this is news coming to you live from berlin britain's prime minister suffers a major defeat as parliament seizes control of the ranks of the german lawmakers want to prevent the u.k. from crashing out of the e.u. without a deal boris johnson retaliates by saying he'll call for an early election. also coming up devastation in the bahamas the scale of the disaster caused by hurricane dorian begins to emerge tens of thousands of pounds have been destroyed huge numbers of people are without food. and xenophobic violence sweeps across south

africa several people are dead after riders attacked foreign businesses and migrant workers. hello i'm terry martin and welcome to the program britain's prime minister boris johnson is bracing for another showdown in parliament today after suffering in the feet over his brags that strategy last night lawmakers voted to seize control of parliament business so they can vote today on legislation to prevent the u.k. from crashing out of the e.u. without a deal at the end of october johnson has responded by saying he would call a snap election. and would do it with boris johnson's 1st parliamentary veitch as british prime minister and he lost it but he could stop it. this was to the right story 128 the news to the left

301 to the oh you have it the guys have it i'm not going to johnson was healed by a huge rebellion among his own conservative m.p.'s 21 of them joining the opposition to seize the bricks agenda of costing johnson he's working majority they're trying to pass a law that would delay the u.k. takes it from the e.u. and prevent annoyed deal breaks it johnson insists deal or no deal grex it will happen on october the 31st he says he has no option now but to call for an early general election i was i don't want to mention pretty any peace go to tomorrow to stop the goshi actions and to compel i'm not the point is delayed to brit's it potentially for years that would be the only way to resolve this who johnson could

struggle to get a 2 thirds majority needed to approve an early poll opposition leader jeremy coburn has long called for elections but now says he wants a great of them until the end he neuer deal bill passes the general election there is no consent in this house to leave the european union without a deal i know majority for no deal in the country i on wednesday the crossed party alliance will introduce their bill to july breaks it with october 31 just over 8 weeks away all the turmoil and political maneuvering is only starting more confusion about how and when breaks it will happen i was well for the very latest let's cross over to our correspondent charlotte parts in london and our correspondent max off blood is standing by for us in brussels let's start with you charlotte. high drama in the british parliament where does it go

from here starting with today. well we've witnessed quite an extraordinary showdown yesterday then palm and boris johnson essentially lost that vote in parliament seized the paper he kicked out 21 members out of his conservative party so those rebels that voted against him so boris johnson in paula meant has definitely lost his majority and we're expecting that showdown to continue today in parliament we are expecting later this afternoon a vote on whether to force boris johnson's hand whether to force him to ask the european union for yet another extension this time until january 31st this is what this bill is about it has to be approved 1st of all by parliament and then also by the house of lords so this will drag on in the course of the week and if that vote a successful boris johnson has already said he is calling for and other election

for a general election he believes he has lost the leverage to negotiate with the european union to find another deal and therefore he is seeking another mandate a mandate this time around to really see his back through and for the u.k. to leave the european union by october 31st so we might see a general election here in the u.k. coming up very soon. through with situation there in london a crumbling government worked at these developments mean for the e.u. and its preparations for briggs. it's just said that boris johnson believes he might lose his leverage with the e.u. i think the consensus here in brussels is universally never had any leverage but believe it or not his chief brags that envoy david frost is in town to officially negotiate things like the back stop very contentious that is the insurance policy against the hard border between northern ireland which is part of the u.k. and the republic of ireland which is part of the european union and you remember

when boris johnson said they're making good progress and a deal with the e.u. was within reach and that he had plans to replace this backstop with an alternative well you officials here in brussels say they've never seen any of those plans that these plans do not exist and that's why many here think that the real plan of the johnson administration is to have a no deal bragg's it so that's what the e.u. is preparing for right now expected to announce new measures to get the european union prepared for no deal drugs that charlotte as you mentioned johnson has lost his majority now in parliament has a general election in the u.k. now become unavoidable. well everything seems to lead up to a general election that is absolutely right the question is just how and when is this going to happen on the how boris johnson has is seeking a general election he has said that but he needs

a 2 thirds majority in parliament to see that through we might see a vote on that later today and we will have to see if the labor party of the opposition party approves of a general election they have said they will do so if that bill that i mentioned before comes through so this is on the how on the when boris johnson is seeking a general election on october 15th that is the date we're hearing right now that will be shortly before the big e.u. summit where the exit and the deadline and possible no deal breck said is going to be discussed that is what we're hearing about paula mendez very afraid that boris johnson might send them and he has provoked parliament is that boris johnson might send them on vacation on a break and then push those general elections back to november 1st so one day off the u.k. has left the european union possibly if it is after boris johnson's opinion possibly

after that day where the u.k. has left the european union with no deal with the heartbreak said so we'll have to see where this leads today but a general election does seem very likely and if it comes to that it will be more of a referendum again on whether to stay in the european union or not a question that really has divided this country over the past 2 years max there's a good chance that you will see the e.u. for another extension of the brig's that deadline will you groet. this is going to be a topic in any case we expect that at least 1st of all because of what's happening in the house of commons right now that some might be forced by parliament to do that but even in the case of snap elections you might have a new government that will have a very ready little time to sort things out so this is likely to come many at least here think it's likely to come but remember what happened in april back then when

they ready extended the braggs a deadline for the 1st time it was a very tough thing to do not because of medical the chancellor of germany she seems more in the camp of we have this historic responsibility and if we have more time to sort this out then we should take it but in my new in my cong the french president he was very hard to convince already in april it will be even harder this time around he'll only do it with a real perspective that things in the u.k. actually will change though the outcome of snap elections might give him that reasoning might be the thing that he needs to do that but in any case the e.u. automatically granting an extension not going to happen it will need like i said some serious convincing a lot of uncertainty there. in brussels thank you so much and to charlotte in london charlotte potts thanks again. of course we bring you all the latest developments all the breaks a story as we get them today let's catch up on some of the other stories making

headlines around the world today in haiti opposition supporters have ransacked parliamentary offices in a bid to impede a session with lawmakers it comes with the country facing widespread political and economic unrest chronic fuel shortages and worsening poverty have been stoking months of anti government protests. russian authorities have dropped charges gets 5 protesters who were arrested in connection with anti-government rallies in late july the men have been charged with rioting but they walked free from jail after investigators said they found no evidence of home. and the u.s. defense department says it's diverting $3600000000.00 for military construction projects to fund present trumps controversial border wall with mexico. clarity of national emergency and cover story to gain access to depends on after congress refused to grant him money for a war. apocalyptic devastating just some of the words being used

to describe the situation in the bahamas as it begins to survey the fallout from hurricane dorian the full scale disaster is only just emerging large parts of the islands are flooded and thousands of homes have been completely destroyed at least 7 people are confirmed dead but authorities say that figure is set to rise. to. the bird's eye view of the ruins left behind in the bahamas. dorian is the strongest storm to hit the island since the beginning of march on whether reco wants. to catch a grief i have hurricane pummeled the region with winds up to $300.00 canal much as an hour. the red cross says the storm has destroyed more than 13000 homes several people have been killed schools more injured. do you like that i don't think my god. oh my god. this is one of.

the country's agricultural minister film dries in floodwaters in his own house. he said some areas a 7 and a half meters under water. so. but most residents don't live in such grand houses many have lost their homes and possibly their lives countless people are still missing. in the mid surface to start tragedy. in town itself. mission and focus now on. this search and rescue and recovery. meanwhile the u.s. state of florida has been preparing for dorian's arrival people in vulnerable areas have been ordered to leave their homes the national guard has been deployed even if the hurricane doesn't end up hitting florida as hard as expected the state's governor has warned the storm shouldn't be underestimated wow we think this is

a much better track than we were looking at 72 hours ago we just asked people to stay safe remain vigilant. but not everyone is taking things a seriously. and some a choosing to remain calm. yeah we're ready my house been years and 57 to. me i'm ready we're having floods. lose all my stuff buy new stuff. begin i can swim. afloat. but these images might just instill some respect this is dorian as seen from the international space station the hurricane has a diameter of some 450 kilometer is. unpredictable into struct a full us. hong kong government is expected to formally withdraw a controversial extradition bill which sparked months of anti-government demonstrations according to local media reports hong kong's chief executive kerry

will meet with lawmakers later today before filing scrapping the bill a law would have allowed or residents be extradited to mainland china protesters said it posed a threat to the territories semi autonomous status. well for more on this let's cross over to william yang he's standing by in hong kong for us william what are your sources telling you is terry lamb really going to officially withdraw all that controversial bill. so yes several local news outlets have already reported an hour ago about caroline is actually now a meeting with members of the probating legislators and. deputies to the national people's congress and also executive committee members inside the building that's just right. basically she is going to formally play out the plan bashing well

announced the formal withdrawal of the bill and on top of that there have been other news reports about maybe she well announced the plan of setting up a fact finding mission into the police brutality which has been heavily requested and demanded by protesters on the street over the last few weeks now the withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill is one of the key demands of the pro-democracy demonstrators if it is withdrawn will that east tensions. in fact just like you said though which are all of the bill is only one of the 5 demands that the protesters have the chance and demanding on the street over the last 3 months and on popular social media platforms in telegrams there have been. protesters demanding that all fife to me it's nice to be made that for the whole movement it's going to stop so even though this news comes as

a surprise and also likely is he some tension but it's unlikely to really pull them all together what about hong kong's leader who's playing such a key role in this regard is what do you what is her status at this point because yesterday an audio recording immersed in which she seemed to say she wanted to quit and then hours later she held a press conference insisting she will stay on where does she stand. so based on. yesterday and it's unlikely that. well long to. stay on but. making some concessions like formally announcing that withdrawal of the bill is some way for her to maybe you hope to ease the way you continue to stay in power and so that she can balance between ruling tongue on based on the beach essential government's wishes as at the same time make it easier for her to your maintain a relationship with the unconscious citee william thank you very much brings up

today is william yang there in hong kong. in south africa least 5 people have been killed in riots targeting migrant workers and foreign owned businesses is the latest outbreak of violence against immigrants near johannesburg is part of a trend a possibility towards foreign workers in the country president cyril rowe oppose a has condemned the attacks. taking to the streets to vent their frustration against foreigners starting on sunday mobs of protesters turned violent looting shops and attacking immigrant shopkeepers and workers. police patrolled the city trying to restore calm. they fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters. dozens have been arrested since monday. the violence has also spread to the capital pretoria and to the township of alexandra in northeastern johannesburg residents

started the work of cleaning up their plundered shops and regional authorities expressed their frustration yes it is important that we strengthen border security there but we can't do so without its own he's gotten to say no for we can't do so we thought that's the violence and we can do so without a lot when they came you know it's one to use this it's a way to put their own sense it's been a feat president cyril ramaphosa has also condemned the violence migrants from other african countries come to south africa searching for work authorities have not ruled out using armed force to stop the protests if the attacks on foreign workers continue. short while ago i spoke to. in johannesburg i began by asking him to describe the situation there today. at the moment things are calm people are just doing their business their daily business now going to wake

and sin a number of children going to school but the situation might change because the protest does have threatened to go to jail house big city center institute today because they're claiming that to put in has killed 2 of deaf people last night so they have saved it at this afternoon they will be in jail han's big noting there to punish the 14 that's what they are saying what they have done but currently the situation is calm the police is also columnist with what's driving this way violence why are the looters targeting foreigners. in what is a saying they've made plain that the foreigners are taking their jobs they're saying that an employee but most of these 4 knows that they're enjoying employment they're also saying most of the put in as a pick and brags that right across the city and across this province of helping so they are blaming it blaming them or for that and they are saying they won them to

go back to their homes they normally don't want them here they want them to leave them in peace so this is most of the sentiments but we had a civil society organizations that are fighting for michael and saying the government officials are to blame because they have maint some and to michael and sentiments that have also fueled to these attacks that we see today but what we're hearing from the government now is that they're trying to stop this violence what is the government doing now to deal with the situation. the government really what they've done is they have to deploy it in a number of police but the police of being overwhelmed also we have seen in the presidency that i'm a plus a coming out until a vision trying to con the nation saying this must stop and the policeman is now us i want to go a whole day yesterday trying to tell the communities that at least i talk in the formulas but they looked as if told in plain ways that they are not going to stop they will continue this until the weekend the one before the last to leave and

they're not going to stop until it is for nothing have left many of the foreigners or foreign shops that have been targeted by looters these are people from other countries within africa what are the leaders of those countries saying about this african countries and lead doesn't have expressed anger. in south africa right now with the well economic forum just taking place in kept town and we hear that 3 heads of states have constituted that trip to south africa in protest of this this is just a sea of wonder and malawi they have concept they have this this shows that they are they're not satisfied that south africa is doing enough to end these protests and with south africa and football team it was supposed to go to zambia to play this friendly mate but that country is also consul to that may just say that they should not come to zambia also the other side is that to african the does and what

hep b. the ones up to got to do more they want these talks and routines to stop and stop right now so the bylines in south africa is having international repercussions of correspondent there in johannesburg thank you so much. greece is one of the oldest wine producing regions in the world but like it other european wine making countries the industry there is beginning to feel the heat from climate change rising temperatures affect both the quantity and the quality of grapes those whose livelihood depends on it are having to adapt fast. as it has been for millennia greek wine is all about the quality of the grapes being picked as well as being a tourist hot spot the island of santorini is known for its wine more than 10 percent of its surface is covered in vineyards. center many wines are prized for their sharpness and high acidity but as the summers change so to the items grips

the slightest increase in temperature has an impact on both vineyard yields and on great quality. it's the 2nd part that most worries santorini wine makers such as those at the hot seat dockets winery. the maison i may say would have us in the thirty's and the actual vines will certainly continue to exist in terms of these going to even in the most difficult areas. but the quantity of grapes will decrease. and the quality will change as well yes given moment obama not only can do since we can't do much against climate change is to gradually change some of the techniques that we employ actually got here but i want us these i think is going to form irrigation projects and protection against sunburn for grapes are among the changes she believes will be necessary to keep centering the scripts as they are but the need to act fast the island's wine makers say that compared with

30 years ago the grape harvest now starts 2 weeks earlier. petros is a coup says from the venice santos winery believes the island's wine makers and vineyard owners need to work together to keep the sector alive. you know most of the rules he would the way we deal with the environment and the vineyard in particular these me and the group is certainly very important here and on. the musical i think we are at a turning point but the wine makers and ruin the vineyard owners will need to come together in the next 3 years we need to identify the most important factors that are required for us to keep going because some of the key but i would this is the end of what is nice and he's left the. visitors to santorini can still sample that glass or 2 of the island's famous wine whilst enjoying the remarkable views of the surrounding gnc but the heat is on for an industry determined not to let the sun go

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