berlin. a cease-fire in northern syria or is it? another unexpected turn, the u.s. announces turkey will suspend military operations against kurdish forces for five days in northern syria. in return, the u.s. says it will lift economic sanctions against turkey. also, they have a deal yet again. negotiators in brussels reach an agreement outlining britain's

exit from the eu. they still need approval by u.k. lawmakers. boris johnson's allies say they will not support it. it could be one of the last nazi war crimes trials. a former concentration camp guard goes on trial here in germany. the 93-year-old is accused of being involved in more than 5000 murders. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers around the world, welcome. mike pence went to ankara to persuade turkish president erdogan to halt his attacks on kurdish fighters and northern syria.

no one rated his chances high so it was a fixed price when he announced that a cease-fire is coming after just one meeting. it was just over a week ago the turkish troops attacked kukurdih forces after president trump announced the withdrawal of u.s. troops from the region. the u.s. has threatened president erdogan with economic sanctions if he doesn't help his offensive. turkey says the agreement is not a true cease-fire but however, a suspension of operations. cease-fire is the term mike pence used when he made the announcement. >> one week ago, turkish forces -- earlier the siu, president trump took decisive action to call on the turkish forces to stand down and end the violence. agreed to negotiations. today, i am proud to report thanks to the strong leadership of president donald trump, and

the strong relationship between president erdogan in turkey and the united states of america, that today the united states and turkey have agreed to a cease-fire in syria. brent: more on that tonight. we have coverage from turkey and the united states. our correspondence are joining us from istanbul and washington. what more do we know about this cease-fire, suspension, temporary stop in fighting? >> the full details of this and how it worked, there aren't many of them and that it fueling concerns about whether this deal will actually work area and there will be 120 hour cease-fire during that time, syrian and kurdish fighters will withdraw from away turkey's

frontier. we have had reactions on the commander of the kurdish forces of the syrian democratic forces. he welcomed the decision. crucially, he said that the force will only withdraw from those fighting the kurdish forces currently. it is their understanding that the kurdish forces will withdraw along the whole line. it is ambiguity there. also there is concern from syrian leaders saying we want details on what are the guarantees of our people's safety? particularly as turkey has been using syrian militias which some claim there is a link to islamic state. there's a great deal of concern about how this deal will actually work and also what will damascus say? have they agree to this and also moscow, 18 -- seem to be out of

this agreement. brent: the vice president today said only offered was relief from sanctions. was it really is easy is that? >> essentially, the mixed messages of the past few days have made it hard to decipher what the outcome of this trip would be. calling it a cease-fire, we just talked about that. is it really a cease-fire? it gives the kurds, former u.s. allies, basically five days to leave. what's the deal does give turkey is essentially what they want. no sanctions and also relief from the sanctions. interestingly, president trump has been sending out very mixed messages in the past few days had very positive words for president erdogan what before we talk about that more, let's hear

what he had to say earlier in texas. >> i didn't know it was going to work out this quickly or this well. it is a great day for the united states. it is a great they for turkey. it is a great day for our partners who have really worked. a lot of people questioned some of them i'm not questioning anybody. they really did area and the kurds were great it's a great day for the kurds. it's a great day for civilization. brent: a great day for civilization that is quite a statement for any president to make even president trump. isn't it glory for the vice president this time? >> you would think that but this doesn't come as a surprise that president trump has these words of praise essentially for himself. we don't need to look too far to see that he has a positive view

of how this situation has been handled. if we look at his twitter account, just these words are key. pieces i am proud of the united states for sticking by me and halloween a necessary but unconventional path area and people have been trying to make this deal for many years area and millions of lives will be saved congratulations to all. essentially, he is saying congratulations to all that he mentions that this path that was taken by the united states let's not forget about this long-standing alliance with the kurds in just essentially a number of days they go from having this tight relationship to heaven and essentially ambiguous relationship because one day, he is saying they are basically like terrorists area and next day he is praising them. it is hard to follow. president is basically sending out a message that this is a

victory for the united states. even for people with on -- within his own party, many republicans have voiced concern over how president trump has dealt with the kurds and it sends out a message to the international community that the united states can change its opinion or change its mind so quickly. over the alliances that it currently has. that is what basically republicans and democrats have been saying here in the united states. brent: thank you to our correspondence. here in europe, britain and the eu have reached a new deal on the uk's withdraw from the eu. leaders today unanimously backed that agreement. donald tusk saying it will avoid chaos and conflict. the agreement still needs to be approved by the british parliament where prime minister

boris johnson has a minority government. that's the situation in london. in brussels, there was guarded relief. >> [laughter] i have [indiscernibible] >> the fever of the past has this -- subsided. there is a deal area and >> it is a reasonable fair outcome for those of us in the u.k. and it means we can deliver a real brexit that achieves our objectives. that the u.k. l leaves whole and entire. >> the fine print was hammered out by a chief brexit negotiator. no card border on the irish soil. a main sticking point that seems to be unstuck now. it is said they found a working solution for northern ireland. >> northern ireland will remain aligned to a limited set of eu rules notably related to goods.

this means that all applicable procedures on goods will take place at the point of entry into northern ireland and not across the island. >> president juncker put it this way. >> the deal is about people. >> some of the constituencies stood right outside the meetings. they are still hoping to get an extension and therefore time to create -- call a second referendum. >> ultimately, what i want is for the british people to have the final say on any deal or no deal. there's a problem for the brexit deal. while angela merkel says she is

optimistic, it's hard to forget the fate of the last deal which parliament ultimately buried. emmanuel macron sees no proof just yet that the end of negotiations is in sight. >> our satisfaction goes hand-in-hand with prudence. history shows that parliaments have difficulty in coming to agreement. >> johnson is cleared and important hurdle. the path to the finish line is still not a straight shot. brent: we have complete coverage tonight. our correspondent is in brussels. here with me is our online editor. we know that the irish border has been the big sticking point in all of the brexit agreements. how does this new solution differ from the backstop that the british parliament has rejected three times?

>> it draws heavily on prior versions of this. it does not include the ugly word backstop and that was a bad word for boris johnson. he wanted that out of the deal and he got what he wanted in this respect. the backstop was supposed to be the insurance policy to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland which is part of the eu. what they have now is a customs partnership. boris can keep saying that northern ireland is part of the customs territory of the u.k.. seems customs territory -- the same customs territory as the u.k. and that is something he can sell back home. >> that is true. otherwise, the 6-iron pages looked a lot like theresa may's agreement. the u.k., or people there so sick of this situation? will they be cheering this?

will we see it pass on saturday? >> we think if t they get their heads around it, some might be cheering. don't forget that on saturday, there is another huge march for a second referendum. there was one last year which had a huge turnout area did this one is supposed to be bigger. the country is still divided. as you mentioned, the big stumbling block will be what they dubbed super saturday when parliament sits again since before the falklands war. it is not all assured that boris johnson will get his deal through. the dep has already said no. the unionists, jeremy corbyn who hahas initially a a few hours ao was saying yes we may approve the deal if we can add the second referendum question. apparently, he has backtracked slightly because -- it is very

fluid again as usual. >> listen to what boris johnson said about when this latest deal was announced. >> we have been at this now for three and a half years. it hasn't always been an easy experience for the u.k.. it has been long, painful, divisive. now is the moment for us as a country to come together. now is the moment for our parliamentarians to come together and get this thing done. brent: let me ask you, boris johnson, what does he have to deal with center? -- sooner? general elections? >> i think he is pushing for general election a snap election. if this deal were to fail and right now it's looking close, he

will come out stronger with a populist message that he tried everything, he was in brussels they got the deal it was rejected by parliament. now, we go and put it to the country again. i think with that populist message and what he has been saying about how the country needs to move on and get on the domestic problems, -- >> he has been tweeting about that a lot like donald trump. >> yes that is what he's been banking on all long. i think that we would be heading for a general election sooner rather than later. >> he needs the support of the do you p party area did if he wants to get this through parliament. let's listen to what the party chief said today. >> the deal which the prime minister is bringing back from brussels today, we believe it is not in the interests of northern ireland either economically and i have explained that for a

border not just for regulations but for goods. we have no effective consent over any of those roles. all of that taken means that we cannot support this deal. brent: he can't change her mind at this point can he? >> know unless, there are rumors he has been dangling financial carrots. with i don't know how many billions but the question is whether the do you p --dup would forfeit that. it's very opaque area. brent: i have lost count of how many times we have been the situation. where we have been waiting for london to pass a deal that was approved by the european leaders. you say that the relations

between the eu and u.k., had they been permanently damaged today? we are the leaders talking about they regret that u.k. is leaving but are there are meant scars here? >> knocked out -- not permanent but you have a change in the stance of the eu leaders. the 27 excluding the united kingdom. it was pertinent this time when angela merkel had a conference and she used the word competitor for the u.k. for the first time and not friend or partner. they have accepted that with the goal boris johnson has of a free trade agreement no longer a customs union, no longer the closest possible partnership but a free trade agreement, the u.k. will indeed more be a competitor right outside of the eu and that is what's making them so worried created that is different than canada when they have a free trade agreement with canada or japan. the u.k. is so close area did

culturally tied to the eu. they want to avoid being dangerous to the union. you have the point that if the u.k. is too successful with its strategy outside of the eu, it doesn't look good for the eu. >> we are looking at these images of the leaders shaking hands patting boris johnson on the shoulder. they know he has to go back to london and get parliaments approval. if not, they will have to ask for another delay. what you think the willingness is to say yes to yet another extension? ask >> they try to give boris johnson something so he would have a chance to pass this in the u.k.. what i mentioned earlier, i believe they have nine seats in the house of commons. the not -- northern irish assembly will have the right to vote whether they want to remain in the customs partnership

either every four years or every eight years. the limelight, they will have their say over that. that is not convincing to me and the question we but to angela merkel was what do you do when they ask for an extension? she sidestepped it and she did not want to answer. she says first things first. younger was more outs open. he said it's the leaders that will decide no more extensions. brent: the assembly hasn't convened in two years. we are wondering how that's going to work. who do you think will have the final say? >> the people. if it gogoes to a second referendum. >> or if it is a general election. i think it will go to the people. the question is, whether you can actually motivate a country that

has been waiting for 3.5 years to get things done. to turn out for a general election. that will be an ininteresting point to see how high foot or turnout is. we have reached a point where it is breaking point and people just want to see something done whatever it may be. brent: gentlemen, thank you. here are other stories making headlines around the world. opposition lawmakersrsn hong kokong's s legislaturure have hd the territory's leader for his second consecutive day. carrie lam has been urged to address the demands of the territories protest movement. the disruption comes after a prominent pro-democracy activist was violently attacked yesterday. catalonia's leader says he supports holding a new referendum on independence for the spanish region. he spoke as a third night of separatist unrest left dozens

injured in barcelona. thousands have been protesting against the prison sentences that were handed to nine separatist leaders early this week. the prime minister of hungary has mourned -- warned his country may use force at the southern border if turkey allows millions of refugees to o enter the eu. jyrki says it is considering breaking the terms of the deal with the eu on migrants because of europe's opposition to its offensive in northern syria. here in germany, the trial of a former nazi concentration camp guard has begun. 93-year-old seen here shielding his face is accused of aiding and abetting the murder of more than 5000 jews at a concentration camp. prosecutors argued that by preventing people from escaping, he made himself an accessory to their murder. the trial is likely to be one of

the last cases involving nazi war crimes. >> the former concentration camp in poland. during the hitler's regime, this is where the nazis murdered an estimated 65,000 people. from a august t 1944 to april 1, he served as a security guard at the camp. investigators were able to prove this to records pertaining to his ununiform. the 93-year-old admititted to having worked in the camp still he pleads not guilty. >> i worked on s several watchtowowers. i did my job as a security guard that was all. >> he was 17 or 18 years old at the time. his job was to prevent inmates from escaping or revolting. therefore, he is accused of contributing to the killing of 5230 people area he does not see

himself as part of the murder operators. as a child, he spent several years in the concentration camp together with her family. her parents and her sister did not survive. >> what they did, it was not human. you don't throw a child into a hot can of water. to burn it. you don't make a child pick up a 20 kilo piece of cement which i had to pick up and i could not. so i was beaten. >> for not the survivors, it is hard to understand why trials are only taken place now 74 years after the end of the second world war. one reason is a conviction in 2011. since then, alleged accessories to murder can be held

accountable without being linked to individual crimes. brent: the decision to grant qatar the right -- are we going to do that or the boxer story? the decision to grant qatar the right to host the 2022 world cup has been a constant source of controversy especially given their exploitive and plumbing system that is considered abusive to migrant workers. after pressure from human rights organizations, the country has announced it will reform its labor system. changes are expected to be rubberstamped a january but otothers remain cautious.s. >> migrant workers in qatar, many of whom have been building the stadium for the 2020 world cup require approval from their boss before they can change jobs or even leave the country area that is set to change next year.

the gulf state has agreed to abolish labor and introduce a minimum-wage law that would not disseminate against nationalities. >> for qatar is very important because we are looking at it to be an attractive place for investors, for the skilled workers to have a productive community. >> amnesty international has long called for an abuse -- and to the abuse in qatar. praie s this as a major step forward but the organization remains cautious. the devil will be in the detail. are too often, workers have continued to face exploitation and abuse despite reforms. the pressure to reform has been a sticking point ever since the working conditions of the migrant workers were exposed especially under the spotlight of preparations. one agency that has been working closely with qatar on reforming its system is the united nations

international labor organization. >> for us, it has been long overdue. it still exists in many other countries. we are h hoping that other countries wiwill follow suit. it's not in line with international standards. >> qatar is in need of an image boost before they host the 2022 world cup. it is unclear how far these reforms will go. actions will speak louder than words. brent: dutch dreams of victory have gone up in flames. the team had only just hit the lead when the car caught fire and was engulfed in flames. the driver escaped the incident, it was the end of the race for the team from holland. belgium took the checkered flag in a time of just under three

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. welcome back we begin with the latest on the talks held in ankara between the turkish president recep tayyip erdogan and a high level delegation from washington which consisted of the us vice president mike pence. and sector state mike pompeii a well the us president donald trump announced on twitter just a short while ago. the delegations efforts to persuade turkey to hold its offensive against the kurds in northern syria had succeeded. trump called and i quote great news and he thanke