to covent garden just what did it feel like to live in times of revolution. nineteen seventeen a real october story over twenty two dollars. this is deja vu news live from berlin in the midst of the catalan crisis a stark warning from the spanish government prime minister mariano reports says he will not rule out using constitutional powers to deny catalin his plans to split from spain meanwhile more protests are set to get underway barcelona calling for

unity with spain our correspondent will join us with the latest also coming up protestors in russia call for jailed opposition leader alexina vonnie to be allowed to run for president we'll have the latest in a report. and germany has qualified for the twenty eighteen world cup but that won't stop some of the young guns from using the country's final game against azerbaijan to show their coach why they deserve to go to russia next summer. hello and welcome i'm michel henery good to have you with us a massive rally is expected in barcelona today against plans by cut a line leaders to declare independence this comes after a referendum was held in the region last week which the central government has

called illegal in a television interview spanish prime minister mariano rajoy warned he won't rule out suspending catalonia regional autonomy to stop separatists from splitting from madrid. like leverage where we have to return to legality and go back to normal that's with the affirmation as early as possible that there will be no unilateral declaration of independence spain will continue to be spain and it will continue to be spain for a long time it's been you're watching it here in the spine yeah you know. which. correspondent york math test is and barcelona covering spain's deep best political crisis in decades york there's a huge demonstration against independence happening right now tell us what's going on there. i just moved out of the middle of the demonstrations with this taking place a couple of kilometers from where i'm standing now and you can see on the streets

there are still people flooding towards that demonstrations which will take place in the heart of town it's it's most certainly going to be a lot bigger than the anti independence demonstrations we've seen yesterday in madrid so today barcelona of the heart of catalonia if you want a pact with people who want to avoid a catalonian independence. and as we can see in live shots barcelona right now with people in the streets waving flags do you get a sense that the mood there is changing as a result of yesterday's and today's protests. i've talked to a lot of people in this demonstration also yesterday at one of the white marches of those who pull people who are not outright against the new bands but who want a dialogue and my impression pretty much is that this is very much of a reflection off of the how things stand there's

a big divide whether in within catalonia whether there should be any fans or not if you take a look at the latest opinion polls be just before the referendum there is a forty nine majority that does not want independence forty one percent that says we won in ben's ten percent undecided so clearly few talk to people here today you have a range of opinions everything from throwing the regional leader puts the month into jail to people who say ok let's step back from this crisis have a dialogue find a way out so that things calm down the concern that this could turn into a violent conflict is quite big. do you think that marianna who is the latest warning will influence the cotland government and stop it from declaring independence. now the big question here is of course whether the council in the door can step away from that independence i talked to a political expert who told me you know this is like a roller coaster the steering wheels been thrown out basically things have gone too

far even if the catalonian leader would not want to declare independence the pressure from the street is enormous and it is pictures like the ones today where people praised the work of the spanish police which where we have seen violent clashes with voters exactly one week ago so it is pictures like this one that will be a massive club occasion and that will increase the pressure on the catalonian leadership to actually do what the referendum has decided and that is the clear in your plans for catalonia. and you say that there's lots of pressure by saying these crowds of people in the streets turning out for this rally as are the spanish government statements also causing deepening divisions in catalonia and making a declaration of dependence more likely. of course not but you have two sites on the one side the what is perceived here as a as a threat that if independence is to clear the outta me would be suspended this could

lead into conflict that is something that political leaders have understood and something i would say they has a tate's to pursue and that is why we've seen these a tentative signals that probably independence will not be declared within the next couple of days on the other hand as i've said the pressure from the street is enormous and the message from ohio is seen as a direct threat and people say we will not back down we have voted for independence and we want to see this through and we want the results they want a declaration basically on tuesday from the local government here. matheson barcelona thanks very much. now to some of the other stories making news from around the world at least six people are dead after a tanker explosion at a gas station in the. man capital accra this social media video shows large fire balls bursting at the scene authorities say more than two hundred police personnel have been deployed and that firefighters have controlled the blaze. hurricane a has

hit the u.s. touching down in the state of mississippi sunday morning it's a category one storm with winds of up to one hundred forty kilometers per hour authorities in southern states ordered evacuations in coastal areas after an eight killed dozens of people in central america. two weeks after hurricane maria ripped through the u.s. territory of puerto rico aid is only just trickling in the mayor of the capital city san juan says the u.s. president has not responded well to the plight of the people on the island the hurricane killed more than thirty people and many residents remain without power. there were demonstrations across russia on saturday with. there were demonstrations across russia on saturday with thousands marching in support of jailed opposition leader alexei in

a volley they were calling on authorities to allow an avanti to run in next year's presidential election police arrested more than two hundred people the authorities say the demonstrations weren't authorized the protests coincided with president vladimir putin's sixty fifth birthday. they defied the ban on assembly to answer the call of their leader seen a volley. and under the eyes of the great poet pushkin they reclaimed moscow's streets more transparency the right to freedom of expression and a crackdown on corruption where their main demands their message was clear from flags and with badges and chanted in chorus. person get lost. some have even brought cake for the president sixty fifth birthday but there was no party. on those and we want him gone on this quickly as possible and here's rule for eighteen years he's been president or prime minister for all of my adult years

we believe people in power should face reelection and special does not list me it's always just the most this is what we're here to support not only who has called people out to ensure the future of the country because we want real competition in the upcoming presidential elections. the first degree of money charged with police also broke up protests in putin's hometown of st petersburg. hundreds were arrested across washington many subjected to brutal place treatment. sport news now and formula one lewis hamilton has taken a huge step towards winning the drivers' championship after claiming victory at the japanese grand prix hamilton led from the start and held off all challengers to cross the finish line in first place he now leads the driver standings by fifty nine points after his main rival sebastian vettel retired early in the race due to engine problems. turning to football now germany face azerbaijan later today in

their last world cup while the patient came out of next year's tournament the team has already booked its place at russia twenty eighteen after an impressive campaign that seen them win all nine of their matches so far but that doesn't mean the pressure is off the less established players are fighting hard for a spot in the star studded squad. mission accomplished now that germany has qualified for next year's world cup the pressure is off as an exception the german football association even let the fans in to watch the team practice you have a few months i left talk a little on the squad through able to qualify so they could just on one and i would like to build up the momentum again and to boeing and it's now all about claiming a spot on the team for next year's tournament that's why for les on going to this match against azerbaijan is so important the shock a player could be a starter to shore up the midfield him once and if you analyze the entire game like

this you then get to see the kind of space he constantly opens up down the field while back in midfield over them but that's what's expected from a midfielder he's also dangerous on go go was a member of germany's extended squad at the last world cup but had to bow out because of injuries now he's back on the team. i've still got a few things to learn accumulating experiences i need so that i can further establish myself in my position. on the rights of oxen and also this time getting is take it to the world cup but competition is huge at the confederations cup other players also impressed they too are hoping to get a shot here and give the more established world cup winning players a run for their money. everybody's got the back of their mind and of course they want to put in good performances to improve their chances doesn't matter whether it's in this month. or in the other games you play and you always get an opportunity to show yourself and to get yourself in shape for the tournament.

meanwhile germany coach live wants his players to stay healthy during the season so that fans in russia will truly be able to see the best twenty three players germany has to offer. kneeling protester in the u.s. national anthem continued to defy the world of american football and basketball teams have been drawn into the controversy to the golden state warriors and the minnesota timberwolves are currently on a pre-season tour in china but even there they can't distance themselves from the issue now so the n.b.a.'s biggest stars have had their say. to neil on not to kneel at n.b.a. games that is the question if you ask two time m.v.p. stephen curry of the golden state warriors there are better ways to protest and to follow some n.f.l. players and neal during the u.s. national anthem. you know as individuals have an opportunity to.

be a lot like. anything beyond the willingness to make out a counterproductive to the messenger and in the conversation has already been established around our team and how we can zero in our individual meetings the reigning n.b.a. champions in the end didn't even visit president trump at the white house after he took aim at kerry for hesitating the american sports broadcasting e.s.p.n. recently reported that the n.b.a. had sent out a memo to all teams asking players to stand if they don't they could possibly face disciplinary measures. but according to some players needing should be a choice. and just do not states like you have the right to protest you know the right of the owner you want to news tonight. shooting hoops and aiming for titles is what most of these players would like to

focus on once the season starts but it looks like the kneeling debate is not going away anytime soon. and moving on to something wider well. practically up in the air hot air balloons come in all shapes and sizes and these here were populating the skies of new mexico on saturday as the albuquerque international balloon fiesta got underway some of the balloons on show were anything but traditional they included a baby in a carriage a buckingham palace guard and a motorbike racer nearly a million balloon enthusiasm are expected to attend the week long event in albuquerque. and just a reminder of the top story we're following for you spanish premier marianna roy warns his government is ready to suspend catalonia autonomy to stop the region from

declaring independence meanwhile more protests are being held in barcelona following saturday's white demo and support of unity. that's your news wrap join us again at the top of the hour or you can check out our website or follow us on twitter thanks for watching d w news. reached out to the stadium was sold out it was a really special event don't remember all my life everybody have a dream. and you don't need to sell your dreams when you see to it you will notice things are going well.