cor catalonia. i said "honey, i don't have any choice". >> what do you want american's to understand? >> there's so much injustice. >> workers are being injured constantly. >> top stories for you here on al jazeera. the united states and the european union have approached iran to help find a solution to the syria conflict. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and uforeign policy chief frederica mogherini discussed the issue with the iranian foreign minister in new york. >>> gunmen injured 21 people and injured 100 others in central african republic. fighting has taken thousands of lives over the last two years. and thousands have been marking the one year anniversary of a disappearance of 43 students with a march through mexico city. local police handed them to a drugs gang which killed them. let's go to jerusalem, breaking news there of the al-aqsa mosque being stoned again. imtiaz tyab, with the report. imtiaz. >> that's right, kamal. israeli forces have been clark with palestinians inside the al-aq

and has a large debt, it would have hard times paying back without catalonia's contribution. >> if catalonia does become an independent state. maybe this would be its army in red and blue. barcelona football club has deep nationalist pedigree, a place where for years the banned catalan language was spoken safe from general franco's police. when barcelona play here at the home ground at campagne, the fans go wild. they scream for their idols. players like lionel messi. something else happens here as well. they boo the spanish national anthem, unfurling spanners that say catalonia is not spain. they use this space and those occasions to cry for independence. the spanish football federation says barcelona may be banned from la liga. another establishment scare tactic perhaps, or an added layer of acrimony between two separate sides a million people are expected to attend pope francis's last mass in the united states. in philadelphia he visited the site where the u.s. constitution was signed. catholic leader spoke about the importance of the individual in an increasingly globalized world. >> tra

catalonia account force a fifth of spain's gross domestic product. a long-standing grooevengs here is that the region pays in far more than it gets back. given all the scarce stories out of madrid and elsewhere, is catalonia, do you think, rich enough to survive as an independent state? >> if the question is would spain be able to impose very heavy costs in catalonia in the case of dramatic breakup, let's say, the answer is yes as well. of course, that would not be good for spain either, because it has a lot there that would have hard times paying back without catalonia's consumerism. >> reporter: if catalonia does become an independent state, maybe this will be its army in red and blue. barcelona football club has dp nationalistic ped degree where for years the language was freely spoken safe from general franco's police. when barcelona play here at their home ground, the fans go wild, of course. they scream for their idols. players like lionel messi, but something else happens here as well. they boo the spanish national anthem and unfurl banners th

the wealthiest region of caledonia -- of catalonia. separate parties there won a clear majority in sunday's regional vote. they're hoping to declare independence in the next 18 months. the spanish government called the secessionist movement nonsense, but it is still a major blow all the same. here is the acting regional government head. the yes camp has won and democracy has won. this is very important. two victories in one. ds vote and for democracy -- the yes vote and for democracy. to all those who told us they did not feel like holding a voting catalonia, they should take note here it -- they should take note. with that strong turnout in sunday's parliamentary election in barcelona, add a big win for the separatists. there was much to cheer about in catalonia, but the idea of having the northwest region break away from spain is not good news for everyone. our correspondent explains. streets of in the barcelona. the pro-independence movement wins in the parliamentary election, clearing for them a few hurdles -- a huge hurdle in the

catalonia decided for a fifth of the gross domestic product. the region would pay in more than it gets back. >> given the stories coming out of madrid, is catalonia rich enough to survive as an independent state. >> if the question is would spain propose heavy costs in catalonia, in the dramatic break-up, let's say. the answer is yes, as well. of course it may not be free for spain, because it has hard times coming back. >> if catalonia does become an independent state. maybe this will be its army, in red and blue. barcelona football club has deep nationalist pedigree, a place where for years the banned catalan language was spoken safe from general franco's police. when barcelona play here at the home ground at camp, the fans go wild. they scream for their idols. players like lionel messi. something else happens here as well. they boo the spanish national anthem, unfurling spanners that say catalonia is not spain. they use this space and those occasions to cry for independence. the spanish association says barcelona may be banned from la liga.

. >>> catalonia is preparing for its election on sunday. catalonia's president says he's planning a formal split with spain if the election achieves enough votes. >> reporter: the culture of catalonia, distinct from the rest of spain, suppressed during decades of dictatorship. it's a region that still feels its voice is often ignored by mamadrid. would sunday's election change all that? >> i will be voting yes because i think it's a great opportunity for us the catalon people to be heard. >> reporter: the spanish state has thrown its full weight behind the opposition, warning of the dire consequences of catalan independence, possible expulsion from the european union. >> we don't want to leave the european union, we want our pensions to be guaranteed and we want a good home for our children. >> catalon accounts for a fifth of spain's domestic product. is catalonia rich enough to survive as an independent state? >> the question is, would spain be able to exact high cost? the answer is yes. of course that would not be free for spain either be

theis catalonia rich enough to survive as an independent state? >> would stain be able to bring heavy costs for the break up? yes, the answer is yes. that would not be great for spain either because it has a lot of debt that would have hard times watt catalonia's contribution. >> if catalonia does become an independent state, then maybe this will be its army. in red and blue, the football club has a place where for years the banned catalan language was freely spoken safe from general franco's police. when barcelona play here at their home ground, the fans go wild. they scream for their idols like lionel messi. but something else helps. they boo the spanish national anthem. and they cry for independence. the spanish football federation say that barcelona may be banned from the national league, la liga. another scare tactic, perhaps, or an added layer of acrimony between two increasingly distant sides. >> china and the united states have agreed to fight corruption and terrorism. u.s. president barack obama has been holding talks with his chinese cou

it lessened the haziness of the succession of catalonia. -- the secession of catalonia.wagen has a new ceo. he was announced on friday. this is a one-month chart of the preferred shares in the last month. down by 40%. euroseek, 27 billion walked away from market value. autoloomberg world manufacturers index had its worst weekly last week since made 2012. volkswagen shares died. you for that. vladimir putin is in new york today for the ninth nation's general assembly. he will meet with president it will be their first face-to-face meeting in more than a year. syria is likely to be high on the agenda. solution tono other the syrian crisis then strengthening the government structures and rendering help in fighting terrorism. urging them to engage in positive dialogue with a rational opposition and conducted reform. francine: ryan chilcote is here with the latest. he is going to be quite tough, but he wants a rough response from the west. brian coke he was to be heard on syria. ryan: he wants to be heard on syria. 11, 213, vladimir putin said russia should be quite rating mo

a good time for catalonia to get independence? >> absolutely not. these economic situations have made people think that it is not part of catalonia, but they are obviously wrong. i know that deep inside, catalans know they are spanish. it's not because of the economic crisis, we share history, language, traditions and everything. everything that catalans have, it's spanish culture. it's stupidity to make this argument. it's not rational. >> you guys are able to smile about it, talk about it, but is there a concern that what is happening here is an irreparable wedge being driven between catalonia and the rest of spain no matter the outcome of this election and the move for independence is? >> again, for over 10 years, there's been a concerted effort to drive a wedge in between catalans and spaniards by an unfortunate ruling people's party. this is highly documented. >> to what end? to achieve what? >> i think the feeling now and alberto, you correct me if i'm wrong. the people's party think that they can gain votes and the rest of spain by hammering

catalonia is a vital economic region for spain. there is a question about what independence would mean for the banking system, for pensions, and also catalonia's future for your. there is a warning that catalonia could mean an automatic exit from the eurozone. if her paper points out this really is a legal headache that is making brussels busy because an independent catalonia would set a precedent for other reiko a regions. -- otherpe francis breakaway regions. molly: pope francis is still in new york. flo: today it is a little bit confusing because he got a warm round of applause from u.s. lawmakers. even though you can see lawmakers are cheering for proposals that they hate, such as issues of climate change and immigration. why were they clapping? lots of these lawmakers could not really understand the pope because he was speaking in a very low voice and his english is not very good. this paper says, "who the heck they do notmeone understand?" molly: with weeks to go before the international summit on climate change in paris, we

jonah hull reports. >> it could well be a good day for independence in catalonia. voters have turned out in big numbers to elect a regional parliament with a coalition of pro independence parties from the left and the right likely to win a majority of seats. that they intend their voices to be heard as far away as madrid

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we want catalonia to be free. it's up to the catalans to determine that. but spain has said no no no. >> reporter: what happens next may spark a constitutional crisis in spain and elsewhere. jonah hull, al jazeera, barcelona. >> pope francis has concluded his trip to america. >> with a smile and a wave, pope francis ended his first ever visit to the united states. this is the first ever visit from a pope, he talked immigration climate change and inequality, same sex marriage and abortion and on his final day in address to bishops he talked about child sex abuse in the catholic church. he met victims, offered his prayers. 2002 many allegations of child sex abuse by clerics in the catholic church became president, more than 100,000 victims in the u.s. and many more worldwide. and the pope propositioned there would be no hiding place for guilty. >> translator: these things cannot be maintained in secret. i commit to a careful oversight to ensure youth are protected and all responsible will be held accountable. >> reporter: for many victims they've heard this

paris is so far away and catalonia is so near. it gives me a lot of hope for the economy and everything. reporter: others were more cautious, concerned about the effect of a neighboring region trying to separate from spain. >> i would have said no. i don't think it's good to separate everyone. i simply don't agree. >> i feel more that i'm from here than catalonia, together i country is made of different gions, rich and poor reporter: as a radio station, the results were surprised. many here said they hope the victory would inspire similar sentiments. >> this vote represents hope for us, a new state nearby within europe would mean that there would be a chance of controlling the economy, taxes, investments. reporter: that remains a minority view among french catalons despite the landscape across the border. anchor: water flows on the planet mars. it has streams of running salty water, some believe could support the possibility of life on mars. as one scientist put it, mars just got a lot more interesting. we have this report. report

it is deciding the political future of catalonia. seated 48%.does it say about the independents campaign? they came through and they wanted a majority in congress. needing over 50% with a strong mandate. .t has to do with the groupings an anti-capitalist party and the difficult negotiations going ahead are the formation of the government and hound they bridge that. once the government is formed, saying at socialists they do not have a strong enough mandate. is a popular party and their is reluctance for much breathing ahead to theking general election in december, it is a very different looking government and they are talking and the popular party got the absolute drubbing and the worst results in 23 years. this and heg from with the people who do not have a strong mandate. typically, it is the backing. it will be unlikely --t-december elections full elections. of spanishes up 20% gdp and is home to a few hundred billion euro economy. some of the biggest companies are invested here and we have the this continue, despite election and the uncertai

jonah hull reports. >> it could well be a good day for independence in catalonia. voters have turned out in big numbers to elect a regional parliament with a coalition of pro independence parties from the left and the right likely to win a majority of seats. that they intend their voices to be heard as far away as madrid an brussels. >> we are absolutely convinced that democratic mandate that we will get today in the polls will be respected, whichever it's going to be. i hope it is also something that will be upheld by the opinions of the member state. >> within 18 months of a win, they say, the coalition will have completed a process of independence institution building. it will have changed the catalan constitution and they'll declare independence. >> madrid has been utterly incapable of responding in any positive way to what is obviously the demand of a very high proportion of the catalan population. we don't know whether it's a majority or not, because they refuse to let us hold a referendum. >> do you not believe that catalans should have the right to self det

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how likely is it that catalonia will vote for independence on september 27? is not officially a vote about that, or at least -- well, explain. charles: that's right. the vote that has been called for september 27 is being framed by the head of the cattlalan government as a vote for independence. the situation remains quite unclear. we had an opinion poll yesterday which showed the technical draw. it had the independence platform voting, apparently showing there would be support for independence, but it would have to rely on the votes of the radical anti-catholic party. the situation is quite unclear, but it is certainly heating up as we move into the pre-election period. -- if thethe people people of catalonia vote for independence, how does that look for the region's economy? how would the economy fare? charles: well, catalonia is a large economy. it is one of the engines of the spanish gp. -- gdp. it is a region with several million inhabitants. -- and looks like a region that on its own could be a viable independent economy, no question. that really comes

pro independence parties claiming victory in catalonia.ould there be an unexpected fallout in we're back in spain right after this. (vo) what does the world run on? it runs on optimism. it's what sparks ideas. moves the world forward. invest with those who see the world as unstoppable. who have the curiosity to look beyond the expected and the conviction to be in it for the long term. oppenheimerfunds believes that's the right way to invest... ...in this big, bold, beautiful world. >>> welcome back to world wide exchange. here are your headlines. vw shares are looking at red today. the ecb reportedly cutting off the car maker refusing it to buy loans from its finance arm as rumors suggest the company has known for years of the emissions cheat. >>> catalan separatists declare victory. they fall outright of the victory to win most seats in the regional parliament. >>> tie up talks terminate vodafone's discussions with liberty mobile over an asset swap as they fail to come to terms on a deal. >>> cheers to sabmiller. they could bid $106 milli

they unfurl banners saying catalonia isn't spain. they use this place and those occasions to cry for independence. the spanish football federation says barcelona may be banned from the national league la liga, in the event of independence. another establishment scaat tha timetic perhaps or an added layer of abbing moneyy between two sides. jordan hull, al jazeera, barcelona. >>> still to come. they stop the sale of some volkswagen cars in the wake of a growing emissions scandal. >>> it was one of the defining moments of the refugee crisis in europe. we'll tell you how spanish football came to help the refugees tripped by a hungarian camera woman. >> every saturday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping... inspiring... entertaining. no topic off limits. >> 'cause i'm like, "dad, there are hookers in this house". >> exclusive conversations you won't find anywhere else. >> these are very vivid, human stories. >> if you have an agenda with people

catalonia, election on september 27th, is widely seen whether the region catalonia should actually break with spain. since the restoration of democracy in the lail late 1970, calls for independence have continued to grow. home of 7.5 million people, 80% of those voted said yes to separating from spain. 85% of the population speak catalan which is europe's ninth most widely spoken language. catalans complain of their tax revenues subsidizing other parts of the country. >>> thank you very much for being with us. it is the economic powerhouse of spain. i'm guessing after the economic crisis spain is one of the countries that was worst hit. you can understand why the catalonians, would be better or worse off. national pride or regional part? >> that is a big part of it but not the only part. the issue of recognition, spain has failed to recognize itself as a nation of nations. there is an issue with modernization. so catalons have always struggled to get spain much of a modern state and they have failed so far. >> how much of a difference is there between catalonia and the rest of spain? >>

unfurl banners saying catalonia is not spain. they use the occasions to cry for independence. >> the spanish football federation says barcelona may be banned in the event of independence. perhaps an added layer of acrimony between two increasingly distant sides >>> time to catch up with the all-important weather, and everton, you have that for us, i spy a nice east-west split behind you. >> funny you should say that, we have a nice split in the weather. we have autumn further west and east. autumn is trying to break through. we have the summer sun shine. starting a line of cloud. across introducing live lie, particularly to greece. 53mm of rain in 24 hours. it marks the boundary. we have the heat coming in across the eastern side of europe. high pressure in charge. nice pressure over the west. high pressure ire with a lid on the atmosphere. beautiful sunshine, lovely chilly starts to the day. heat coming through during the course of the day. temperatures getting up to 17 degrees celsius. here is the plume of warm air. temp tires

separatist coalition in spain's catalonia region has won landmark election and took 62 seats out of 135 in the regional parliament and if they join forces with the left wing party they will have absolute majority and allow them to pursue independence and we report from barcelona. >> reporter: it looks and feels as if nothing can stand in their

regional elections in catalonia could see the region break away from spain. a stand-off 2010 israeli security forces and worshippers at the mosque in occupied east jerusalem. the syrian civil war in its 5th year and with refugees continues to go 3 to europe to escape, there is a clear and renewed diplomatic push to bring the fighting to an end. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been meeting with the russian prime minister on the sidelines. similar efforts have been made to engage iran. russia has deployed he soldiers, we hopeons and aircraft to syria, but president putin has warned any attempt to overthrow the assad regime could lead to a failed state such as in iraq or libya. >> translator: there is no other solution to the syrian crisis than strengthening the effective government structures and rendering them help in fighting terrorism. >> but time frame, urging them to engage in positive dialogue with the rational opposition and conduct reform. >> as you know, some of the coalition partners want to see president assad go first before they will support

. >> voting is underway in an election that could pave the way to catalonia breaking away from spain. opinion polls said that a pro independence coalition could win a majority in the regional government. jonah hull is in borrows loan? >> it is an election for a new parliament here in the autonomous region of catalonia in the northeast of spain. it's not a formal referendum, but the parties have taken the unique step of forming a coalition against the government. it's sole platform is against the government. >> i voted for the coalition. since i was little, i've known this is what we ever to vote for. >> we are absolutely convinced that democratic mandate that we will get today in the polls will be respected. whichever it's going to be. i hope, this is also something that is going to be perceived as such by the european states and our friends and where we want to be. >> he coalition may win a majority of seats if not votes. coalition leaders say that within 18 months of a win, they plan to complete a process of institution building constitutional change before a final declaration of in

scotland, britannia, and we want catalonia to be free.t's up to the catalonians to decide that but we think they at least have the right to do so. spain so far has only said no, no, no. >> what happens in the coming hours and over the next 18 months here could set the stage for a political and constitutional crisis in spain and possibly further ter afield. jonah hull, al jazeera, barcelona. >>> gender e quality was one of the 17 goals endorsed by world leaders at the u.n. general assembly with the aim of empowering women globally by 2030. currently in pakistan's tribunal belt less than 3% of women can read or right. as nicole johnson discovered, some women are commanding now. their right to education. >> mariana from high bar agency in the tribal buielt. there is one major difference between her and other women who live there. her father wanted her to be educated, a rare thing from women from the federally administered tribal area. >> there is no education system. they don't know about their basic rights, that education is their right. de

catalonia has the structure to go at it alone as an independent state.s down to whether this can actually happen. whether it's within the bounds of possibility that they could become an independent state. , if theycameron said want to become independent, it would have to join the queue. it would have to join the queue to become a member of the eu. that is one of the serious obstacles. jonathan: mr. cameron with his own experience. charles, thank you for joining us. a vote closer to home. ,fter months of campaigning labour party announces its new leader tomorrow. jeremy: --e to win, we have seen the polls. wish in the polls wrong in the past. would be wrong to say this is a done deal? >> i think people are talking about this is a done deal. this is a complete outsider. one to 12.been cut even the prime minister is talking about it as a done deal. the development of the labour party and these financial stability of the british family. he believes jeremy corbin will be the next labour party leader. jonathan: let's say he wakes up the leader, what are the im

backing for catalonia surpasses the support for independence. switzerland has temporarily banned the volkswagen diesel model. firm is facin facing investigats worldwide, after being involved in stalls software results. >>> in a month's time argentinians will vote for president. >> daniel surley has been the governor of buenos aires for eight years now he's going after the presidential seat. he was picked by crifn kirs cria kirchner. he spoke about his plan if he's elected president. >> we will continue with the agenda of development protection investment. protecting argentine votes. >> considered merely a moderate within the party. even though he has the lead latest polls show that he still doesn't have nufers votes to win in the first round. that's why he needs to broaden his support base. but the mayor of buenos aires and the former president of the boca juniors club. >> we are isolated, our economy is a disaster, we only negotiate with the chinese. a different document would indicate how it deal with the world. >> who claims he will puft an e

a critical election now under way in catalonia. the region becoming an independent area from spain. live images here as people go to the polls. catalana at the polls in barcelona and across the region. if it wins, a coalition party hopes to achieve independence within 18 months. spain, however, says that this vote is unconstitutional. for the first time ever, the french military has launched air strikes against isis targets inside syria. the french president's office says that they were based on intelligence gathered from air surveillance operations. until now, france has only conducted air strikes inside iraq. >>> pope francis spoke about the importance of family at a festival saturday in philadelphia. the event called the festival of families capped off a very busy day that included a mass with about 2,000 people. in the coming hours, the pope will meet with area bishops. the pope also plans to meet with american prisoners later today. he will be the first pope to ever do so. the holy father will tour the curran fromm hold facili

separatist coalition in spain's catalonia region has won landmark election and took 62 seats out of 135gional parliament and if they join forces with the left wing party they will have absolute majority and allow them to pursue independence and we report from barcelona. >> reporter: it looks and feels as if nothing can stand in their way, independence hungry in full cry. >> this is insane. nothing like that has happened in europe in the last year. >> barcelona decides the future and the future is the only way. >> reporter: who will deliver it for them? a coalition of parties from the right and the left likely to include the far left with nothing in common whatsoever except the promise to pave the way for independence in 18 months time. >> translator: we have a lot of work to do and not going to relax. we have a democratic mandate and know what it means and know how we have won, we have won against the odds. >> reporter: there may yet be trouble ahead on the road to independence not least the full weight of the spanish constitutional court deployed by the government to block ways to inde

. >> the flag and flag from nevada and whales, scotland, britain, abwe want catalonia to be free ando the people to decide that but we think they at least have the right to do so and spain so far has only said no, no, no. >> reporter: what happens next may provoke a constitutional crisis not just in spain but possibly in places far beyond. jonah with al jazeera, barcelona. >> reporter: more from jonah who is outside the regional parliament in barcelona and jonah really important moment and not only in spanish but european politics, a bunch of questions for you and a brief one does it look like they are going to be able to put together that majority in parliament? >> well, sammy the point is that the coalition grouping together for yes it's called did win the majority in this parliament to govern, they didn't win an absolute majority and are going to have to negotiate with the far left grouping that has 11 or 12 seats that will take them over the absolute majority mark and keen on independence on a much shorter timeline than the together for yes timeline and this is a group that is de

do you think that the markets are going to allow spain and the european union to send catalonia out ofand the european union? because the markets want stability. they want to be secure. and they are the owners. it would be crazy. >> do you see that as a deliberate attempt to again try to influence this vote? >> yeah, i'm sure. and if you listen to the new opinion of the central government you will realize that, in fact, he knows that he was mistaken and now he is saying different things. the role is not to create an alarm to the markets and to the people. >> should he re-sign? >> yes, i think so. in a normal situation he should re-si re-sign. >> calling for the spanish central bank governor to re-sign over comments threatening capital controls over a separation and then coming back and u-turning and saying that would be an impossible thing to do and to impose on the catalonian region. my sense was really what would end this brinkmanship was allowing them to have a legitimate referendum. the question is do we ever see the central government in spain backing down to that point? which wou

they lost nearly half their seats in catalonia.e going to be maneuvering themselves for the best advantage. most polls suggest there will not be an overmajority for any party. we've got the potential of a double whammy here, and certainly because of the vote in catalonia, but also much more uncertainty in madrid. they are not used to coalition building, so that could produce a prolonged period of federal lis at the heart of government. >> all right. we'll watch this very closely. tim joining us on the phone from cov or the doe va. >> see how some victims hope to leave the past behind. >> and people around the world, including in jerusalem looked up for a rare glimpse to have a super moon. we'll have more on sunday night's celestial event a little later. stay with us. you forgot the mil! that's lactaid. right. 100% real milk, just without the lactose. so you can drink all you want... ...with no discomfort? exactly. here, try some... mmm, it is real milk. see? delicious. hoof bump! oh. right here girl, boom. lactaid®. 100% real milk.

spain doesn't need catalonia breaking away. other concerns are companies like santander, companies deriving a lot of their profits from emerging markets like latin america. that's been dragging on the ibex as well. worst-performing european benchmark over the last month. watch out for those elections on sunday. francine: thank you. mark barton with your asset check. let's introduce our guest host, patrick armstrong. he's going to be with us for much of today's show. he helps manage around 1.2 billion pounds in assets. welcome. let's look at what janet yellen had to say. yellen: most of my colleagues and i anticipate that it will likely be appropriate to raise the target range of the federal funds rate sometime later this year and to continue boosting short-term rates at a gradual pace thereafter. if the fomc were to delay the start of the policy normalization process for too long, we would likely end of having to tighten policy relatively abruptly to keep the economy from significantly overshooting both of our goals. the united

but also we can win market in catalonia. the world is so big.ir in london, in new york, in frankfurt, everywhere, i pay for the fair. and in front of me is the spanish winery. they don't pay anything. it's all prepaid by the government. that is an example of the disconnection we suffer. we are tired of this. we have been tired. i feel a deep in the market every day. we look at the color to know if it is ripe. we also look at how a stringent the skin is. then we extract. now we fill. wine is passion. -- passion. it is not just water or coca-cola. and ifreated by people, people feel energy and feel positive, that is good for the company. i think we must talk with spain. now they are showing they have power. when things ruin, they must rise to negotiation. we, too. like the roman imperial'ss , huh? anna: i think i learned about spanish politics and wine. let's talk to ben fills, who joins us now from madrid. great to see you. as catalonia really about to break away from spain? let's cut to the chase. ben: probably not this weekend. is vote this wee

vote for sunday, the regional elections in catalonia, a quasi-independence vote, part of deteriorationration of politics,". close vote. thank you for watching. >> >> gunning for google again, the searchlight for the second time in as many years. ♪ >> i am emily chang. this is "bloomberg west." the latest iphone, but another sales record? ron johnson joins us. blackberry confirms it is making an android phone. the worstlls me fo is over.

looks like voters catalonia are moving one step closer to claiming independence from spain. a collision of separatists -- coalition of separatists won a number of seats. the win expected to give them a mandate to split from spain. they promise the to launch an independent campaign in 2017. catalonia has been moving towards a break over the last five years. >>> police in jerusalem on sunday imposed age restrictions on worshippers entering the temple mount. all men under the age of 50 have been banned from entering the holy sanctuary, but does not apply to women. imtiaz tyab has more on the controversy from jerusalem. >> the situation at the al-aqsa mosque has come, but -- is calm, but is tense. we have to keep in mind there has been frequent confrontations between security forces and palestinian worshippers in the mosque complex for the last few weeks. in which a major confrontation during the jewish holiday between matters where a considerable amount of property damage to the al-aqsa mosque building. now, there is some concern that over the next few days we could see more co

joe: this sunday, the vote for regional elections in catalonia, a quasi-independence vote, part of deteriorationtion of politics. close vote. thank you for watching. scarlet: have a great weekend, everyone. ♪ announcer: from our studios in new york city, this is "charlie rose." erik: good evening. i am erik schatzker filling in for charlie rose. we begin the program with ongoing to the elements of volkswagen. the german carmaker admitted it provided false emission test results and united states. shares of the company plunged by 36% in two days. transport minister suggested today that european cars could be affected as well. volkswagen's ceo martin winterkorn

the head of the coalition is now the president of catalonia and has said that there were 18 -- i think will be a mistake. they will raise prices. other parts of italy want to break away, parts of germany want to break away. they could break away and still be part of the club, that will encourage others to do so. and what does this mean for the december election and all of spain? it is much more exciting. and what i know is that spanish assets, stocks, their underperforming italy. italy is like a paragon of political stability compared to spain. cannot say the last time i could say that. the: i am excited about election. thank you for being with us. , $4.6hen we come back billion in just two days. what investment led to that? ♪ alix: i am alix steel. joe: i am joe weisenthal. alix: before the break we talked about -- joe: the third-largest shareholder of volkswagen and recently lost $4.3 billion in recent days. check out this one week stock chart of the plunge. this is also the largest investor -- such terrible luck. $354 million. alix: ugly. top headlines. china's president says that t

this is something that you cannot stop. >> i also asked what would end the brinkmanship between catalonia and spain and he said a referendum. this is something not allowed by the constitution. they're addiment that this is not happening but what this vote really is as well is a push for leverage. they're trying to get leverage to negotiate with the central government. do they get it? back to you. >> as pope francis's tour of the united states enters it's third day mary thompson reports on what the pontiff has been saying about free markets and capitalism. >> in his first visit to the white house pope francis seeking common ground with americans. >> his host president obama calling francis a pope of firsts. the first pope from the americas. the first jesuit pope and the first pope of the social media age. >> you are also the first pontiff to share a twitter account. >> while he embraces some aspects of the modern world he didn't refrain of mourning the troubles he believes it brings. like climate change. >> it seems clear to me also that climate change is a problem we can no longer be left

total amount of debt held by the government in madrid of that debt, a third belongs to catalonia here and one of the things the pro-independence leaders said is if you stand in our way, along this path that we are setting up for ourselves, women simply pull back from making our debt payments and you can shoulder that all by yourself. the government in madrid, of course, stands steadfastly behind its position that the constitution simply precludes any move towards independence and they will block any move towards index using the constitutional court. so, the grounds are certainly there for a pretty nasty confrontation between barcelona and madrid and not in a football sense, of course. >> a quick thought, jonah: what does happen next? >> that depends upon the counting that's going on. you can't see it but it was on the screen behind me there. the final result, of course. will they, this pro-independence coalition win a majority in the parliament to enable them to make that declaration within 18 months or have to cobble together some difficult coalition, perhaps, with the far left that

catalonia has been moving towards a break from spain for the last five years. >>> german prosecutors have opened an investigation into the volkswagen's ceo. martin winterkorn resigned last week. 11million cars were affected, and today audi revealed 2.1 million of its cars also have that software. let's take a look at the u.n. general assembly. it looks like the crowd coming in has slowed down. that could mean that everyone is where they are supposed to be. president barack obama has arrived with first lady michelle obama. we'll bring you that meeting shortly on the other side of the break. keep it here. >> well, this is the entry way into the unga, the united nations general assembly. it's been very busy this morning, but most everyone is in their seats. this is dilma rousseff, the president of brazil, the first speaker. when she wraps up, the next speaker already president barack obama, we saw him arrive just a few minutes ago with first lady michelle obama. i know your name, mike, i'm trying to get your title right. i want to give you your dues. let's talk more about barack obama.

rally friday also marked the launch of a campaign by separatist leaders to secure a majority in catalonia's regional parliament during elections on september 27. in northern california, rapidly burning wildfires have consumed multiple towns, killing at least one person, destroying hundreds of homes, the fires forcing thousands of people to flee. california governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency for lake and napa counties sunday, two days after declaring a state of emergency for two other counties as fires burn across the state. the fires have spread rapidly amid the worst drought in california's recorded history. this comes as california lawmakers sent a weakened version of a bill to address climate change to california governor jerry brown. the bill requires utilities to provide half of their electricity from renewable sources in 15 years. following industry pressure, lawmakers omitted a key provision to cut oil use in half by 2030. california lawmakers also approved a bill friday to allow doctors to prescribe drugs to help terminally ill patients die. it is unclear whether gov

there is a significant question mark over whether the self proclaimed independent catalonia, eurozone, or institutions that that will not be the case, it will be damaging. overall. there's uncertainty to what is happening next. an element that they are not candid with the people, with what is at stake, and there's grounds for a nasty confrontation, between barcelona and madrid. >> thank you so much. >> israeli security forces fired stun grenades and rubber coated steal bullets at worshippers at the al-aqsa. hundreds of palestinians gathered outside the mosque to prevent israeli place from going further. >> the situation at the al-aqsa is now calm, but it remains tense. we have to keep in mind that there have been frequent confrontations between forces, worshippers in the mosque complex for the past few weeks, not least last week, in which there was a major confrontation in which the confrontations between worshippers and forces resulted in property damage to the al-aqsa mosque building. there is concern that over the next few days we'll see more confrontations. there are calls for som

. >> protesters clogged the city, separatist coalition of parties is heading the polls ahead of catalonia's regional elections this month. >>> jailed venezuelan leader leopoldo lopez has promised to continue his fight against the government. lopez was sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison. accused of insighting violence. >> today i visited le leopoldo n jail. he said we are committed with the people with the truth with the reason and with justice. >> cuba has announced a massive prisoner release ahead of pope francis's visit next week. 3500 prisoners will be released. pardons will take effect within 72 hours. lucia newman reports. >> the prisons are losing some of their inmates. >> the council of state and the republic of cuba, agreed that on the visit of his holiness the pope, they will release 3500 prisoners. it's similar to when pope john and benedict visited. >> many people may think that it's a publicity stump because the pope is coming. it seems to me it's a reflection of the reality we live in. >> it's the pope's coming. it could be that miracles are beginning to take place. >> but

and a huge rally held in the anish area of catalonia as campaigners mobilize ahead of regional elections. time now for a check of the top business stories. marcus carlson, the brow of corporate bonuses, it seemed to have gone away for a while but it's back? >> yes, a french equipment maker and etc. now former chief executive in hot water. there was outrage recently when it emerged they would pay him more than 14 million euros as he left the firm. he anger went as high as the french government. now he said that the so-called golden parachute will be almost halved but critics say it's not enough. >> under pressure gr -- from all sides, the french network equipment maker back tracked and reviewed -- reduced the amount of the payout. instead of the original, he should finally leave the group with close to 8 million. the employees remain un impressed. >> it's good news but nowhere near 234u6789 >> it could have been cut in four. we're talking huge amounts in comparison to what we earn. >> it's a gesture. the bonus remains enormous. >> he spent two years at the company where he was also behind

catalonia has long sought its independence from spain. on sunday, separatist parties won 72 out of a 135-seat regional parliament. catalan president artur mas spoke after the results were announced. >> the yes has one, but democracy has also one, and that is very important. to do victories and one for, the yes and democracy. amy: france has carried out its first airstrikes in syria against the self-proclaimed islamic state, making it the latest country to to expand its anti-isil bombing campaign to syria. the move is a reversal from france's earlier position that international law prevented it from attacking targets in syria. french prime minister manuel valls said the bombing would continue "as long as it is necessary." >> the targets, as i've said, are the refugees who were those who target france are trained and come from and you'll understand i'm not going to give any more information at this stage, but suffice it to say, obviously, we will continue this action as long as it is necessary. amy: this comes as iraq has reached a new inte