presidentl's former could be released from jail. court ruling could release 5000 inmates appealingng their convictions. some predicting spain's voter 35%out could be as high as who abstain. we will get the latest from sarah morris. emmanuel macron says nato is brain dead. the french leader claiming in an interview that washington is turning its back on europe and

he has lost faith in the alliance. we begin in brazil, where the supreme court has voted to overturn the rule about the jailing of criminals, which could lead to desilva being freed from custody. onlycted criminals should go to prison after they have exhausted all of their appeals options. >> could lula da silva be out of jail? the supreme court delivered a decision that has his supporters cheering and hopeful.

>> today, the supreme court thengthened democracy and constitution with that d decisi, especially when n we have a far-right government attacking the democracy and the constitution. >> the court ruled a person could only be imprisoned after only be imprisoned after all appeals to higher courts have been exhausted. he has been in jail since april 2018, when he was found ilty of corruption and money laundering. operation carwash began more than five years ago when they started looking into secret backroom deals. they uncovered bribes directors received from 10 privavate firms in exchange for overpriced contracts. he was fouound guilty of acceptg deals for improvements to a beachfront apartment. last month, he continued to

claim his innocence. want a lighter sentence. i want my innocence. the correct word is innocent. the i interceptt publblished messages suggesting the prosecututor and one of the judges had plotted to prevent him from taking part in the 2018 presidential election. he was a clear favorite in the race. the news reduced condemnation with some descscribing the formr president as a political prisoner. another deadly night of antigovernment protest in iraqi. scores of others have been wounded in clashes. more than 260 have been killed since the demonstrations began over a month ago over a lack of jobs, power shortages and

corruption. cover.esters run for security forces break up their sit in with live bullets. scores are injured. several lost their lives. demonstratioions across the country show no sign of abating. tens of thousands rallying are unemployed who have nothingdemot to lose. >> we are not backing down. the situation we live in is death itself. we want to get rid of the government because we are dying. we have not had a youth. >> we are not afraid. we are only carrying flags. they are armed. we are peaceful demonstrators who just want our rights. >> the crackdown against unarmed protesters has killed more than 260 people since october 1. security forces have used tear

gas and rubber bullets and live rounds and machine gun fire. metsday, protesters were with g gunfire in the capitalals they trieded to reve barriers set up by security forces. in recent days, activists have spread from the main encampment to take position along these bridges. stop got on the bridge to traffic. we do not want anyone to go to their jobs. >> with the movement taking a heavy toll on the economy, ththe gornmentnt says it is an acting reforms. nothing has pacified most protesters, who are demanding a complete overhaul of state institutions. at least six of died after an earthquake stroke northwestern iran. 300 others have been injured. struck eastern

azerbaijan. >> assessing the damage after a deadly earthquake hit northwestern iran in the early hours of friday. one of the historic capitals of -- - of the country, rubble lines the streets. cities,s, houses have been destroyed. other villages, there are cracks, but nothing to worry about. and helicopters have been dispatched. here, in the midst of chahaos, residents spspoke o of panic asy rushed out of their houses in the middle ofof the nhtht.

>> when n the earthquake hit, i tried t to escape. a piece of furniniture felell op of m my legeg. >> i was on guard duty when the earthquake struck. i fell to the ground and injured my back. on majors located seismic faults and experiences one earthquake a day on average. the most recent dadamaging one s 600 people left dead. one figure is getting more attention than others in spain. up to 35% of eligible voters coululd abstain from casasting ballots.s. a large increasase on the sameme figure the lasast time the couny went to the polls. let's cross to sarah morris. this is the fourth time inin for years.

people are getting tired of heading to the polls. is turnout going to be a major issue? it is a worry for the politicians on the campaign trail. we have seen one figure so far, the registration of postal votes are down by 30% in respect to april. politicians have been calling on voters to get out because they say this could be decisive. voters who sayof they will definitely vote, they could switch their vote. they are not completely decided as to which party. they could change the election significantly. it will be a very volatile election. the opinion poll suggests the right center part and left of -- ourparties are and

neck anand neck.. f> there are r reports separatists possibly disrupting the pole. -- the poll. what more can you tell us? >> there is going to be a heavy police presence at the polling stations. therere will be at least two police oicerers outside each one. that is because some of the radical independent protesters have suggested they will target the electoral college and want problems on the day of reflection. the police are taking that seriously, particularly since they arrested about seven members of the committees for the defense of the public. they say the members were plotting to take over the

occupy itrliament, from inside. some have confessed and said the catalan president was aware of it. thatat is an ongoing investigation. spanish authorities and the acting prime minister hass said he will be doing everything he dayto make sure the polling goes off as normal. >> thank you. nato is under fire by the french president. the french leader claiming washington is turning its back on europe and he had lost faith in the alliance. his nato allies work week to disagree. >> nato is under fire from emmanuel macron. >> what we are experiencing is the brain death of nato. you have no coordination

whatsoever of strategic decision-making between the united states and its nato allies. >> comments come after the withdrawal of u.s.s. troops from northeastern syria. viewed the move as a green light as an incursion to push back syrian kurdish forces, despite the risk that it could give the islamic state group and opening to announce -- to amount of resurgence. a clear definition of the current state of nato. quick to dismimiss it.. >> the french president has chosen drastic words. not sweepining criticism is necessary. we have problems and we need to fix them. >> he has said he is no longer

sure if allies would come to each other's defense if attacked . he accused the u.s. of turning its back on europe. trump has criticized members for not contributing to percent of their gdp to nato. on thursday, secretary of state mike pompeo also defended the organization. >> it is imperative every country participate and join in and contribute appropriately to achieving next year's security mission. >> world leaders will be meeting next month. protesters in hong kong have been calling for vigils to pay tribute to the student who died friday. it is the first time a death was linked to the ongoing demonstrations. we are seeing live images from hong kong, where people have taken and heeded the call to gather and pay their respects to the 22-year-old who fell off of a parking garage and later died

in hospital from his injuries. though the cause of the fall has yet to be determined, protesters say he was rununning from popole who were firing tear gas at the time. the crown princes of saudi arabia, abu dhabi, and qatar are the wealthiest and most powerful men on the planet. they have created instability in the middle east while having the support of the u.s., britain, and france. they have spent billions purchasing weapons manufactured in the west. here is a clip from a france 24 report. this is the story of a clash between princes. three rulerers, who betetween 23 , rose to power.

saudi arabia, qatar, and the united arab emirates. qatar, and the united arab emirates. a generation with unbridled ambition and dreams of shaping the future of the arab world. >> these are people who think power is g given to them. >> thehe rivalry between these three men has plunged the gulf into a crisis unlike any other. mohammad bin salman is the youngest and a powerful figure in saudi arabia. pastime,ite first-person shooter video games. >> he is someone who lives in this ulterior world, where you canjoin -- where you

control l an entire game wititha joystick. you're are thehe master of life and death. >> he shoots first. he asks questions later. >> hailed as a reformer by the west, re-add's new strongman demonstrated his brutality by declaring a bloody war and in yemen. has claimed the lives of seveveral tens of f thousands. on the borders of ththe saudi kingdom, mbs found an ally in ziad,ape of mohohammed bin or mbz. dhabiown prince of abu ruled with an iron fist.

mohammamad bin salmlman is a militatary man. ziad is -- mohammed bin a mililitary man. >> in order to establish ththeir dominance in the middle east, they identified enemies that needed to be defeated. this noisy neighbor is accused of collusion with islamist groups a and an overly friendly relationship with iran. the amir of qatar was to overshadow - -- biggegest mistae was to oversrshadow the other t, byby staging the next super word cupp in qatat.

>> the ua and saudi arabia having them host the most important sporting event is something they cannot accept. it goes against their egos. in the gulf, criticizing the royal family remains treasonous. punishable by prison or death. since the murder of jamal , no one has dared risk it. crime, he was publicly attacked mbs, the crown prince of saudi arabia. only foreign observers risk freely discussing these corals and upset the delicate balance.

>> you can watch that report here in full at 9:15 p.m., saturday, november 9. or, you can watch it on our website. time for a look at the top business news. we are starting with the latest in the u.s. china trade war. some confusion as to what has been agreed with the two sides working towards a deal to and that conflict. >> plenty of ambiguity as too whether or not a washington and beijing have or have notot agred to rollback tariffs on each other. an announcement they had reached a bargain to cancel tariffs, but was met with

pushback, especially by peter navarro, who dismissed it as beijing negotiating in public. others are saying it will be part of phase one of the deal aimed d at ending the long trade war. cutplanned tariffs will nearly a full percent off of gdp growth. the news. cautious on we welcome any step to dede-escalate the trarade tensis and to rollback rececent trade measureses and pararticularly if they canrovidede a path h towars a competetence of f and lasting agreement. >> european stock markets not happy wiwith the trade uncertainty. with h a lot of uncertainty. major index these a are in the

red. new data shows rising indusustrl production and jobs creation in france in the e third quarter. german exports rebound in september. we are good d news for germany. frankfurt dax is downwn 2/10 ofa percent. trade tension is weighing heavy importinstatallment of the exposition underway in shanghai. washinington andnd beingng conte their backck and forth. american firms are lookingng too business i in china anand are ct in t theiddldle. many are not bailing out. >> it is the second china international import export expo. government has skipped the event again, but california

has knots. 200 u.s. companies are exhibiting in shanghai. 20% more than last year, hoping to export to china. >> it was clear to us this was our moment to come out and share with china what we are doing and to see if we could learn from the chinese people,e, the chinee consumer and chinese businesspeople in terms of what their needs are. chinese companies have suffered from the trade feud from the two countries which began 18 months ago. donald trump has hoped to lower the trade deficit, but tariffs imposed by both sides have brought tension and contracted trade. >> we have very positive outlook, although there is some turbulence and some conflicts in between, but we hope the current discussion will come with a good

outcome. we hope both countries will reach a win-win agreement. >> the u.s. and china are discussing the partial deal that could bring some relief. washington has frozen new tariff hikes and bototh countries hahae reportedly agreed to rollback some of the tariffffs they have imposed. no timetable has been announunce >> the ceo of psa group says the planned merger with fiat chrysler should not result in the scrapping of any brands. carlos tavarez said while cost savings are projected to be miminimal, management plans s to increase s savings over time wih an annual target. it would create the fourth largest car company. takesill do whatever it to get a green light from eu regulators..

juul will stopop selling mint flavored vape e pods. it comes on the heels of two studies released shohowing the flavors high population among teen vapors. it is likely to have an effect on their bottom liline. u.s.counts for 70% of sales. regulators are getting ready to unveil their plan to remove nearly all flavovored vape juice from the market. some young people see it as a necessary step. a college student, i -- it is such a prevalent issue. i have seen people in my higigh schoololnd college getting addicted to it so young. it is a good thingng. >> france has scrapped plans to build a shopping and leisure center outside paris. envivironmentatal issu a are the

main reasosons cited. o ofcs say the cancellationn majojor p projects could makeke investstors more cautious about backing new projects in france. were dreaming of skiing 10 minutes outside of paris, europa city would have been the place to go. it was meant to be a leisure combined with a 500 shop mall. the french government has scrapped the plan. >> europa city is not the right answer to the challenges we face in that area. it fails to meet our environmental goals. >> france has pushed the e paris climate deal and europa city did not live up to its environmental standards. it would've been built on one of the last large farming lands north of paris. between two airports and next to other shopping malls. some local residents are

disappointed because the leader center one h have broughght thousands of jobobs to the regi, which is struggling with high unemployment rates. to comet the president and explain his decision and tell us what we are supposed to do. how wiwill he replace the 10,000 jobs he cancnceled with the stre of a pen? say there areed other ways to create jobs, like reopening businesses and senti centers.- in city shopping malls is ending. some are being built, but they are not as large and they are close to city centers. >> the french authorities have fordoned several p pjects environmental regions, like regional airport near the western city of nonce and the southern forest park. elizabeth warren has propoposed

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