region. >> reporter: but those good relations angered others. speaking in baghdad a politician

issued a warning to ankara. in case the forces did not leave and get hit, they'd be followed by other forces. therefore it's a beginning and a test. that's why there should be a confrontation, and i ask the government to hold an emergency segh session to take the right decision to take the government back. >> this is a matter of trying to force them out of the country. >> translation: around 2,000 volunteer fighters from mosul have been trained for the past year, supporting them in a fight against d.a.e.s.h., it's been launched upon the request of the governor of mosul and coordinated by the iraqi defence ministry. >> iraq is divided. it is divided between the kurdish, territory controlled by i.s.i.l., and areas disputedy

kurds and arabs. >> turkey supports the iraqi kurds. it doesn't look at the turkish and syrian kurds, and views the troops with suspicion. baghdad says that turkey allows the regional government. and can't maintain the control over the whole country. that's an issue. the spat between baghdad and ankara will make matters worse. >> excite polls suggest the far right made strong gains in the regional elections. we'll speak to jacky rowland live in paris shortly. first her report. >> reporter: president francois holland was up early to cast hays vote. his ratings has been up since

the attacks. it hasn't helped the socialist party. they have controlled every region of france for the past five years. it looks set to change. this was the first round of voting, but marie le pen and the national front instead significant gains, anti-muslim and anti-islam rhetoric struck a chord with voters at a time when france is on alert from recent attack. >> translation: i trust the voters, they have seen us at work, in the town halls, at the county council, at the european parliament. i think that's why more and more are turning to us. >> the other winner is the former president nicolas sarkozy. in several regions, they picked up votes at the expense of the socialist. the national front is well placed to take control of at least two regional councils, one

in the north, and one in the south-east. the party's big scenes are security and immigration. these are policies decided at a national, not a regional level. so jubilation on sunday evening at the national front headquarters in paris. this was only the first round of voting. the turn out was low, at only around 50%. the second and decisive round will take place in a week's time jacky joins us from the front national headquarters in paris. as you were saying, the early protections suggest that marie le pen's party is in a strong position going into the second round. what is the latest you are hearing now? >> the latest we are hearing is

that with the first round of voting over, the national front is poised to potentially win as many as six regional councils, and that's more than the most optimistic predictions for them before today's voting. previously it had been thought at the most they might win four, now it seems they could win six. the important thing to bear in mind as we head to the second round of voting is the question of tactical voting. that's in the second round. more may go out to vote. this time it is around 20%. it's low. another thing we see is people may choose not necessarily to focus from preferred, but may decide to cast the ballot paper in a way to block the far right. we have seen that in previous

elections, and even at a presidential rt level. we can expect to see it again. >> possibly a bit of tactical voting to limit the gains made by the far right. with this election in the aftermath of the paris attacks, do you sense a deeper change in the way people are thinking and feeling, that might affect the way they vote? >> well, obviously the sentiments of voters very much affected by the attacks that took place over three weeks ago. it's interesting really because the regional councils for which people are voting have been voting on sunday, don't have any powers in the domain of security or immigration. they are the big scenes in people's minds, and those are the big scenes which the national fronts has sought to make its own in recent years. in particular.

leevening to marie le pen, she said these have been the issues that we have been talking about. i think that many voters feel that. feeling that she has been strong, harsh, in terms of her policies on law and order. quit a lot of people in france believe the attacks are right and maybe they think the socialist party or the republican party led by former president national park owesy were -- national park owesy were -- niklas sarkozy were too soft. >> jacky with all the information on the first round of regional elections in france greek police and supporters clashed in athens. november 6th marks the fatal shooting of a teenager by police. the protesters threw petrol bombs and rocks at riot police, responding with tear gas and

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welcome back. let's take you through the top stories. libya's political rivals signed an agreement aimed at resolving the deep political crisis. the governor of aden has been killed in an explosion, along

with six body guards and exit polls suggest france's far right made strong gains in the regional elections. if concern, the result will be a huge boost for mary le pen's front party voting is due to end in venezuela's elections, which could see the opposition seizing power from the ruling socialist for the first time in 17 years. venezuela's in this working class enablure hood awoke to hearing their dead leader's voice. calling on venezuelans to vote and remain supportive of the state model. >> today we are inviting people to vote. for those that feel the motherland in our hearts, today

we have to go out and defend her the wake-up call may work. pols give the opposition a 20 point lead. it has narrowed thanks to the government machinery that the opposition lacks. ed this is the voting center where the late hugo chavez would cast his vote. today is 17 years since he rose to power. and today they head to an election which could see an end to the process he set in motion. behind the change of fortune is an economic model spreading one of the highest inflation rates. yet, this is content - it may not influence results. the government has a mobilization that could allow them to read 2-3 duties. they want swing the vote the

other way. >> whatever way the vote goes, the active could be forced to be active. the economy way not be able to wait for a political reconciliati reconciliation well, our latin american editor lucia newman is in caracas. and joins us now. what is happening there.. >> i'm at the electoral council right now, the polls should be closing in 10 minutes, except in places where people are lining up to cast their ballot. it could be a tighter race than expected. join me is david smylie, from the washington office on latin america, and an xe pert on venezuela. i'd like to start by asking you this - why is so much attention placed on this legislative

election in the country where the government controls practically all the other institutions. how much of a difference would it make if the opposition wins a majority. >> it's because the government has a monopoly, that if the opposition can break in and control the legislature, that would be a big development. it also would representatives the first time in 15 years that chavez does not control the government. >> the opposition has been crying victory now for several weeks. the polls shows the margin is narrowing. what will the polls do. how clean and fair is the counting process. >> the counting process is clean and fair. it is around the process, and remains in the electoral area. so far there has been few irregularities. it's important to point out

there's a number of ways that the opposition could lose the legislature, despite the majority. venezuela had a bias, and the opposition is urban. if they were to win 90%, all the urban districts and lose the rural ones, they'd have a problem. if that were to happen, i think it would be difficult for the opposition to take steps. >> if they don't accept it, could we see violence out on the streets, like we did after the presidential elections when the opposition claimed that it had won by a narrow victory? >> i don't want to speck ute late, saying there would be violence on the street. it would be difficult for the radicals to accept it. some radical parts don't believe in elections, and it's difficult to get them on board with the elections, and the idea that they could obtain power venezuela's economy is in

tatters, that's no secret. nicolas maduro said that if they win or maintain the majority in the legislative assembly, they'd radicalize the revolution. what does this mean. >> your guess is as good as mine. so tar, they've been act take control of enterprises, the exchange rate, and it has not worked very well so far. if the radicalizing continues, it's not a popular thing to say. >> the idea of consensus, with a bit to control the problems, is that likely? >> we are in the last game of election. political activists are trying to vote. polarize it. i take what you are saying with a grain of the assault.

tomorrow we'll have to so et direction they go. >> in other countries it would be a given, or the party would lose the election, considering the country has the highest inflation rate. and people have to cue for hours. the shortages, the crime rate. what keeps people loyal, or some loyal to the government now? >> first, there's a number of people that work in the government and support the government. there's a lot of pro-government movement, and a few people that feel that their lives improve. so they remember that, and want to continue that. they have a strong attachment to chavez. >> it's an interesting election. how loyal the venezuela will remain to the government, we will know in a few more hours. back to you. >> fascinating result. thank you. latin american editor lucia newman covering that election.

>> india is stepping up its relief operation in the flooded city of chennai. soldiers and emergency workers are rushing to get food, clean water and medical supplies. nearly 300 died since record rain fall last week. we have nor. >> reporter: with a few household its, this woman prepares a meal for the family. this is not much. for the past week she struggled to find the basics to keep her family alive. when the floods came suddenly we ran out of this place for safety. the first floor was submerged the water rose to the second floor. i've been wearing this for the past five days. we lost everything. we don't know how to continue our life, the future as a qurch mark. >> reporter: power's slowly

being restored in chen sigh. until the lights come on, all they can do is wait. his home is dark and damp. the dangers are growing by the day. no one has answered the call for help. >> translation: so far no one from the ruling parties visited us. they never bothered to find out the condition we were in. we screamed for help. no one came. >> reporter: floodwaters receded in the neighbourhood. residents had a load to worry about. fears of contamination is raising concerns about possible outbreaks of illness. rain threatens to threaten the recovery. where they can. communities are serious about cleaning up. >> we urge the government to provide amenities like drinking

water and milk. first they must clean up the garbage, and for the people that have lost millions of rupees, we urge them to statement the loss and compensate half of it. >> reporter: for many a week these people waded through the waters. it serves as a reminder of how bad things were. while the worst may be behind many of these people, prior conditions have brought with them desperate times. now, u.s. president obama is speaking at the annual kennedy center honours reception in washington d.c. these are pictures coming to us. in a few hours time. they'll be making a rare speech to the oval office, to address concerns. the speech is expected to out lain changes in gun laws and how

he plans to confront and defeat i.s.i.l., from washington, alan fisher reports. >> good evening. >> reporter: an oval office address can be of concern and significance. this is the third time president obama did is it. i.s.i.l. attacks around the world and mass shootings like the one on wednesday put pressure on the president to assure americans that he'd keep them safe. attorney-general loretta lynch said the u.s. is facing a changing threat. >> we have come from a time of large-scale planned al qaeda-style attacks. to the encouragement of loan wolves. port hoot. chattanooga, for the encouragement of people to act on their own. >> reporter: investigators are looking at the san bernardino shooting suggesting that they may have been radicalized. there's concern across the u.s. what that may mean for them. this was the comment from the

president of a leading christian university, an important result for the would-be candidates. >> if more people concealed permits, we could end the muslims before they go out. >> reporter: the mass shooting in california, and the one in colorado reopened the debate on tightening gun laws, a divisive subject in the u.s. many oppose the changes. the man who styles himself as a tough police officer, says anyone licensed to carry a gun should. >> my goal of ute lighting 250 -- utilizing 250,000 citizens armed with concealed weapons is to stop the carnage and killing before the cops arrive. >> reporter: federal authorities are worried people will take action out of fear. >> trying to channel it into an awareness of surroundings, to get you to a place where you are living life. if you see something that

doesn't make sense, you say something to someone. >> president obama is accused of underestimating the threat for too long. his words are, the white house says, is about convincing americans they will defeat terrorism and keep them safe. tonight "black lives matter" has grown from a hashtag to a movement. with attention comes controversy, a founder joins me. in the panel, the push to eliminate anonymous comments online - two writers split on the issue after facing violent threats, and thoughts on why we should be proo police. pro -- propolice. i'm ali velshi, this is "third rail". chicago, a city on edge, rocked