>> you're watching live from paris on france plans. our top stories this hour -- a day after oklahomaians voted against their government's plan for -- colombians voted against their government's plan for peace. they say they'll go back to the negotiating table. the taliban's storm into kunduz for the second time in a year. this as international donors prepare to take millions to the country at a conference in brussels. and in poland, thousands of women dress from black and go on strike to protest against proposals to make abortion illegal in nearly all cases.

ssistant >> first, though, it was billed as a chance end five decades of war but colombians said. no now, one day after the country rejected a proposed peace deal with farc, both sides are scrambling to find an alternative. president santos and the leader of farc have promised to go back to the negotiating table. we have this report. >> refusing to give up on peace, the leader of colombia's farc rebels said he was ready to work with the government to fix the failed accord. >> there are various ways to read the referendum results and we must analyze them to see what needs to be fixed.

>> colombian president juan manuel santos says he remains committed to peace and called for all political participants to meet for a new round of talks on monday. upon learning of the deal dole's offered to dono step down. reacting to the shock referendum, members of the international community also called on colombia to stay on the path for peace. >> we know that the areas most affected by the war in oklahoma ba, which are basically the war zones -- rural zones -- >> they remained optimistic despite the referendum's result and dispatched to start a new round of talks. >> i sense a profound desire by the colombian people to tend

violence. >> consider today lenient by its opponents, it was rejected by half a percentage point. a successful renegotiation could hinge on whether the farc can semiharsher sanctions such as giving their drug money to the government or having more members stand trial. >> hungary's prime minister says he will amend the constitution to permit the country from allowing migrants. a low turnout renledterled vote invalid. the e.u. wants states to accept migrants in order to ease countries like italy. for european authorities, hangry's failure to turn out and vote over whether the country should accept may grants marine base a sigh of relief in

brussels. >> by abstention from the vote they voted at the end against an attempt of the government and therefore i think we are grateful to the hungarian people who refused the proposal. >> back in budapest, though, some see it differentlyly. while turn outwas well under the 50% needed to validate the referendum, those who did vote were overwhelming against what they say as foreign interference. they believe they have enough political ammunition to keep pushing their agenda. >> unless he announces he's going to amend the fundamental law, which might trigger further coalition with the european union, he has the backing of more than three million voters in hungary who rejected the

migration policy of the european union. >> they hoped they could relieve the pressure on italy and greece, the two first points of arival. however, after hungary led the charge in literally blocking immigration through eastern europe, imp limitation called to a crawl with just 500,000 processed so far. >> the tall pan has overrun a major city in afghanistan. fighters launched an attack on kunduz last night, the same city it seized briefly last year. there has been fierce fighting and police and other officials have being -- been fleeing to safety. it comes on the brink of an international aid conference for afghanistan. >> kunduz in the hands of the taliban. an official from the group told "france 24" that the city had fallen after hours of combat.

>> he said that they control the town and now we have the footage to prove it but what you should know, too, is that, the offensive started yesterday but it has been more than a month that they are advancing all around the city. >> witnesses say the taliban struck kunduz in the early hours of monday morning, slipping through the city's security perimeter. the people in kunduz have suffered heavy casualties and thousands of families have been displaced. >> kunduz was the taliban's northern stronghold before they were overthrown. taliban fighters captured it a year ago. it was the first time since losing power in 2001 that the group p had taken control of a provensrnl capital but flair -- proventionrbleexam capital but a

few hours later, they were driven out. they incurred dozens of casualties after dozens of u.s. ets bombed them. the president heads to brauseles for an international aid conference tuesday and wednesday and expects a donation of several million dollars to help the worn-torn country. >> the largest hospital inin th syrian city of aleppo has been completely destroyed by air strikes, according to the syrian american medical society. russian and syrian government warplanes continue to bomb the rebel-held part of the city despite international condemnation. the u.n. said on sunday the health care system had been all but destroyed. women across poland dressed in black and went on strike monday to protest a proposal to make abortion illegal in almost all

situations. staunchly catholic poland already has some of the tightest laws in the world but an independent group backed by the church wants the laws to go even further. >> thousands of polic -- polish women are on strike on a day dubbed black monday. supporters are wearing black, a sign of mourning for what they call the death of women's rights in poland as government officials decide whether to impose a near total ban on abortion. >> i'm an cath accountant. my bosses let me take the day off. i'm here so my daughter has freedom of choice in poland, so nobody tells me how to live, what irked do with my own body and my child's body. the current law only allows abortion if the fetus is irreversibly damaged, if the mother's life is in danger or if

the pregnancy resulted from remain or incest. but under the new law, all cases would be criminalized. including cases where the woman risks losing her life. even some catholics are concerned. >> i don't agree that a 12-year-old girl that gets raped has to give birth to children of her rapist and the victim would be forced to do that. >> a parliamentary commission is examining the new proposal, which seeks for up to five years in prison for women seeking abortions and for doctors who perform them. only a handful of countries, including the vatican have a stricter abortion policy. >> russia's president has awe suspended an agreement with the united states on plutonium dispostal. vladimir putin said it was a response to what he called unfriendly acts by washington. the deal, which was signed in 2000, commences both countries

o the safe disposal of plutonium and shows that putin is willing to use nuclear disarmament as leverage in conflicts over syria. it's a race against time for people in cuba, haiti and jamaica as one of the strongest storms in 10 years barrels to the caribbean islands. it's expected to bring up to 40 images of rain and winds up to 140 miles per hour 6. haiti, the poorest country is particularly vulnerable to natural disasters. >> major roads in kingston flooded. hurricane matthew has lashed jamaica. fishermen in port royal have grounded their boats in preparation for the strong winds. >> the weather, you know.

[unintelligible] >> the storm is moving slowly over the atlantic but its center is expected to hit northwestern haiti and jamaica late on monday. haiti is particularly as a rule international to natural disasters due to poor housing and lack of resources. >> weaver already living in misery. our situation will get worse because we don't have resources or work. >> hundreds have been evacuated in the south of the country in cuba as well, where ma 12450u -- matthew is set to hit by tuesday. >> we would rather not leave our homes but we must do it to have peace of mind. >> matthew is bringing maximum winds of 230 kilometers an hour and life-threatening ravenlt experts say it's the most powerful atlantic hurricane since 2007 as he briefly reached the top five clatchings on monday.

>> the u.s. reality star kim kardashian has left france after he was she was robbed in gunpoint at paris. thieves dressed adds police burst into her residents, tied her up and made off with millions in jewelry. she was badly shaken but physically unharmed. >> kanye west was halfway through a new york concert when he heard the news of his wife. it brought the show to an end. thousands of miles away from paris, kim kardashian had been robbed at gunpoint. it was the middle of the night when five masked men broke into the tv star's luxury resident. they turned up to the building dressed as police officers, handcuffed the concierge then forced them to lead them to the star's apartment. kardashian was tied up and left in the bathroom while the robbers left with more than 6 million euros of jewelry in a

statement, a spokesperson said the star had been badly shaken but physically unharmed. the private resident is located behind the mad lynn church, an address reportedly popular among celebrities. leading politicians have said that the theft could put tourists off from visiting the city. >> this could also affect paris. do you realize how much bad publicity this could bring? >> she'd been in the capital for paris fashion week. the robbery rounds off an unlucky few days. last week she was ambushed by a man while walking to a restaurant in that incident, too, she escaped unhurt. >> the poem has criticized the teaching of gender studies in school, saying choosing gender is wrong is akin to what he

called-oal colonization. pope francis has been lauded in the past for his progressive looks on houma sexuality but the lgbt community has condemned his latest remarks. >> the poem attacked the teaching of gender theory during a visit. the idea that people may choose to identify as male, female, both or neither. he says he has received word from a parent this is happening in french schools. >> it is one thing for a person to have this tend ski. to have this option and even another , but it's thing to teach a gender theory in schools along these lines in order to change mentality. call this organizational

colonization. a new section was introduced to the high school boyology syllabus five years ago. it may be at the center of this debate. it is called becoming a man or a woman. the government has rejected these claims outright, as did a representative from one of the leading teaching unions. >> the syllabus is clear. it asks us to pass on the values of the republic, like gender equality and learning how to break up the discrimination which exists in our society. >> those campaigning against gay marriage take a different view. >> instead of responding to children's questions in a simple and constructive way, here in france, it's more about deconstructing established enormous. the result is children feeling worried, unsettled and eventually suffering. >> this is the latest of a number of the pope's contributions to his church's ongoing debate on homosexuality.

>> a japanese biologist has won the nob nobel prize for medicine. yoshinori ohsumi from the tokyo institute of technology won for process where the a cell recycles parts of itself. >> it's one of the greatest honor for the a scientist. much to a surprised japanese biologist, yoshinori ohsumi was awarded the nobel prize in medicine for unlocking the mystery of so-called etofogy. >> of course as a researcher, i think there is no higher honor than this these past years, i've been grateful to receive many awards but i feel the nobel prize carries a particular weight. >> etofogy refers to a process where give a cell recycles part of its own contents to stay

healthy. the natural defense our body uses to fight off viruses and invading bacteria. scientists have been aware of this phenomenon since the early 1960's but knew little about how it it worked until yoshinori ohsumi's experiments with baker's yeast in the 1990's. he proved that failure of ef -- tofogy is linked with many diseases such as cancer, parkinson's and time ii diabetes. his discoveries have boosted the development of drugs that can fight it. he's the 25th recipients across all categories. >> headlines again for this hour. in afghanistan, the taliban have stormed the city of kunduz, overrunning the strategic northern hub for the second time in a year. do as international donors

neither pledge millions in brussels. president santos and the leader of the farc guerillas say they'll go back to the negotiating table in colombia. and in poland, thousands of women have been dressing in black and going on strike in protest for making abortions illegal in almost all cases. let's go to business news. kate is with us in the studio. we're starting with the british prime minister's teresa may's now. that the brexit proceedings will begin in march next year. that's triggered some serious financial fallout. >> similar to what we saw in june in the wake of that june. the pound sterling hitting a three-year low against the euro and dropping back to nearly that same level against the dollar as it did in june. that was a 31-year low. since the brexit vote in june,

it's down 14% near the -- against the dollar. it's recovered a little bit as the session wore on. 1.29 to the dollar and 1.19 against the euro. the markets knew this day was coming. investors were unsettled by the prospect of a hard brexit. take a listen. >> hard and soft brexit, obviously the government is trying to get away from that binry choice and wants to still suggest there is something along the middle. i think the market and the pound is telling us a choice has to be made and if it is toward the hard brexit route, it's going to be downward pressure on the british pound. >> both teresa may and her clans lower hammond have said that they're confident that the post-brexit economy will emerge

strong. the frrm predicted a period of turbulence but outlined more government spending to help balance the shock to the economy. >> brexit does mean brexit and we are going to make a success of it. >> painting a picture of a bright future. focusing on the infrastructure rather than his predecessor's promise to balance the budget by 2020. philip hammond sees communications and transport as key to the economy. >> raising our productivity, rebalancing our economy, rebuilding our infrastructure. and ensuring that everyone can contribute to and benefit from the growth that follows. sailing. t be plain

the u.k.'s decision to leave the uropean union entrusted fiscal uncertainty. they worry the government is leaning toward a hard brexit that would leave britain in favor of strict controls on migration. >> this government will fight for the best possible deal for british business and british workers. >> more than three months have passed since the u.k. surprised the world by voting to leave the e.u. since then, economists have been bracing for aftershocks and future shocks. immediate drops on the value of the pound drew fierce of an economic crisis and the government has oned of further turbulence to come. >> let's check in on the stock markets. stock markets don't really like uncertainty. the market closing there up 1.2%. the paris just above the flat

line. wall street is trading downwards this hour. the u.s. released weak economic data to kick off the fourth quarter. manufacturing hitting a three-month low in september and major indexes between a third and half a percentage point each. on thursday -- tuesday, the french government is expected to unveil a plan to save a factory in eastern france. e state, which holds a 20% stake says it wants to keep production at the plant. it's trying to save it just months before the presidential election. there's an order of high-speed trains as well as the investment of 70 million euros so it can be used as a maintenance center and eventually a factory to make electric busses. those details to come on tuesday. germanen firms are courting

business in iran. agents omic advisor led on the a two-day visit to teheran. he said that deals had been signed with iranian partners including a steel maker. exports have rison about 15%. the economy minister said that deeper engagement was still possible. take a listen. >> traditionally iran has very good relations with germany. they have not been developed because of the political conflict over the last cup os have year. iran wants german technology. at the same time there are substantial economic opportunities here. mechanical insurance lasts for everything that is big business in germany. also, one must not expect miracles. politically we want to support

the current government. >> frankfurt shares didn't trade on monday but the new york listed shares of deutsche bank continued to fall on thursday. they reversed a slump late on friday on the reports they were negotiating a deal to pay about 1/3 of a $14 billion fine in the u.s. but that report has yet to be confirmed or details released. the bank itself was the focus of a war of words. supporters have accused the u.s. of waging an economic war by fining the bank. while others said the bank had only to blame it on the difficulties. the lucrative but illegal industry elephant ivory sometimes known as white gold. an international commission has called for the closing of domestic ivory markets around around the world but the fight may not be over. >> the united nations calling on

member countries to ban domestic ivory sales. that was the agreement reached at a meeting on the convention of international trade and endangersed species on sunday. 192 nations agreed to a resolution that such domestic markets should be shut down instead of simply regulated. international trade of elephant tutusks has beenen banned by t u.n. since 19 9 but many countries have continued trailed in pieces. -- trade in piece. elephant poaching has surged. the population of after-- african elephants has fallen. . china is the world's largest consumer of ivory and has declared its intention to shut down it markets. the u.s. imposed a near total ban in june.

japan has so far existed citing the strict regulation of its internal trailed. illegal wide live trade is worth about 18 million billion per year. the debate and johannesburg isn't over. southern african countries that bibia and dim babb way have argued that their elephant populations are healthy enough to sustain an ivory trailed. >> finally, if you want someone to talk to at the end of the day this new exan yoon may be for you. toyota has unveiled a tiny talking robot, which will go on sale next year for about $400. it's about the size of a coffee mug. a hand held version of an android that's already been used

by used by astronauts in the united states. it can respond to emotion, which could make it popular among japan's aging population. of course, it's not all all trustic for toyota. they hope this technology could eventually be used inqéa

10/0/03/16 10/03/16 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> we thought the yes vote was going to win. we had hoped columbia was going to understand the was as door chance to end a war that doesn't make any sense. it doesn't make sense that six money people displaced and 500,000 people killed. amy: in a shocking development, voters in colombia have narrowly rejected a peace deal that would have ended one of the world's longest-running armed conflicts. we will get the latest. then to pioneering