mission similarly in vietnam back. will be documentaries magazines and talk shows focusing on luther and the groundbreaking events he helps set in motion. richer mission day october thirty first g.w. . this is g.w. newsline but from berlin in kenya the polls are closed votes are being counted in that country's presidential election rerun president kenyatta wants voters to give him another term but take two of those contested election has been marred by

clashes and a lower turnout as the opposition calls for a boycott also coming up confusion in catalonia the region's leader rules out snap elections that could have staved off the record will by the drip it comes a day before spanish lawmakers are due to decide on an unprecedented move we'll take you to barcelona for the latest families communities and citizens across our country are currently dealing with the worst drug crisis in american history. u.s. president donald trump and declares a national public health emergency over addiction to opioids. i bring coffee it's good to have you with us we begin in kenya where vote count. is

underway after a disputed rerun of a contested presidential election the opposition has urged voters to boycott the vote as a result turnout was low even in some areas considered strongholds of president kenyatta polling was pushed back to saturday in four counties where clashes broke out the violence there left at least three people dead dozens wounded. police with water cannons vs opposition supporters armed with stones they were boycotting the election in a slum area of kenya's capital nairobi polling stations in many areas failed to open because of security concerns several deaths and many injuries marred the proceedings. kenya's president or hurricane yeah to cast his vote in upbeat mood his jubilee party's election victory back in august was cancelled because of irregularities leaving kenya in the grip of its worst political crisis in

a decade. and. all we're asking is that kenyans. requesting them humbly that they should in the large numbers. make their decision. their leader. for our country to move. the opposition leader raul loading gas seen here before the vote urged his super alliance supporters to boycott the proceedings. they went further than that intimidating both election volunteers and voters to keep them away from polling stations. were. to believe. what you want to hear. to be here and. we support.

violence also flared in the city of kisumu casualties were ferried to hospital the governor a hard liner during the supporter accused the authorities of punishing the opposition . now or on saturdays remaining kenyatta's probable victory with a low turnout in the rerun is unlikely to end the violence. well given the controversy surrounding that vote we asked our correspondent edith to money whether she thinks the country could be headed for yet another election certainly what opposition leader raila odinga said in a statement that he issued early this morning he said that he would be bringing together a group of people who would get

a free fair and most importantly fresh elections so as far as the opposition is concerned the selection process is not over in fact it never began for them but as to whether or not kenyans want to do this a third time in a span of two months i think there's general fatigue in the country nobody wants to be in an election nearing process but this is a state we find ourselves in and the election commission has the next move. and that was our correspondent edith come on e bay reporting from nairobi in spain it has been a day of twists and turns after the separatist leader of the region of catalonia said that he will not call snap elections elections that might have defused tensions with the spanish government over cattle on independence carlist says it is now up to catalonia as regional parliament to decide whether or not to hold elections the spanish government plans to strip huge amount of his powers and impose direct rule on catalonia possibly beginning tomorrow thousands of probes

that produce supporters waited outside the regional government headquarters today hoping that would declare independence now he did just that after a referendum vote at the beginning of the month but he immediately suspended its implementation. correspondent charlet chosen hill joins us from the kettle on capitol barcelona's she's on that story for us tonight good evening to you charlotte so we're not we're not going to get a snap election we're not getting a declaration of independence the ball seems to be back in the central government's court in madrid tonight doesn't. it certainly does appear that way that's because we know tomorrow the senate in madrid is planning on voting on whether to impose article one five five that would impose direct rule on catalonia it would mean removing those in the regional government from power would also mean taking control of its finances and its police force as well as we have known for

some time that that was likely to happen tomorrow and all indications point to the fact that they will vote in favor first of all because prime minister mariano or hoy's party is pushing for this it has a majority in the senate and secondly because we've heard from its nights that he in a tweet that he wants to quote rescue castle anya's so it does indeed seem that all eyes are going to be on madrid tomorrow and we know that he wants to rescue catalonia implying that he wants to rescue it from its president mr huge amount that he did not mr goodman did not give the announcement that people were expecting today so how do people in catalonia feel now. i think it's bad to say that both those who are in favor of independence and those who are against it actually have something in common today both a walking away from today's developments feeling probably slightly disappointed pro

independence supporters who had really expected pushing on to declare independence today there were thousands of people on the streets in the square behind me saying that they wanted just that the mood was was really quite bitter among the people son who was standing behind me some were even chanting traitor referring to preach among some real anger on the other side those who are against independence may well have been hoping that he would call regional elections today the hope being that it would deescalate what is becoming an increasingly tense situation an increasingly tense situation and that leads us then to tomorrow and the weekend the central government says it's prepared to it's ready to impose direct rule will it and will it be peaceful. that's certainly looks highly likely whether or not it will be peaceful is anyone's guess at this point there were some

rumors that some of the very pro independence factions in the catalan government which try and prevent it happening there were even reports on social media that they were giving people tips on how to stop some of the practical elements of direct rule being imposed sort of taking guardian government buildings for example to make sure that madrid cannot take charge we have already seen some violence on the streets of boston that was on october first the day of the referendum which essentially kicks off this entire crisis the day that it was claimed by the catalan governments that the people voted in favor of independence. then on the streets we saw the police say reach trying to prevent not referendum from taking by. some really violent scenes so there's hope here want to censor that but the potential is very real our correspondent charlotte chosen field on the story for us tonight in barcelona charlotte thank you very much. for germany human rights organizer is back

home in berlin tonight a day after he and fellow activists were released on bail from a turkish prison. and seven others are being tried on terror related charges after being arrested in istanbul here in the german capital many of been expressing relief that shortens release but they remain concerned about other detainees still in turkish prison they prayed here for weeks asking for the release of paper and the other prisoners. story is a congregation member of the guess some in a church in berlin. around one hundred people came to say thank you. so it's a kind of solidarity that one is able to express and i find it very nice and it's even nicer that he's free as a show in this conflict it certainly gives one the feeling that prayers can do something it's

a confirmation of that also that solidarity and sticking to it makes sense and all situation is sinful and this does ayers a power and it we were connected to pay to who was also praying at six p.m. . just a few hours earlier flew out of istanbul. his nightmare was over. he was visibly moved. i'm really grateful and i can say we are really grateful for everybody who supported us legally diplomatically and with solidarity. he is now free but the charges haven't been dropped he still stands accused of having supported a violent terrorist organization. but the relief of german politicians at his release is palpable. floyds we were very pleased when the news came that paid astroid now was to be freed he was wrongly imprisoned in turkey

for three months but now is the time to bear in mind that there are still german citizens being unlawfully held in prison in turkey. if not a sensational we should encourage turkey to take more of these steps to release the other prisoners especially the journalists where the accusations were made up out of thin air. journalists such as dennis you child or messala tolu who are still hoping that intervention will happen in their cases. the breakthrough leading to shortness release is said to have resulted from a secret meeting between former german chancellor. and turkish president. they got seventy church members in berlin are continuing their parents and intercessions begging for the release of the other prisoners. in the united states president donald trump has declared opioid drug drug addiction a national public health crisis opioid drugs have become the main cause of death

among americans under the age of fifty more than ninety people die every day in the u.s. from opioid drug overdoses in two thousand and fifteen the death toll was more than thirty three thousand now that is a four fold increase in deaths since one thousand nine hundred ninety most people start with pain relief pills described by their doctor now these are the biggest killers by overdose and those who can no longer afford these pills they usually turn to cheaper opioid drugs such as heroin and fentanyl they are shipped illegally from mexico and china significant increases in overdose death rates were primarily seen in the eastern part of the united states the highest death tolls occur in these four states new hampshire ohio west virginia and kentucky president dr address the severity of the opioid crisis in a speech at the white house today this is part of what he said. as you all know

from personal experience families communities and citizens across our country are currently dealing with the worst drug crisis in american history and even if you really think about it world history drug overdoses are now the leading cause of unintentional death in the united states by far more people are dying from drug overdoses today then from gun homicides and motor vehicles combined it was us president obama trump. thailand is celebrating the main part of a five day funeral for the country's late key will be tens of thousands of mourners lined the streets as family members and dignitaries from around the world awaited the arrival of the symbolic funeral urn at the crematorium complex music written by the late monarch played alongside the procession and ceremonial cannon fire greeted

the urns arrival and its final destination. and here is a reminder of the top story we're following for you polls have closed in kenya after violence mars' a rerun of the presidential election and the vote has been delayed in four counties at least three people are dead in clashes between opposition protesters and police . you're watching the news live from berlin we'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news. when i'm trying to be comfortable.