parts of barcelona at a standstill today. of those meanwhile pulsating to the rhythms of separatism. the demonstrations angry at times. and then defiantly still. these barcelona firemen holding up their arms in silent protest at sunday's police violence. support for the strike wasn't universal but enthusiasm for independence appears to be spreading. feel like deserves the independence we have a different culture we have a different language and i support it but i'm not sure what will happen these days because it's a scary situation we don't know what the spanish government is capable of and we well you're seeing oktober the first how that went. with public transport in barcelona providing only a limited service there were mixed reactions from people trying to get to work. yes on the one side it's a hassle to get to work in the middle of a strike. is i thought he was suffering this because a few have decided to behave in an improper way. on the other hand i understand the circumstances surrounding the strike. it's those circum

and of course barcelona is home to spanish soccer giants barcelona who have thrown their weight behind a general strike in catalonia on tuesday while they still strike was called as a phony has been out reporting by labor unions to protest police violence by our son asked concerned that it will seize all commercial activities in solidarity while the club is synonymous with the catalan identity and present. said it wanted to make its indignation no for the world to see. us going on. the club would like to express it solidarity with all citizens who on sunday defended democracy most cherished possession and also we express our support to the eight hundred ninety three people who were victims of aggression we wish them a quick recovery and long live boss and long live catalonia user that we. will continue to monitor their story for you now but we move on to our other top story to the u.s. gunned down where while enjoying their favorite music fifty nine people are dead and hundreds injured in a horrific attack on a country music festival in las vegas the man who murdered them open fired fr

they had lauzon had to in barcelona thank you. this is daily news still to come well more details on the economic impact of the political crisis there in catalonia and take you right back to boston now that my sources say the government that that is about to call a snap election. i'll have both you at the top of the hour monica jones has business update in just about how good. every journey begins with the first step and every language but the first word i looked in the. rico is in germany to learn german why not learn a simple online on your mobile and free to south korea d w z e learning course he can speak german made easy. he tells us storing stories are good it makes us laugh. and cry they are trembling and smiles thank you cutting edges and emotions going out for good kino the magazine every weekend on d w. all eyes are on front for today with the european central bank is expected to announce the way forward on monetary policy the euro's climbed and stocks remain flat as traders wait to hear from e.c.b. head mario draghi als

killed mattis and barcelona thank you very much i mean just that we were saying and try. to cover more. but now to some of the other stories coming from around the world. hurricane nate has hit the u.s. touching down of the state of mississippi sunday morning it's a category one storm with winds of up to one hundred forty kilometers per hour authorities in southern states ordered evacuations in coastal areas after an eight killed dozens of people in central america. two weeks after hurricane maria ripped through the u.s. territory of puerto rico eight is only just trickling in the mayor of the capital city san juan says the u.s. president has not responded well to the plight of people on the island the hurricane killed more than thirty people and many residents remain without power. at least three people are dead after a tanker explosion at a gas station in the gun man capital acra this social media video shows large fireballs bursting at the scene authorities say more than two hundred police personnel have been deployed and that firefighters have controlled the blaze. th

these are live pictures from barcelona. of course we're going to be bringing new more of the latest information on the catalonian referendum as soon as we get it and moving on one of the big allegations against russia store a major blow this week with three u.s. states saying the department of homeland security provided them with false information that d.h.l. slowly it's hold twenty one states that their systems have been hacked during the election but the three states in questions that the information was not only late little thorough wrong and that the agency should apologize. but it seems that news of alleged russian meddling just won't go away everyone and everything seems is being accused of having connections to most including reddit the joint to report website and even the n.f.l. scandal. new york has if they could distinguish real from maine to accusations against russia which scandal was said to be the result of russian trolls by a u.s. senator was it a an f l players not standing up for the pledge or for the flag

this is in the government building in barcelona. actually i'm going to be quiet and listen and what you're going to say in a moment is that callers push them out as well they expect and also address the crowd here so let's just listen in the spanish government is undermining our sovereignty and the institution. and therefore we have to commit to the constituent process of. republic this is an opportunity of social transformation. that will put an end to the rich started in one thousand eight men. are you committed to the process of building the catalan republic yes. long live the catalan republic. thank. you. next. half an address by mr deputy president of the catalan government. good afternoon members of parliament mass citizens of the republic i would like to say a few words. and was here. a list i will try it and to make it pleasant now we're talking about time where there are mixed emotion and full of hope and i would like to address all citizens to. those who are. very. we asked them to asked responsibly. being humble and gener

s for us in barcelona. meanwhile barcelona soccer team has played its spanish league match behind closed doors today but no fans allowed in the stadium but she made the announcement less than half an hour before kick off with thousands of fans already waiting outside the club's president said it's a protest against police efforts to stop the referendum barcelona's camp nou stadium is often used as a rallying point for catalan nationalists. the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for a deadly knife attack in france its hacker stabbed two women to death at the main train station in the southern city of moore say french soldier shot the assailant dead francis national railway company has asked passengers to postpone journeys to and from our se following the attack. police descend once more after another attack in france. the knife wielding assailant was shot dead by patrolling soldiers but too late to save his two young victims. some eyewitnesses reported that the attackers shouted. but much rem

seven wins out of 7a barcelona this season.prisingly, evans of the pitch dominated press interviews. a supporter of catalan independence broke down. he says he is ready to stand down, describing sunday's events as the worst it professional experience of his life —— events off. it was confirmed that fans who bought tickets would be reimbursed. the mixture of football and politics won't be forgotten anytime soon. i think we are back on track after some slight sound issues before that report. isco scored twice as real madrid beat espanyol to secure their first la liga home win of the season. the defending champions, who had failed to win three league games at the bernabeu, took the lead when isco converted cristiano ronaldo's through ball. he then curled home marco asensio's pass in the second half to seal the win which takes real up to fifth place. they are seven points off the top though. in the days other games it was raining goals all over the place, there was an eight goal thriller between real sociedad and real betis while v

drastic measures to stop catalonia from breaking away half a million people take to the streets of barcelona in protest separate the leaders are calling it the worst attack on the region since the franco dictatorship we'll get reaction from barcelona and madrid also coming up a populist billionaire has won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections in the czech republic andre bobbish must now form a coalition government in order to leave. and a story of a young man overcoming a disability and living his dream he's a professional video gamer and he's blind we'll tell you how he manages to not only compete but when. thanks for joining us i'm mary in evanston it's good to have you with us. the spanish government has announced unprecedented measures against separatists in catalonia prime minister mariano rajoy plans to sack catalan leaders and call fresh elections catalan president carlos whose damone is accusing the central government of the worst attack on his region since franco well meanwhile large crowds rallied in barcelona to support independence. for these catalans madrid's response

rally in the streets to protest police ballance against voters last weekend will get reactions from barcelona also in this program. where. police released dramatic body camera footage of the last biggest massacre investigators say the gunman was methodical and meticulous correspondent is in las vegas with the latest. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us spain's king philippe has harshly criticized catalonia his bid for independence in a televised address he accused catalog leaders of acting outside the law in carrying out a referendum on independence last weekend despite that catalan is later told the b.b.c. the region would declare independence in quote a matter of days his threat comes after thousands of pro independence supporters demonstrated in barcelona protesting police violence during the secession but. i'm impassioned voices some seven hundred thousand strong a powerful message that cut alonso are united against police brutality and what they see as the flagrant suppression of catalonian sovereignty by the madrid government weighing in on the fray spain's king philippe voi

let's cross now to barcelona where our correspondent barbara basler is standing by barbara it's been a very busy morning in spain and madrid madrid and barcelona can you run as through what's been happening that. you know we've been waiting since the early morning what the two sides would do because we knew ten o'clock was crunch time that was when the final final ultimatum of the government in madrid would run out it has run out and madrid has sort of kicked the ball back into the field off the cuff alone government it has indeed set in motion the legal proceedings for article one five five and that means now that the government in the palace behind us here in the center far solona where they are holed up there since the early morning they will have to figure out how to react early announcement said announcement that they would retell the age by now really announcing finally announcing independence off the region however they obviously are still deliberating and trying to play for time bought the article one five five is set in motion let's hear what that could possibly mean. trigge

calling it the worst attack on the region since the franco dictatorship we'll get reaction from barcelona also coming up the far right a.f.d. in germany fared well on election night but today thousands are expected to gather in berlin against racism demonstrations are being directed at the f.t. will cross to our correspondent. and all five living former u.s. presidents tonight for a good cause they attended a concert to benefit victims of hurricanes that struck the u.s. and its territories. welcome to the program i'm marrying in evanston is good to have you with us the spanish government has announced unprecedented measures against separatists in catalonia prime minister mariano rajoy plans to sack catalan leaders and call fresh elections catalan president carlos whose demo. is accusing the central government of the worst attack on his region since franco well meanwhile large crowds rallied in barcelona to support independence. for these catalans madrid's response is yet another insult hundreds of thousands of separatist demonstrators took to barcelona streets on saturday among them was c

funny for charm barcelona thank you very much. now to some of the other stories making news around the world jailed russian opposition leader alexeyevna vaal knee has called for nationwide protests to mark president vladimir putin's birthday today vonnie is serving twenty days in prison after losing his appeal on charges of organizing an authorized public rallies of potential rival and russia's upcoming twenty one thousand election legal troubles may prevent him from getting on next year's ballot. danish police have found more remains of kim wall the swedish journalist who went missing in august earlier authorities had arrested danish inventor peter madsen after walls torso washed ashore she'd gone to interview him aboard his homemade submarine mats and has claimed that wall died accidentally. the trumpet ministration has rolled back and obamacare provision that requires employee health plans to cover contraception as preventive care for women employers will now be able to offer delta providing no cost birth control on religious o

all right let's go straight to the funny is that reporting from barcelona a funny i want to move the story forward and talk to you about prime minister were boys a statement that he made a little earlier on the impression one gets is that nobody's ready to pull the trigger how has the prime minister always statement gone down where you are. right and also a lot of the situation is getting confusing basically by the hour this back and forth with dad not between madrid and barcelona as basically reached a new level then no reactions just yet here from barcelona ever what we have heard previously prior to the actual announcement that the approach day in madrid barcelona to spokesperson of the catalonia government said that if mother it triggers article one hundred fifty five which would mean to dismiss the government here then right away the catalan government is going to declare a cut the india as a republic it has not happened yet because of course moderates did not say we're going to apply article one hundred fifty five they just started the food stuff that they are that they want th

seven wins out of 7a barcelona this season.views. a supporter of catalan independence broke down. he says he is ready to stand down, describing sunday's events as the worst professional experience of his life. it was confirmed that fans who bought tickets would be reimbursed. the mixture of football and politics won't be forgotten any time soon. i think we are back on track after some slight sound issues before that report. for the latest on all of that, go to our website. breaking news also this power, monarch airlines, one of britain's best—known airlines, has gone into administration. the caa said 100,000 holidaymakers are stranded abroad. people due to fly today are going to be repatriated. 20.5 degrees on sunday in herefordshire, we once as the temperatures for a while, things are getting colder and we are dragging cold air down to the north—westerly and the wind is really a feature of the weather, strengthening to the south of that deep area of low pressure and pushing away those weather fronts. but we are picking up weat

tonight in barcelona come independence declared and deferred.he leader of catalonia steps back from the brink. carles puigdemont says catalonia 's overwhelming referendum vote stance but he asks them to suspend the bid to give negotiations another chance. the spanish government refusing to budge, saying there will be no breakup. we will have complete coverage tonight in barcelona and madrid. also, kenya's opposition leader kohl's out of a rerun presidential election. raila odinga says that is no point in running for office if the old come unfair rules remain in place. could this destabilize the country? and wildfires continue to devastate northern california. at least 15 people have been killed and authorities say that number could rise. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. the breakup of spain will not begin tonight. in a highly anticipated speech, the leader of catalonia has declared -- delayed declaring independence from spain saying more time and dialogue are needed. carles puigdemont told the regional parliament in barc

it's not even born yet and this is the scene at barcelona's industrial college. just a few minutes from now is the time that police are supposed to be here to shut down this pool which is going to be used as a voting center. inside this is the scene people have organized themselves into defense committees and they've been camping out in the school overnight. and this is the area that they're trying to defend this is where they hope the ballot box is not arrived yet. what time to get here from five fifteen in the morning. what's the atmosphere like. and everybody here is very. peaceful untested ambience spanish government has ordered police to shut down all these voting centers but that deadline has come and gone we see process supporters standing on the school gates but still no sign of the police. but this man like the spanish government says the referendum is illegal and he says the voters are staging a coup d'etat. the capital and regional police finally did arrive but as you can see only two patrol. and breaks this the moment it all been waiting for the ballo

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does not break away from spain all right with the very latest from barcelona thank you funny. now to some other stories making news around the world iraqi prime minister hyderabadi has told the french president that he wants to avoid armed conflict with iraqi kurds a man michael has offered to mediate between baghdad and iraq's autonomous kurdish region following his meeting with a body in paris today kurds voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence in a regional referendum late last month. meanwhile iraqi forces have announced that they have captured the last stronghold of the so-called islamic state terrorist group in the north of the country iraq's military backed by a u.s. led coalition launched an all fence of last month to retake the town still controls a stretch of iraq's western border with syria and tens of thousands of thais formed kilometer long lines as they waited to pay their respects to king going on today the late monarch has been lying in state since his death last october and this is the final day that mourners can see the much revered royal before his cre

we want to begin in spain where the tense standoff between rigid and barcelona has intensified spain's prime minister has demanded clarification from cattle and leaders after they signed a declaration of independence last night only to then suspend it and ask for crisis talks with madrid well after an extraordinary cabinet meeting a prime minister mariano rajoy said spain's constitution demanded clarity that's being interpreted to mean that if catalonia declares in the pennants madrid can suspend its autonomy and impose direct rule now all of this of course a comes after months of mounting tensions and a referendum on independence that spain try to block well let's take a look now at how yesterday's drama unfolded would he or wouldn't he in the end karla's push to mourn did a bit of both after declaring catalonia his right to independence he put the brakes on. we propose that the parliament suspend the effects of the declaration of independence so that in the coming weeks we undertake a dialogue without this it is not possible to reach a solution. but madrid says there can be no negoti

live from berlin a show of support for a united spain under the thousands take to the streets of barcelona to protest against coghlan independence madrid's warned that any breakaway efforts by codd along leaders will have no a fact also on the show has the german chancellor to change her position on migration as part of coalition talks or conservative c.d.u. has reached a compromise deal on limiting the number of migrants we'll get some analysis. i'm brian thomas welcome to the show in spain there's been a massive rally in barcelona against plans by cottle on leaders to declare independence now this march came as these towns find ministers said he would take measures to prevent the region from breaking away organizers say nearly a million demonstrators packed into the center of barcelona local police put that number at three hundred fifty thousand the protesters called for an end to the country's worst political crisis in decades. while we start our coverage with this report from mathis who is. that demonstration. was long live the nation is a message. christina a student from barcelona an

these pro independence protesters marched through barcelona streets to condemn the government's strong armed response to sunday's referendum weighing in on the fray spain's king philippe voiced his support for the rule of law scolding cuttle on authorities for willfully ignoring the constitution in their bid to assert their regional sovereignty. no they will nominate their decisions have systematically violated the legally and legitimately approved rules and demonstrated an unacceptable disloyalty towards the powers of the state. but precisely a state those authorities in catalonia represent. missing from his address to the nation any mention of the brutal crackdown by federal police on cottle trying to cast their votes on sunday and a mission that didn't go unnoticed by protesters. he ignores the images of police violence seen around the world without any violence or provocation from the people. of course the spanish government and especially the king defend the unity of spain. it seems he's not interested in the opinion of two or three million people. so we're afraid that police viol

this tuesday will not go down in history as the day spain began breaking up in barcelona with the world listening to his every word the leader of catalonia well the fudged his way out of the political earthquake and bought himself some valuable time tonight independence declared and deferred. this is the day. the or. even gena get me started we have arrived just in historic moment and as president of the government i'm here to tell you the result of the referendum and. the mandate of the people is for catalonia to become an independent state in the form of very public. them. myself and the government propose a suspension of the effects of the declaration of independence for a few weeks but it don't come to enable a dialogue without which we cannot reach a negotiated solution where the other. also on the show tonight the story of natalia and being gay in russia and around school screaming that i'm a damn lesbian and that i should die there homophobia was reason enough to attack me. we begin the day with catalonia headed for independence but not they are just yet tonight the leader of cat

tonight's at in barcelona. and following. that speech by the cast and president a short while ago independence bought not yet and he wants to put it on i seems parliament to. suspend the declaration for few weeks pending talks with madrid's alright we'll keep you updated on that as women get more detail but now moving on. here in france public sector workers have been holding a nationwide strike against the government's plan to cut jobs and over holds a sick pay system schools were closed. and ines forced to cancel sent a flights this was the first time in a decade that all the french unions which together represent more than five million. public sector workers joined together to strike civil servants teachers and nurses all marching through cities across the country. including here in paris where twenty six thousand people turned out to protes. well unions are filling this out as the biggest arguments client data decade here in phone so bull cow. in the transport sector in health and education. it's caused a significant disr

stephen burgeon journalist based in barcelona we thank you and you. americans are searching for answers even just a possible motive following the worst mass shooting in recent u.s. history fifty nine people were killed in las vegas yesterday when a gunman opened fire on a country music festival from a hotel window high above the shooting has renewed the debate over gun control in the united states in the city locals and survivors have gathered together to comfort one another. the grief and horror of a city in shock a quiet candlelight vigil replaced the customary neon glitz of the las vegas strip tales of her bravery emerged from the worst mass shooting in modern u.s. history. but was carried. over there were dead or alive this morning because of all scripture and maybe to the church for sure it's just a tragedy for the people of the little one still full. but you have been cleared of anybody who's alive. right stayed with the police to form a folder structure for people caught up in the tragedy there was some comfort in coming together. good and my t

the conflict is showing any sign of backing down our correspondents are standing by in madrid and barcelona. also coming up has the german chancellor changed her position on migration as part of coalition talks her conservative c.v. you has reached a compromise deal on limiting the number of migrants plus imprisoned and tortured for being gay we will bring you the first installment of an exclusive series this week looking at what it means to be homosexual in russia. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program we begin with breaking news this afternoon coming out of stockholm where the winner of the nobel prize for economics has been announced richard taylor of the united states has been awarded the nobel prize for economics the prize of the swedish academy of sciences. now he's from the university of chicago and was given the distinction for his work in the field of behavioral economics the prize is not part of the original series of awards set up by alfred nobel and originally only in one nine hundred sixty eight tyler's distinction occurred as economists are increasingly under fire from rising

this is deja news live from berlin a show of defiance in barcelona nearly half a million cattle and separatist take to the streets in support of their region's parliament this comes out was up to spanish prime minister mariano rajoy announces plans to dissolve cuts alone as government and call an early election will find out from madrid and buffalo enough what this could mean also coming up. results from elections in the czech republic show the country's next prime minister could be a populist billionaire andre bobbish says he's a no party wants to take an active role in shaping policies. and can jump on iraq but make it in america. dude was being taken there. in the. first part of the bavarian grand i'm talking as they take their foreign language flow to the home office if. i'm welcome to the program. this week spain gave catalonia an ultimatum withdraw your declaration of independence or face the consequences well today prime minister mariano rajoy made good on his warning madrid says it plans to sack catalan leaders in a televised address catalan president carlos put jones said he would cal

we will take you to barcelona and madrid. also, here in germany, chancellor angela announces a start date for coalition talks to start a new government. it was a compromise on refugee policy that open to the way, or was it? while fires sweep into california wine country, destroying vineyards, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate, and the some very exclusive homes -- torching some very exclusive homes. brent: i am brent goff. good to have you with us. one of the most significant political crises in modern spanish history is about to come to a head, and it may forever change in spain as we know it. tomorrow in barcelona, the regional government of catalonia is expected to declare independence. lawmakers say 90% of cattle and voters chose independence in a referendum held just a week ago. but spanish prime minister mariano rajoy says the referendum was illegal, and he is warning tonight that his government will not tolerate a breakup, even if it means moving in and taking total control of catalonia. we will go live to barcelona

matheson barcelona thanks very much. now to some of the other stories making news from around the world turkish forces have exchanged fire with a real sham a syrian militant group along the turkish syrian border this comes after announced that syrian rebels back or turkish forces would launch an operation into the region turkey's president had warned that his country would not allow a terrorist corridor or near its borders. at least six people are dead after a tanker explosion at a gas station and the gun and capital acra this social media video shows large fireballs bursting at the scene authorities say more than two hundred personnel have been deployed and that fire fighters have controlled the blaze. hurricane nate has been downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting the u.s. gulf coast on sunday morning it touched down in the state of mississippi authorities in southern states have ordered evacuations and coastal areas after nate killed dozens of people in central america. in the u.s. a few dozen white nationalists

available does join us from barcelona well let us know what is happening there. there is still a large crowd out here in the center of the city we don't know how many people have come out thousands and thousands in any case it might be that the number is a bit lower than the organizers had had expected and announce who spoke of several hundred thousand it seems a bit less to me however there seems almost a festive mood which is astonishing we had expected more anger people chant freedom and freedom and they do is try to shake their fists whenever i have a cup of the hated state police gozo over their heads however it generally it seems a very peaceful mood more like a sunday outing and it's remarkable cross-section of the population here it's young people and old young couples was buggies and children in the old people in real chairs we saw one elderly lady was her guide dog a blind to blind woman coming to this demonstration people who look like academics and people who are clearly working class and middle class it's really goes across all lines here and to peop

developments in barcelona and barcelona charlotte the chelsea is covering events there and imagery and martin roberts thank you both for joining us charlotta earlier we saw jubilation in sight the parliament when the vote passed what's the mood outside where you are. that's quite a rights of ecstatic scenes inside the parliament that among those who've been pushing for independence for years we saw then this is hugging one another we saw spontaneous chance of freedom freedom and we saw outbreak of singing as well it really was an ecstatic scene inside the parliament here because pushing on the kotla needed just left about half an hour ago more chairs as he got in his car and drove away now we're a few hundred meters at the moment from the scene where thousands of pro independence support is on the streets that been nervously waiting to see what decision the catalan paan meant would make here this of course as we know it's been a process full of ups and downs first they were going to be regional elections then that once then there was going to be independence than that wasn't now finall

this is d w news wives are from berlin tonight in barcelona end of pendency declared and defer the leader of catalonia steps back from the brink karla's put them on says catalonia is overwhelming referendum vote for independence stands but he asked lawmakers to suspend the session bid to give negotiations another chance the spanish government tonight refusing to budge saying there will be no break up will have complete coverage tonight in barcelona and madrid also on the show kenya's opposition leader pulls out of a rerun presidential election right loading and says there's no point in running for office if the old unfair rules remain in place could this destabilization of the country and it wildfires continue to devastate northern california at least fifteen people have been killed and authorities say that number could. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with the breakup of spain will not begin tonight in a highly anticipated speech the leader of catalonia has delayed declaring independence from spain saying more time and more dialogue are both needed. told the regional parliament in ba

in the winding streets of barcelona bike tours a big business but s. their boss says she's worried the hostile political climate could scare off tourists especially those from the rest of spain all the spanish people. got there and people are spanish people so it's more a problem of the government not enough. tourism earns billions of dollars and sustains thousands of jobs but it's just one part of catalonia is buoyant economy if the region breaks away it will take twenty percent of spain's g.d.p. with it places like this are historical sign post this is a former textile mill now a university in state of the art media center it's a sign that catalonia has where the tough economic times but is innovative to survive. a rise in is one of those innovators this by a pharmaceutical company is running clinical trials on a new drug for alzheimer's. but it is one of a growing list now moving some operations out of catalonia you cannot risk being in a breakaway republic with no automatic access to the european union we need to have the certainty that there is no

it's all in the hands apparently at a demonstration in barcelona the fluttering gestures of openness and peace. let's talk they say in spanish and in catalonia the language of this region pushing to secede. but not all catalans want to break away many prefer spain united the protest here mirrored by large crowds in the capital madrid what this shows is that whatever was happening in government actually can be on the way to some but by no means the people who make the ranks and alberto have just married at the town hall of course the square from the regional government headquarters they're happy they say to share their union with calls for national unity in spain i personally think that he must remain united car i also think that everybody has a right to choose what they want to do with where they want to be run by leaving the us as the crowd gathered outside inside we spoke to catalonia as foreign minister so do will of the people needs to be respected for a single reason there is no alternative to this we tried for years to enter into negotiations with the state no once or into posi

catalonia goes with the nuclear option declaring independence from spain now madrid and barcelona are on a collision course i'm sorry harmon in berlin this is the day. that the resolution before the parliament is approved with seventy votes in favor or against and abstentions. i feel so emotional after the huge fight we went through we finally causes we may just be independent of catalonia. we can be ourselves. happy like her out. fighting for the for it's catastrophic really catastrophic they don't know what they're doing they're irresponsible. and they don't for they how do you i think there's going to be counted the money and. there's a busy week ahead and we hope things won't get bad. we are going today the council on parliament approved something that in the opinion of a large majority of people not only goes against the law but is a criminal act to the. well plus big brother is watching you what they still surveillance technology means for you stories coming up one day but first it was a day of drama in spain bomb makers and the cattle on a regional parliament voted to unilatera

s for us in barcelona. meanwhile barcelona soccer team played at spanish league match today behind closed doors no fans were allowed to enter the stadium the team made the announcement less than half an hour before kickoff and thousands of fans were already waiting outside the calls president said it's a protest against police efforts to stop the referendum barcelona stadium is often used as a rallying point for catalan nationalists. the so-called islamic state group has claimed responsibility for a deadly knife attack in france it tacker stabbed two women to death at the main train station in the southern city of war say french soldier shot the assailant dead. police descend once more after another attack in france. the knife wielding assailant was shot dead by patrolling soldiers but too late to save his two young victims. some eyewitnesses reported that the attackers shouted akbar. but much remains unclear. lending viduka the individual was killed thanks to the composure of the soldier on patrol it appea

will get the latest from our correspondents in madrid and barcelona also coming up. concerns are rising that kenya could see another day of violence as the authorities postpone the presidential election rerun in opposition strongholds over fears of the safety for election officials. and air berlin takes off for the last time almost four takis after the airlines maiden voyage the last flight left berlin bound for unit but true to form it was wait for it delayed. i'm irish waiter thanks for joining us it's official madrid has taken control of the cots along government after cuts alone a separatist parliament declared independence world leaders are saying they are recognizing cuts alone but the council on parliament's independence vote still triggered celebrations inside the assembly and even larger ones on the streets outside. yes to independence that was the news from catalonia is parliament it was the moment the separatists had been waiting for and they took to the streets of bos alone or in their thousands to celebrate. if. that's an enormous satisfaction because we

martha roberts reporting from madrid and barcelona to w.'s or charlotte some pill reporting on those unfolding events thank you for your coverage. and as polling officers in kenya count ballots for that country's presidential election rerun ordinary people are counting the cost of this device a vote one person has been killed in clashes between protesters and police today bringing the overall death toll to at least five or kenya has been locked in political uncertainty since the supreme court an old presidential elections held back in august. the streets of kenya's capital nairobi are unusually quiet worried about the prospect of violence many are staying indoors those few who have ventured out have had enough after months of political tension. i would like politics to quieten down so we can continue with our work we don't want people to fight or kill each other we want kenya to be peaceful. we want life to continue as normal. our incomes are being hurt and we are struggling. old we're tired of politics. thursday's repeat elections were marr

i'd go to our europe correspondent, in barcelona.ple supporting unity rather than supporting independence. the you may get a glimpse of the spanish nationalflag the you may get a glimpse of the spanish national flag behind the you may get a glimpse of the spanish nationalflag behind me as people gather in bigger numbers. the police helicopter above us. we will see what has been a pattern over the past days and weeks, alternate demonstrations, catalans who are wanting separatism and those wanting unity. today potentially hundreds of thousands those appalled by the decision of carles puigdemont to declare the independent illegally and we are told by the organisers of the demonstration, they are not necessarily one thing the removal of the separatist leaders, but they wa nt to the separatist leaders, but they want to show that there is unity. how is this going to work- the how is this going to work with the spanish government, already set aside who will be the de facto legal leaders of this region, the deputy prime minister, the go to a

is in barcelona. standing by in madrid both of you good evening i want to start with you and talk about what we heard from the leader of catalonia good did he go as far as expected or did he pull a political rabbit out of his have yes. i think we're looking at a kind of a deal if you want an independence lite version that he presented tonight in order to not create losers and winners if you want there were a lot of people outside the parliament waiting for those very words and also inside parliament you can hear the applause the moment he said these crucial sentences without officially declaring independence and the key message i think in his speech was a dialogue dialogue and dialogue that is what he's seeking and i had the chance just now of to speak with one of the key representatives of the protest movement a pro independence protest movement and he told me it is exactly the message the people here want to hear they don't want the country going further into conflict that is the scenario they would

and as barbara pointed out there are huge implicit business implications to barcelona as to catalonia is independence bit investment in companies are leaking out of the catalan capital in the wake of the political crisis helena has more right terry barber was talking about the impact on tourism we also know the investment suffered as business uncertainty follows where there is a political crisis and this is certainly spain's worst political crisis in decades and investors are asking what is catalonia exactly dazed these days is it a part of spain or an independent state now last week catalan president carter's preaching will declare that catalonia was proceeding with independence just not yet instead he was asking for new negotiations with spanish authorities we're waiting to find out what he's going to say in a few hours but meanwhile many businesses will have had enough already we've seen forty four major companies move their headquarters out of catalonia since that referendum now most of them went to madrid among them gas not total if annoyed about ists sell next and colonial not a

demonstration in barcelona this morning.ke to our europe correspondent, gavin lee ahead of the pro—unity demonstrations in barcelona. what will happen here is a pattern we have seen over the past few days and weeks which is often at demonstrations as they built up to short catalans are wanting receptors and those wanting unity. today those who say they are appalled at the decision by carles puigdemont to declare the republic of catalonia illegally and also we are told by the demonstration‘s organisers they are not necessarily calling for the forced removal of the catalan leaders but they want to short there is unity. many on both sides ask how will this work was that you have the spanish government that have said who will be the de facto legal leaders of the region. it will be the deputy prime minister, go to woman of mariano rajoy in the time of crisis. but we have carles puigdemont, former president, as madrid would say, he was in his hometown yesterday and said he would call on people to democratically resist any attempts

this is one of the busiest streets in barcelona. look around me right 110w. in barcelona.mplete standstill. parts of the whole of the catalonia region slowed down with people coming onto the streets with the flag of catalan you can see everywhere. but there are those who say they do not feel co mforta ble. those who say they do not feel comfortable. they do not want the vote for independence, and it is a day where the rhetoric has been ratcheted up by the government as well. spanish police have been asked to leave the area. this is what the last few hours have been like here... the streets of barcelona today — working life on hold, thousands of catalans united behind the new momentum for independence and against the violence of spanish police in sunday‘s banned vote. shutters down, shops shut. a regionwide strike affecting public transport, the city‘s museums and monuments. barcelona football club too, all closed. this is the biggest demonstration in many years. in barcelona, we are defending our right, our legal rights and civil rights. against the attacks of the governme

well yes good afternoon from barcelona. well i haven't really now we are in the moment where we are you know following hours we are going to know all the official results of the. referendum saw in the coming hours on the coming days the problem and we will meet in order to make the correlation of independence. from doubt. on we know that the spanish government is not recognizing the. results. they are not recognizing that there are suddenly you we could. not organize and. receive more than three million people voting in different points prepared for for that purpose we know is not going to be easy and they are trying to talk to you to keep using force in order to. make a stop. well in the meantime colors the e.u. parliament is holding a meeting on the crisis most of the m.p.'s are calling on catalonia to open dialogue with madrid i mean do you think though that that will happen. well over. a couple gourami's really. in these objective about four hours it's very important. international community. recognizes what is happenin

not everyone in catalonia once independence these demonstrators in the region's capital barcelona are against the independence process which the spanish government also rejects is illegal criticism of the movement following sunday's referendum has also come from spain's king philippe in a television address to the nation the king accused separatists of being disloyal a charge which catalonia as leaders dismiss. the king's speech was an endorsement of the policies of prime minister roy policies that are catastrophic for catalonia . madrid has appealed to catalonia as leader to respect pain and its institutions. mr putsch demands messages a journey to nowhere because there is no democracy outside the law there is no clear existence there are no rights outside the law for a long time is to put demand has been living outside the law outside reality and outside sanity. catalonia as leaders are planning to make a formal declaration of independence on monday but catalans on barcelona's famous last rambling about have mixed views. the man said was very good he rejected the king's speech becau