this is deja vu news live from berlin in the midst of the council on crisis a stark warning from the spanish government prime minister mariano rajoy says he will not rule out using constitutional powers to did i cause money has plans to split from spain meanwhile more protests are taking place in barcelona calling for

unity with spain our correspondent will join us with the latest also coming up. protesters in russia call for jailed opposition leader alexei navalny 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 their country's final game against azerbaijan to show their coach why they deserve to go to russia next summer. hello and welcome i'm michelle henery good to have you with us a massive rally is underway in barcelona against plans by ca to lead leaders to declare independence this comes after a referendum was held in the region last week which the central government has called illegal and

a television interview spanish prime minister mariano rajoy warned he won't rule out spending cuts alone his regional autonomy to stop separatists from splitting from madrid. like lovers were 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 saying it and it will continue to be spain for a long time it's buying up us to give him the spine yeah you know. which at the end . of correspondent york math test isn't barcelona covering spain's deepest 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 floating 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 line shots barcelona right now with people in the streets waving flags or do you could 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 and also yesterday at one of the white marches of those people people who are not outright against the new pens but who want 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 friends or not

if you take a look at the latest the 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 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 publication 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 he say that there is 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. to of course not but you have two sites on the one side the what is perceived here as a as a threat that if the man says to clear the out on him he 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 turkish forces have exchanged fire with a real sham a syrian militant group along the turkish syrian border this comes after announced that syrian rebels back or turkish forces would launch an operation into the region turkey's president had warned that his country would not allow a terrorist corridor or near its borders. at least six people are dead after

a tanker explosion at a gas station and the gun and capital acra this social media video shows large fireballs bursting at the scene authorities say more than two hundred personnel have been deployed and that fire fighters have controlled the blaze. hurricane nate has been downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting the u.s. gulf coast on sunday morning it touched down in the state of mississippi authorities in southern states have ordered evacuations and coastal areas after nate killed dozens of people in central america. in the u.s. a few dozen white nationalists held a rally overnight in the city of charlottesville after deadly clashes in august that led to the death of a woman on twitter the city's mayor called the demonstrators neo nazi cowards and said the city was looking at all legal options to keep them out. there were

demonstrations across russia on saturday with thousands marching in support of jailed observation leader alexei navalny they were calling on authorities to allow the volley 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 alexina volley. and under the eyes of the great poet pushkin they reclaimed more school students more transparency the right to freedom of expression and a crackdown on corruption what i mean demands the message was clear from flags and with badges and chanted in chorus. person get asked. some have even wrote for the president sixty fifth birthday but there was no party . on those and we want him gone on this quickly as possible so 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 is not listening 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 protests and putin's hometown of st petersburg hundreds were arrested across russia 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 how much to lead from the start and held off all challengers to cross the finish line and 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. turned to football now germany face azerbaijan later today and their last world cup qualification game ahead of next year's tournament the team has already booked its place at russia twenty eight team after an impressive campaign that's 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. 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 good lunch i left talk a little on the squad through able to qualify us so they could just on one and now i'd 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 and once again 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 puck in midfield over him because what's expected from a midfielder is he's also dangerous on go gretz goal 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. sort of writing as well i've still got a few things to learn accumulating experience is a need so that i can further establish myself in my position. on the rights of oxen and also this time getting his ticket 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 we play and you always get an opportunity

to show yourself and to get yourself in shape for the tournament. meanwhile germany coach who live wants his players to stay healthy joining 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 continue to divide 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 some of the biggest n.b.a. stars have had their say. to kneel 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 your best or would like. to love anything beyond the us to make out a counterproductive to the most intelligent conversation has already been established around our team and how we can zero in our individual communities 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 play as meaning should be a choice. in just the way states like you have the right to protest you know the right of the owner news. to let you know when you're. 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 the lighter news from the us well one that's probably up in the air hot air balloons calm and all shapes and sizes and these here were populating the skies of new mexico on saturday as the out across 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 any motorbike racer neary and their lee a million balloon and juiciest are expected to attend the week long event in albuquerque. and just a reminder of the top story we're following for you spence for mayor mariano rajoy of warrants that his government is ready to suspend catalonian 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.

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