this is v.w. news live from berlin a message of defiance from iran as renewed u.s. sanctions come into force the country's president says that tehran will bypass the measures and calls on the country to resist but what will the fallout be for ordinary iranians we have the latest from our correspondent in tehran also coming up everything's still up for grabs as campaigning ahead of the u.s. midterm elections enters its final hours many say the stakes have never been higher plus. the.

cuban american thing or economy a cup bejo sweeps the board at the m.t.v. europe music awards but this year's event is not only about entertainment with better and singer janet jackson taking to the stage to talk about her difficult past. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program aronian president hassan rouhani is urging his country to stand up to what he calls a bullying enemy he was speaking as the u.s. reimpose all sanctions lifted three years ago as part of an international deal to limit tehran's nuclear program the restrictions target key areas of the iranian economy including the oil financial and shipping sectors but rouhani says that iran will not be intimidated by the measures. at markets like this one iranians have

been feeling the costs of sanctions long before they came into effect the mere threat has sent inflation soaring and prices doubling in just a year leaving household budgets squeezed there was a man here today who did not have money to buy a lotion for his baby because the economic situation is getting worse the people are very poor and times are hard each of. the effects are felt beyond the bazaar with iran's oil and finance sectors washed it major international companies are withdrawing from tehran at this advertising business they have had to sack several staff. that's really heart breaking it's heart breaking for the people that we talk to to say that look i'm so sorry there is no business and therefore if there's no business i cannot give you a job they've studied they're excited about what they want to do in the future. no

hope is being taken away from them the man behind the sanctions u.s. president donald trump hopes they will maximize pressure on iran iran sanctions are very strong the strongest sanctions result for a vote. we'll see what our friends were the rock but they're not doing very well i can tell you iran is not doing very well but to run shows little sign of bending a defiant president hassan rouhani pledge to ignore the sanctions while they're showing this is an economic war we're standing up to a believing enemy yes that he said on hussein was in front of us to day it is trump there is no death bulis shame. ramping up the rhetoric iran is pointing the finger at donald trump and its leaders talking tough in a bed to stop economic hardship from turning into anti regime sentiment. and let's get more now with correspondent your browser who is joining us from tehran he is

a correspondent with the german public broadcaster c they asked new york we saw the regime bringing out tens of thousands of supporters over the weekend how are these tough sanctions likely to affect support for iran's leader leaders. well what we saw the pictures we saw on the weekend of course was a well staged propaganda show organized by the iranian government as you said they shipped thousands of people from all over the country to tyranny to send out a strong signal of national unity but if you talk to the people the majority i think is of course dissatisfied with the performance of the rouhani government the people saw the prices going up over the last couple of months they saw the value of the national currency going down and many might lose their jobs in the next weeks so the people are disappointed but to my impression the potential of disappointment is still not big enough to be taken to the streets and on the political level washington says that it sanctions that there and at curbing iran's ballistic

missile and nuclear programs and what it calls support for terror so ultimately do you think that we're likely to see the regime backing down there in iran. where referring to the public statements made by both the rouhani government and the religious leadership i'd say no i mean president rouhani went on television this morning and he repeated that the iranian government is not ready to talk to the united states as long as they keep up their precondition i think it's it's about finding a face saving way for bringing the reigning leadership to the negotiating table and to include the conventional weapons because after the lift of the of the sanctions in two thousand and fifteen iran substantially beefed up their support for the lebanese hezbollah militia they are now posing a massive threat to israel and this is in my opinion the actual background for the us reimposing the sanctions but at the moment i think iran is not ready to talk

about their conventional weapons and of course iran says that it's going to get around the sanctions but how exactly are they planning on doing that. well there are certain measures that have been taken over the last couple of days i don't think that they are. indians really count on european support so what they did is for for example they reopen the chamber of the around stock exchange trying to bring buyers and sellers together of oil an enormous lee and then there's another story that we know about eleven million barrels of crude oil being stored on tankers in the persian gulf. in oil tankers switched of the radio in order not to be found and tracked but on the other hand the u.s. have established a task force trying to detect these loopholes and prevent iran from generating income so i think what we are going to see over the next couple of weeks is kind of a hide and seek game between two iran and washington. correspondent your browser

with a view from tehran thank you. to the united states now where democrats and republicans are making their final appeals to voters as the midterm elections draw ever closer the poll on tuesday is widely seen as a referendum on the charm president say he has been crisscrossing the country to boost support for his party. president trump arise for the campaign's home strange and his official plea it's how he's managed to appear at two to three events per day he's been addressing his supporters in vast hangars his name though is not on the ballot he's hoping to win over undecided voters to the republicans by focusing on mass migration democrats are openly encouraging millions of illegal aliens to break our laws violate our sovereignty over run our borders and destroy our nation strong many ways we can. the president's message sounds simple

enough but america's election analysts are having a tough time gauging the trump effect the congressional elections are complex the constituencies candidates and demographics differ greatly across the country and texas senator ted cruz is up against democratic hopeful bisa overwork one of his main issues america's obsession with guns. thirty thousand people are killed in this country every year in gun violence new other developed country on the planet even comes close each of these state and local races is also being seen as a referendum on president trump and many states the polling stations have been open for weeks and a record voter turnout is expected on cheezy. let's get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world and indonesian official has said that the black box data recorder from a downed a lion air flight indicates that the jet had

a damaged airspeed indicator the instrument was reportedly problematic during the last four flights of the boeing seven thirty seven the aircraft crashed late last month killing all one hundred eighty nine people on board. saudi arabia has told the u.n. human rights body that it will persecute the alleged perpetrators and the. killing of journalist jamal khashoggi and in turkey a pro-government newspaper has reported that a saudi team purportedly sent to investigate slaying at the country's istanbul consulate instead worked to remove evidence. the first group of central americans traveling in a caravan through mexico have reached the country's capital mexico city they're still about one thousand kilometers from the united states where they intend to seek asylum president trump has ordered thousands of troops to the border with mexico to stop them from entering. storms in italy have killed at least twenty

nine people this week in sicily nine members of two families lost their lives in the same house when two rental rains and high winds caused a nearby bridge for to burst its banks forecasters warn more severe weather lies ahead. they were just trying to enjoy the long weekend when the house was flooded nine family members including a baby and two children dead all my family is dead cries the father over and over again really this is about the. two families had gathered in a sicilian country villa going to a nearby river encouraged by heavy rainfall burst its banks. when the rich are going to with the thread when these tragedies happen they happen suddenly they do not give you any warning because until yesterday afternoon it was fine here we don't know i'm so sorry for these children it breaks my heart for these children

knowing what happened. three other people died on the island when their cars were swept away. after surveying the area from the air prime minister. commented on the recent events. have already announced that next week in the cabinet will declare a state of emergency for all the regions that need it sicily has already requested we declare a state of emergency but i think this request will be updated in light of the recent tragedies. of the. heavy storms have battered the whole of the to leave for a week with the country snow earth being hit especially hard thousands of trees like here in the vonetta region uprooted in just a few days. more than two hundred million euros have already been earmarked for relief but damage estimates are in the billions and

warnings for extreme weather are still in place six italian regions remain on high alert for new storms. that cuban american singer. was the top winner at the m.t.v. europe music awards taking home for accolades including best artist the show in the spanish city of bilbao also featured a stellar performance by singer janet jackson she gave an emotional speech about the abuse that she has suffered during her career. sisters united the ladies were in charge at the m.t.v. europe music video awards. and the monkees. and leading the charge was camilla cabello with the hit that propelled her to stardom back in twenty seventeen. a van to climb to number one on several charts around the world after its release or. any of that at this ears awards the

twenty one year old cuban american cleaned up during the ceremony in bilbao spain. she took home best video best us act best song and best artist. the movie endless espanol is a story for. another leading lady stepped forward to receive the global icon award janet sachs. janet jackson moved the audience with her me to acceptance speech after more than forty years of fighting her way through the male dominated music industry. i am one of those women . women who have been gagged both literally and the motion only women who have been abused women who have been intimidated women who have lived in fear i stand with you you have the. checks and says

artist all share responsibility to speak out against gender inequality crosses all borders recognizes the dignity of all people and of ferns the beauty of all faiths. pop diva nicki minaj also went home with both hands full she won the awards for best look and best hip hop as genre that has. historically offered little room for female megastars. outside in the red carpet the night's big winner camila cavallo offered advice about following one's dreams as well as this message to u.s. fans. no but yes very important imo. it was a star studded night led by the ladies in spain. they're watching d.w. news still to come on the program as americans for paired to vote in

a critical midterm election we visit parts of the south still waiting for the economic boom to hit other regions. and with that you're up to date after a short break gary hart all first will join you don't go away susan. lucci.