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>> here are all of our headlines. arkey's president suffered setback in local elections. he lost t ntrol of ankara for the first time.e. we will get the latest with our correspondent in turkey. the front runner with no politicacal experience.
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70% of the votes, a u ukrainian comedidian i is ahead in the rae for president. volodymyr zelelensky is set to face petro poroshenko in a runoff. polititics, more anti-demonststrate -- antigovernment demonststrations are expected this week. to have you with us. coming up, the ridesharing app lyft is the next to go public with a big stock offering. we will get reaction from los angeles for you. of a grammyth nominated rapper. shoty hussle was
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yesterday. that and more to come. stay with us. ♪ good afternoon. we begin in turkey, where vote counting is underway. the party of erdogan has suffered a blow by losing control of ankara for the first time. the opposition is just ahead in the race, with less than 30,000 votes in. counting is still underway inn istanbul. here is the president speaking as results were coming in. >> every victory and every loss is the will of our nation.
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.e have to accept this fact people's admit we won werts in cities we won, but were not successful in cities we lost and we will act accordingly. >> let's get the latest and bring in jasper mortimer. what is the latesest on the accocount in hihis temple? is not all ballots cocounted. 99.8%% of about boxes havee been open. the electoral council has said hasopposition candidate the percent of the vote and ruling party has 48.5%.
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it translates to nearly 29,000 votes. for the 84 4 ballot boxeses unopened, that is an unassailable lead, particularlry when one beaears in mind m mostf from ununcountedd ballotsts are .ro opposition districts it is safe to say the opposition has won the biggest city in the land. there will be challenges, bubut the oppotionon has won the t the biggest cities. is unquestionably a heavy blow to president erdogan. andhese were just local mayoral races. they became almost a referendum on his leadership as presideden.
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>> he knew they were a v vote on him. he campaigned feverishlhly for e past f five weeks, addressing rallies in towns, different parts of the bigig cities, two r three rallies a day. he made annan norma's effort becacause he did n not wanant te huhumiliated. he d does have reason to be pro. his party gained 44.4% of the national vote. thahan itabout 2% more costst him inn the june electios last year.r. the oppositition has r rson to e proud. it got 3 30% nationally andnd it gaineded control of f the three wonest cities, but it also
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control of three othther cities. one e last feature i must give u the eastetern proroblems went o a partrty we do not hearar of, e turkish communist party, who won control of that. turkey cost democracy is reasserting itself. >> thank you very much. has a new government, but the president remains in the top job despite another week of mass protest against his rule. new faces entered the cabinet, but the army chief remains in the government despite his calls fourucifer leak a -- bouteflicka toor
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step aside. staff hasy chief of kept his job as deputy defense minister. the deputy, appointed prime minister last month is not included in the new cabinet. the prime minister will head up the new transitional government. he promised to o form a technonocratic government. the new cabinet includes fresh and only five women will positions.erial despite the changes, protests .ill continue
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a as president, the new government will be more of the same. >> and actor whose sole experience in politics is playing president on a television show may become ukraine's next leader. ahead,yr zelensky is holding almost twice the share of the vote of petro poroshenko. they look to face a runoff in three weeks. comedian zelensky is a with no link to the political elite appearars to be part of hs political appeal.
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>> thank you to all the ukrainians who did not cast their votes as a joke. people are more important to me then political activity. i am criticalllly and soberly accepting society's message. this is a harsh lesson for me. it is a reason to work on our mistakes. situation in ukraine, let's bring in a former advisor to the ukrainian govnmnment. good afternoon and thank you for talking to us. extraordinary situation. a comedian is ahead in the first round for the presidency. how do you think ukraine got
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here? >> the situationon is comparable , [indiscernible] isa way, volodymyr zelensky not anti-system. he is a copy of the system, but prpresenting him dififferently. interestge conflict of . it is not different from the oligarch system that t ukraine s experienced before. as a has been described
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puppet for a an oligarch who lis in exile.. to whatt extent arare his polils his own?n? >> it t is very connected to --, which is one of f the oligarchs connected to putin. -- big issue concerning the people are tired and there iss fatigue of t the situation. doubt zelenskyy could find a different solution. you will have t to have true,e, separatete discussions. one with moscow and one with the separaratist.
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>> ongoing violence in the eastt is a big concecern. ththere have been other isissues that push the support for volodymyr zelenskyky. to w what extent is this a bigg problelem across the board i in ukraraine? give us s a sense ofof what lifs like for ordinary peopople. abobout 250ge wage is euros perr month, , ich is verey low. - -- ablyly low if you look large partrt of the e populatios educated at ununiversity. badis is a problem of a very government and a bad institution at the moment. facte are fed up with the reforms.ask was
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this fatigue from corruption is one of the reasons. , volodymyrreason zelenskyky presents himself as e acting president. he was even named as the -- oligarchfore he controlling the tv channels. he is even more frfrom the sessn -- from the system than poroshenko. >> do you think his lead will continue and he will become ukukraine's n next president? >> it is difficult to forecast. nobody knows how the voters will go. there is a large number of
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ukrainian -- even a week ago we are not sure. about one fourth of the electorate was not clear of what they want. it will be an e election - -- it willll be veryry short and d dit to forecast. one e thing that is susure at te momentnt, volodymymyr zelensky s suppororted by part of the oligarchch that aree makining te situation in ukraine terribly cocorrupt. it is not a candidate who is going to reform ukraine. he will just push more corrupuption andnd that is worrg at the moment. >> thank you for your analysis. venezuela has of
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announced 30 days of electricity rationing. power outages have sparked near daily protest in the capital, including outside the presidential palace. >> some residents are at their wits end and determine to change after multiple blackouts. when are a country in room with no medicine. we are in a bad state. the president is no president. please resign. the people are asking this of you. >> demonstrators took to the streets on sunday.
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authorities announced they would shorten the working day. rationingollowed by electricity. was it too little too late? >> it has been a month without water or electricity. we cannot refrigerate anything. >> maduro has blamed his opposition. the problem lies closer at home. his secondo is on day of fish trip to egypt on monday. he announced the opening of a mission between the two countries.
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>> for his first official visit, bolsonaro shows israel. the two countries signed a host of agreements. >> we seek to expand our business. we want brazil to be closer to the best things in the world. bolsonaro announced a new trade mission to israel in jerusalem. decision.me your >> i am going to tell you a secret. i hope this is the first step toward the opening of a brazilian embassy in jerusalem.
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not officially israel'sd jerusalem as capital. damagethe embassy could trade ties with arab nations. it added to recent criticism he -- to leaders. he denounced his disparaging remamarks and ethnic minorities. has been shot dead in los angeles. he was shot at close range in front of a store that he owned.
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>> gunned down in broad daylight. hisas shot dead outside clothing s shop sunday afternoo. shocked residents. he was known for his community work and his music. ,> we have lost a legend someone who inspired others. was an entrepreneur. he loved his comommunity. arevery pererson out here here because he spoke to them in some way. ♪ nipsey hussle had been a figure in the west coast hip-hop scene for more than a decade.
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he collaborated with a number of high profile artists. his debut album was nominated at the grammys. his death has prompted an outpouring of tribute from the music industry. hisas spoken out about involvement and gang culture. as a teenager, he was a member of the rololling 1960's neighborhood crips. having strong enemies is a blessing. just joining us, let's remind you of our headlines. turkey's president suffered a setback, losing control of ankara for the first time. race are toon the close to c call. front runner with no political experience. 70% of f votes counted, a
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ukrarainian comedian is in the race for the ukrainian presidenen. volodymyr zelensky is set to face petro poroshenko in a runoff. you are going to start us off debutse stotock market known as unicorns. has a mararket valu of overer $24 billion withoutut evr turning a profofit. it is the latest among the soso-called unicorns, worth over $1 billion, but with a a growing listst of sucuch countntries, me wondering if it could be a bubble ready to. was a triumphant market debut for lyft.
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shares were $72 each, giving it a market value of jujust over $4 billion. not bad for a company that has yet to turn a profit. uber,ompanies like .interest, and airbnb >> a lot of household names show attention.n. the aggregate value of companies readady to go ipo is over $100 billion. 330here are more than unicorns. private companies valued at over $1 billion. many feel the pressure to justify their valuations before the next recession. ipo's, most up for are still feeling losses. lost $911 million last year.
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expected to be the ingest ipo of a country history. in 2018...8 b billion company alsorent hadn't made a profit. its shares have tumbled more than 60%0% from its first peak. isthe european index climbing showing china's manufacturing sector on the rebound. that eases some fears of an ongoing global slowdown. london up about a percent. 9% as it issued a revenue warnining on softening demand due to brexit uncertainty. theling on the rise against dollar.
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u.s. and eu inflation come in under expectations. the pound trading abobove $1.31. if it had gone according to theresa may, todayay would h hae been the firstst tradiding day r having left the european union. analysts in the u.k. treasury warren a leaveve vote would decimate the economy, but it has not necessarily been borne out. we are joined by the senior market analyst. thank you for being with us. the pound has taken a beating, but why isn't it lower? in the nors priced deal brexit? >> the reason is simple. mps in parliament have made theieir voices and opinions well-known that they are against
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a no deal brexit. you would imagine based upon that, they would go to great lengths from it happening. the referendum day, when you become overconfident in something, the shot can be severe. >> a look at the job picture. notable cuts. be at itsnt seems to lowest rate since the 1970's. we haven't left the european yet -- european union yet. was very good prior. it has continued along that path.
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just because the labor market is performing well now, it would be interesting to see. this, it would suggest in bad times, it can unravel quickly. we have seen murders and acquisitions since the leave vote. the leave?ause of attractive is an place for businesses. the appreciation of the pound created opportunity. that comes with risk. that is one of the reasons it has dried up in recent months. companies come with a massive discount.
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>> thank you for being with us. that is it for business. >> thank you. short break.r a stay with us, all of the headlines coming up.
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