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we start with the u.s. election race and both candidates have been hitting the campaign trail hard with over a week to go until voting day. , thed trump is in michigan fbi releasing a bump show that it is reopening the investigation into clinton's e-mails. to play downying the scandal. she and other democrats have criticized the fbi chief james comey over the timing of the announcement and some even accuse him of breaking the law. the question is will it make a difference? reporter: with only days to go until one of the most talked about elections in u.s. history, it is business as usual for hillary clinton. the democratic candidate is blazing through. isd the cheers, the campaign

jilted. the agency's probing new e-mails related to the former secretary of state. having an average lead in the polls. that since the last presidential debate. camp has clinton's gone on the offensive against the fbi. >> it is pretty strange. pretty strange to put something like that out with such little information right before an election. in fact it is not just strange, it is unprecedented and deeply troubling. >> more trouble may still be on the horizon.

>> the trend has been downwards and tightening. that has been typical historically during presidential elections. .he polls tend to tighten she has fallen within the margin of error. this is prior to the news breaking and potentially this could have an effect. reporter: donald trump himself will be tested by yet another scandal. most voters have indeed made up their minds. general whormer lives in exile has been elected president of lebanon. an end to over two years of political deadlock this monday. iran's supreme leader has welcomed the appointment by his spokesman. the end of the political stalemate is more than two years met with thunderous applause.

long awaitedwas a election that marks a shift for lebanon. attempts by deeply flat -- deeply fractured apartment -- deeply fractured department to appoint a leader. theye of his first remarks made reference to the conflict next door. looks lebanon has been spared fires burning across the region. priority tons a prevent any from reaching lebanon. -- he country's lawmakers >> lebanon has improved its fatality and democracy in the middle of this torn arab world. >> this is the beginning of a new period and god willing our politicians will be up to the

dot and make lebanon streams a reality. reporter: the election will not be a magic wand for lebanon. some see the division as a serious fighting conflict that will only deepen. anchor: with me is a former advisor to the lebanese prime minister. he is now at the lebanese information center. thanks for being with us. the victory has been described as a victory for .asbro law -- for hezbollah could we see fresh confrontations with israel? guest: it is more the unity of lebanon. it is tied primarily to the christians who have been marginalized to this is only the third time in lebanon's history

that the lebanese elect a president who has the vast majority of the constituents. chance forave a office because he was assassinated. have -- who represents the vast majority of christians. >> he did reach an agreement with the shiite militia around nine years ago. we had that iran's supreme leader saying this was a victory. is iran going to have a stronger hand in lebanese affairs? >> we have seen what happened in 2006. even saudi arabia has accepted to be litigated to a secondary position.

back, he was in exile and that's why he went to exile. and then he came back to lebanon. hezbollah and contributed a lot to the passing of the un security council resolution 1559, which called for the ouster of -- and the demilitarization of has bala -- of hezbollah. -- inly he entered into which he effectively adopted all the principles. that is sovereignty and independence, the importance of building a centrist state.

he is known to have oscillated on his political views. is on one side one day and another side the other day. only time will tell if he will uphold the most recent one he reached. or he would hold on more with hezbollah, people presumed he forced that agreement. is he going to be on the side of hezbollah? it doesn't sound like it. he made a lot of references to strengthening the central government. to federalizing the government. to national unity.

the arab league's charter -- anchor: he didn't talk about militiah, an armed which wields great power and he didn't talk about lebanon's position toward syria, the you think we might have more clarification as time goes on? guest: he is far more than the donald trump of lebanon. i have respect for his history before he came back from exile. we want to reach national unity. and the lebanese are divided enough as it is. i would like to remove the benefit of a doubt.

see if he can hold it. anchor: thank you very much for talking with us. moving now to the ongoing post crackdown in turkey, more than 10,000 public servants were sacked over the weekend. and now police have arrested several journalists including the editor in chief at one of the few newspapers that criticizes president erdogan. they will not surrender in their fight for freedom and democracy. we can go to ankara. what is behind this latest crackdown in the media? i have no doubt this is just an attempt to intimidate the press. last surviving staunchly

antigovernment newspaper left in turkey. there are other independent newspapers, but they are mildly critical of the government. this was the paper that exposed the fact that the government was truckloads of ammunition to islamic militia in syria. those tracks for carrying humanitarian aid to ethnic turks in syria, they publish photographs and a video on its website showing that the truck's carried artillery shells. after this morning's arrest, istanbul prosecutors issued a statement saying the detainees were suspected of working with -- the grouphind behind the attempted july -- and working for the pkk, the turkish

kurdish insurgent group. ofn if he is not a member those groups -- in other words the prosecutors admitted there was no direct connection between the colonists and the pkk. the suspicions on which they are arrested is just allegation. and the allegations defied logic. he is a staunchly secular newspaper. the pkk is a kurdish nationalist group. it doesn't make sense. this morning's arrests have been condemned by the opposition. referring to the dictatorships of the party.

and saddam hussein. >> let's talk about what is happening. last week they were arrested. they were then protests. >> today they were formally charged with member -- with being members of a terrorist organization. mayors, i of those have interviewed her. rec fest with her and i listened to one of her speeches. i simply cannot believe she is a militant. she is a peaceloving kurdish politician she is the type of kurdish politician the government should welcome. small's -- small daily demonstrations, and according support of the two mayors.

the municipal workers have gone on strike. garbage collection has ground to a halt. reports to theo central government has tried to organize some government garbage collection. the government has cut off the internet. it has also fired 4000 pictures for the alleged terrorist links. the english classes in their school who didn't know english -- now this school has hired some temporary teachers. the shopkeepers are going to observe a one-day strike. this is all political.

anchor: we will have to leave it there. iraqi forces are closing in on the islamic state held city of mosul. have ousted the jihadists from the last two villages to the east of the city. now they wait as there -- as their allies push their way from the south to the west and one of the biggest military operations in years. >> mozilla's at their fingertips after retaking the christian city in the east. iraqi troops liberated the -- ones on the is teen the eastern fringes. they are now so close they can see smoke rising from the district east of the city. >> a la goal is to reach the first residential neighborhood of mosul. ending at 1800 hrs today to lock up and clean the areas on the edge of the city

from our axis. the industrial area. reporter: they must wait. the counterterrorism service must hold their advance until others can make it to the city. they are currently battling islamic state fighters. 54 kilometers south of mosul. >> we inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. victory is coming soon. reporter: paramilitary forces launched an investigation, aiming to cut off the islamic state group supply ties between city that between the city and syria. the next operation will focus on the siege of mozilla. mosul.e of

spain's prime minister has been touring for a second term. this brings to an and 10 months of political stalemate after two inconclusive elections. rajoy may struggle may struggle to govern effectively. it has been years since a russian passenger jet left an airport in egypt and exploded, killing all 224 people on board. it was russia's worst air disaster in history and it led egypt to spend millions of dollars on boosting airline security. as europeans, americans, and russians chose to stay away, egypt is looking to move a new client from china. the strategy is having some

success. reporter: in cairo's historic islamic quarter, businesses fall . chinese tourism is growing fast. coming to egypt -- she does not hide her joy at being there. >> i come here to know the whole story. >> the objection authorities are trying to jumpstart the tourism industry. this key sector has suffered since the revolution of 2011. the country has lost over one third of its visitors. at the ministry of tourism, they focus on a new strategy. >> everything that has happened has had an impact.

we asked ourselves what we can do to prevent the industry from dying. beginning to work on new ways on emerging tourism markets. >> targeting mark's death targeting emerging markets is the latest gamble. -- targeting emerging markets is the latest gamble. >> unfortunately [indiscernible] for five years we switch and everything is gone. with 150,000 visitors, compared to 120,000 in 2015, chinese tourism is booming in egypt. 1% ofchina represents total visitor numbers. not enough to save egyptian tourism. zombies, andes, pumpkins are out tonight as millions of people around the

thed mark halloween as holiday to mark the debt is growing increasingly popular in japan. it is now a $1 billion industry. the shipley a district, places had to stop the traffic to let this colorful parade pass through. people dressing as pokemon characters, zombie brides, and even presidential candidates. there is hillary and donald. very lifelike indeed. some of them looked good. mark carney,out governor of the bank of england. he is staying on longer. >> governor markell on he will be staying on that the bank of until the end of 2019. he will not serve the full eight-year term. he was accused of playing politics in the run-up to the

referendum in june. they were eager to avoid further uncertainty as brexit negotiations loom and come out in some of carney. reporter: the bank of england governor may not have addressed reporters, but mark carney was more than clear in a letter to the british finance minister before stepping down before the end of this term. >> i would be honored to extend my service has governor. >> speculation had swirled over tot -- the first foreigner run the bank and history would do it he came on board on to the 13. later he refused to rule out staying on. for the banks warning, the u.k. would face higher financial

consequences if it moved ahead. now it seems he is willing to stay at least as long as it takes to get the process started. by taking my term in office beyond the expected period of the process, this should help contribute to securing an orderly transition to the uk's new relationship with europe. reporter: downing street indicated that calling on the right man for the job. >> the main distance -- europe the elections also impacted monday session. 9/10 of 1% closing down. inflation in the eurozone rose

to the highest level in two years, the reading for the month of october came in at half a percent. inflation has been 1%. staying in europe, no rules have been broken, this after the former president of the european commission was appointed nonexecutive chairman at goldman sachs. his appointment prompted a campaign to launch legal action to cart his eu pension. while the panel cleared him of any wrongdoing, it found he didn't show judgment in -- judgment in accepting the job. two days before he was due to have his day in court for charges against south africa's ,inance minister -- in court four charges against south africa's finance minister has been dropped. african rallied on the news.

let's take a look at the other stories we are tracking for you. the deal will create a company with revenues of over $32 billion. the merger has been approved by both boards and is expected to close in the middle of 2017. -- andity will be called will be headquartered in dallas and london. centurylink is buying level 3 communications for $34 billion. the two companies will help take on increasing competition. level three routes traffic across the web for the likes of netflix and google. and tesla's elon musk has unveiled a range of new energy products. they aim to illustrate the benefits of the company's recent solar city. a longer lasting home battery as well as roof tiles were part of the rollout. they are expected to hit the

markets later this year. yearit has been a dismal for the tourism industry in the french capital. terrorist attacks, petty crime, and springtime floods put an estimated one million turn rests off from coming to paris. the tourism board is trying to reassure them the city of lights remain's exciting and safe. reporter: the finale to a dream holiday in paris. the south koreans are being treated like staff. paris's regional tourism board organized the trips to reassure. on the agenda, museums, top restaurants, and paris's central pelee station -- central police station. cameras in214 cct paris's most tourist eras --

tourist areas. the perfect target for pickpocket errs. >> right now there are two main reasons people are worried. classic crime, which they managed to bring down, and then anxiety following the terrorist attacks. we are expanding we are taking to motorists and areas. >> anxiety put them off, particularly from asia. the number of south koreans visiting the capital have dropped by 15% this year. >> the korean people got a shock safese france is a very country, they expect that. >> the terror attack in the concert hall, that happened while ago. people will start coming back. >> one of the sectors that has been the most hard-hit either famous department

stores. south korea spent about 118 euros per day when they were in the french capital. they wills hoping start coming back again. >> claire qéar

[captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is emocracy now! >> the news this morning is this watergate.han amy: could the f.b.i.'s october surprise help usher in donald presidency? we will look at the fallout from .b.i. doctor james comey's shocking announcement that the agency is investigating more -mails as part of its probe into hillary clinton's use of a private e-mail system. has saidrector himself he doesn't know whether