>> welelcome back. you are watching live from paris. the headlines this hour. this u.s. toughened its response to the alleged murder of jamel --s aji -- jamarcus augie jamal khasshoggi. afghans in the southern province will not be heading to the polls

on saturday like the rest of the country. the election will postpone by one week following the assassination of the police chief by the taliban. serene -- supreme court overturns a ban imposed on a u.s. student. laura has been released after two weeks in detention. 17 days after the disappearance of jamal khashoggi, last seen entering this saudi consulate in istanbul, donald trump says it looks as if he is dead. he threatened severe consequences if it is proved he was murdered by saudi arabia.

this comes as turkey announces investigators are looking into the possibility the journalist's remains may have been taken to a forest. let's listen to the u.s. president. >> it looks that way to me. it is very sad. we will have results soon. we are waiting for the results of about three different investigations. >> here is our washington correspondent. >> we have the u.s. president finally commenting on what he believes happened to jamal khashoggi, saying he believes he is in fact dead. we had not heard from the white house as to its conclusions of

what happened to the washington post columnist. that is the first indication we have from donanald trump. we have the threat of severe consequences for saudi arabia. -- we had nott heard that before. he has been towing the saudi line. we heard from mike pompeo, who .isited the white house the conclusion from mike pompeo is let's not judge anything until the investigation is over. let's give it a few more days. you heard from the u.s. president saying there are three investigations going on right now. of two, the saudi investigation, the turkish

investigation, no sign they are working together. there will be different conclusions.. a third investstigation,n, we dt know what that might be. could it be a u.s. investigation? united states could find out for itself. it has intelligence agencies, a nato ally in turkey. this happened in istanbul. >> donald trump says he is prepared to deploy the u.s. army to the mexican border of mexico does not stop a caravan of central american migrants heading north. trump is threatening to shut the border. is government saying it seeking -- the mexican

government saying it is seeking assistance to deal with the migrant status. >> i am willing to send the military to defend our southern border if necessary. all because of the illegal byigration onslaught brought the democrats because they refuse to acknowledge or to change the laws. they figure everybody coming in is going to vote democrat. >> the french presidency has announced the leaders of france, germany, turkey, and russia will meet on the 27th of october istanbul to discuss the war in syria and identify ways to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe. parisel macron saying wants to ensure a cease-fire remains in place to prevent a new exodus of refugees.

it is contingent on there being no renewed offensive. afghanistan is heading to the polls on saturday for a parliamentary election. the province of kandahar will have to wait an extra week to vote. that announcement from the election commission coming in the aftermath of the assassination of two senior officials. the police chief was killed along sign -- alongside the intelligence chief. turned his gun on his colleagues. the prospects of an election is a major security concern. at least 10 candidates have been taliban with the promising to target polls on saturday. >> preparing for a free and fair

election, they are cautious but hopeful about the vote. cautious because of the ongoing violence. >> if we had a transparent parliament, we would not have had these problems. efforts to ensure transparency will be in vain if the country afraid. 50,000 members of the afghan security forces are vowing to protect polling stations.

>> they are willing and they have a plan. concerns groups will create problems in election day. taliban engage in separate negotiations, the afghan government will be counting on a well-run election to bolster its integrity. >> foror more on the elelectioni our guest. by this was a huge win for the taliban. what is likely to be the long-term impact? big impact one a the situation. more information

regarding what we had yesterday. the gunman was part of the governors elite bodyguard. , thefficial statement taliban said they explicitly were targeting the general and the commander of the u.s. forces. the police chief. he is one of the most influential men in the whole region of afghanistan. all --ernor was wounded the governor was wounded. all officials of the afghan state. the killing of the general, he the man of the u.s. in this

area because he had grievances against the taliban, who the legend said killed members of his family. he was one of the first to join he was used of torture in the u.n. torture committee asked for him to be prosecuted. was an important personality. someone reliable for the u.s. administration. >> how is the taliban's ?nfluence >> it is increasing day by day. we see all the red regions are contested. the gray are controlled by the

taliban. the yellow are claimed to be controlled by the taliban. speaks for itself. a real impact. despite trump saying he is going to win the war, he also said he would a year ago, be more focused on the conditions on the ground than the timetables. we saw the taliban meeting. directly, excluding the afghani government. that did not please the afghan officials because they were excluded.

it excluded the local government. officials are scared because this is a loss of legitimacy. knowing that, the taliban has been building a parallel structure and they do not recognize the political process. they say the actions are illegitimate concerning the fact that the do not abide by islamic rule. taking this option as you recall, by some officials, to go to the ballots and you will see if you win or not. they are not at all in this configuration. they want to win the whole thing. ought to beay negotiating an honorable way out. many u.s. officials and scholars are admitting this war started

in 2001 is lost today by the u.s. the most important thing is to have a way out. >> thank you for that. the israeli government may not ant her there, but 20-year-old is free to enter and study in israel. the court has overturned an appeals court ruling that barred her from entering the country over her alleged involvement in the boycott movement against the jewish state. detention,o weeks in start herree to masters program at the hebrew university of jerusalem. her lawyer says it is a victory for free speech and academic. decided theppy they minister of the interior cannot deny entry to israel from people

who criticize israel policy without basic grounds and without sufficient evidence. >> october 2, she was denied entry when she landed. despite her having a student visa. authorities used a controversial rule that bans foreign activists linked to the sanctions move it from entering the country. laura was once the president of the bdshat had links to movement. hersupreme court agreed desire to live and study in her boycott of the country. this is a disgrace.

>> one of the justices warned if she returned to her old ways, she could be expelled. classes she will start as a student in human rights and transitional justice. >> he may have died last year, but that has not prevented a annch rocker from releasing album. fans queued outside record stores to get their hands on his latest. the record went on sale at midnight. >> d donald trump warning there will be severe consequences if the saudi's are found to be

behind his killing. afghans in the southern province will not be heading to the polls. the commission deciding to thepone the vote following assassination of the police chief by the taliban. atis time for a a look business. you are stararting with disappointing economic news out of china. >> the national bureau of statistics released quarterly sinces for the first time the battle with the united states in july. it is lower than expected. the slowest growth figure since the 2008 global financial crisis. >> a slowdown that exceeded expectations.

pinned theicials growth figures on global uncertainty. are numbers of factors having an effect on the economy. there are uncertainties surrounding economic and trade friction with the u.s.. negativemy is facing pressure. this will add uncertainty to the economy stability. >> the second largest economy continues to expand, hitting 6.5% in the third quarter. that pace has slowed to its lowest level since the financial crisis. what is to blame? a host of domestic factors according to observers. a scale back of industrial production, corporate defaults, and a lagging retail sector. the head of china's central bank took the rare step of reassuring the press the fundamentals remain strong. it is in addition to an escalating trade war with the

united statates. washington and beijing have traded tariffs since july. exports remain unexpectedly strong in september. analysts believe economists could feel the pinch. they could lose up to 1.6% in growth. worry, the reason to government says. china.news from eu warnings against italy's budget plan are a big concern. chinese stocks were trading down . shanghai regains almost all of its losses from thursday.

>> the disappearance of jamal khashoggi has had an unexpected impact on business leaders. thisat is due to conference in riyadh. look at the list of companies whose executives have dropped out of the event as these developments have been coming in. this list is not even exhaustive. some notable exceptions who will attend, the ceos of pepsi and edf. >> france and germany are facing illegal trouble over lighters. >> the french company bic is at the root of it. they are accusing france and

germany of being lax about enforcing eu regulations on lighter can or many. -- on lighter conformity. that includes the length of the flame, the plastics used. 86% of lighters in france and germany are non-conformed, they say. bic is blaming 30,000 serious actions -- serious accidents on these non-conformed lighters. >> sales of robots are on the rise. >> the international federation -- 30%tics internet higher than the year before. it keeps getting higher. as for how that affects the working world, that will be seen at the world robotics summit in tokyo. they are looking for solutions to replace a declining number of

employees as the population have been aging. listen to a business developer speaking at the convention earlier. >> one of the biggest and latest trends is the labor shortages. the trend is to go beyond the existing robot and develop technology that could replace human workers. >> i am joined onset by allison. >> a sign the united states is perhaps hardening his tone toward saudi arabia.

saudi arabia has been setting up an intelligence official to take the fall for this scandal. we see him here. on him wouldlame help deflect it from the crown prince. an effort to quell this crisis. donald trump's son-in-law has been pushing for donald trump to stand by the crown prince. lawmakers have been growing horrified by this scandal, putting pressure on the president. many have been pointing out that the anger is a little hypocritical and you can see here this cartoonist comparing diplomacy.uments of

on one side, we have a bone. this is deemed uncivilized, while u.s.-made bombs being dropped on yemen is a-ok. sitting byle sam while saudi arabia bombs yemen, but uncle sam is horrified by a report he is reading on jamal khashoggi. >> the government has banned women from wearing the full face veil while at work. >> it is for identification person -- identification purposes. algerians are divided over the decision. who support it point out most women do not actually wear them anyway. this could be seen as a step

towards a more moderate side, a sign mentalities are changing, but only a little bit. this man is saying to his wife, good news, you no longer have to wear it in the kitchen, your only place of work. barcelona has finally issued a building permit to one of its most popular tourist attractions. >> it took 133 years. it is noted that it took that 100 33 years to legitimize the basilica. 36 million euros. that is how much the basilica will have to pay for the permit over a period of 10 years. means it will finally get

finished. they are hoping to get it done by 2026. a post humus building. by release of a new album .ohnny holliday >> many fans lining up outside of doors just to get their hands on it. the presses going all out. dead, the press is writing. they are undecided whether all this craziness is a good thing area they say it is an example of the infinite exportation of stars -- exploitation of stars. in some cases, with david bowie, it was a good thing. with michael jackson, maybe we

would have been better not to have the extra albums. so far, the reviews have been positive. one headline says what a voice. those who have listened have said his voice is more powerful and moving than ever. >> one more story. a word about the jamaican team,al women's football celebrating their world cup qualification. >> it is their first ever world cup qualification in the first of a women's team from the caribbean. the daily observer is calling them history makers. this is thursday's front page. it has not been making much noise outside jamaica. inside jamaica, this is a huge deal. headlining france again. 20 years ago jamaica's men's

team qualified for their world cup. 20 years ago, the world cup

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