in istanbul at a major hdp rally just they are of us.n prison, and broadcast by the state tv channel, a first in tu rkey‘s state tv channel, a first in turkey's modern history. the hdp needs to win more than 10% of the vote to enter parliament. if it fails, the seats would go to president erdogan's akp, the second most popular party in the kurdish region. the kurdish vote could be a game changer. wouldn't it be nice if you never had to clean the house, do the laundry or show up to work ever again? well, many think we are getting closer. i thought you were offering! a new survey found 52% percent of adult internet users believe, within 30 years, robots will have advanced to the point where they can perform most of the activities currently done by humans. and yes, that includes all the house chores and work duties you want to avoid. darrell west is the vice president of governance studies and director of the center for technology innovation at the brookings institution. hejoins us now. does this huge revolution in the workforce that is abo

reporter: even the opposition pro-kurdish hdp is not afraid of vote-rigging in germany. but they complain that no one from the hdp is permitted to accompany the ballot boxes to turkey, and once they have arrived, there will be days before they are counted. "what is that is that the vote bags will be locked up for three or four days and storage rooms, and we don't know what will happen there." a lack of trust between the various political camps also in berlin. sarah: for more, let's go to turkey in our correspondent dorian jones, who is standing by with the latest from istanbul. early voting in the snap election currently underway. give us a sense of how crucial the overseas votes will be,e, particularly those from germany. dorian: well, it is about 3 million n overseas voters, which in germany accounts for half of those votes. that is 7% of the 55 million electorate. now those votes could be key to the outcome of the june polls, because the presidential and parliamentary elections are becoming increasingly too close to call. president erdogan will be looking for a very h

how they vote will be very important because of the pro—kurdish hdp makes their way into parliament it things very complex. police in zimbabwe say 49 people were injured in the explosion yesterday at a political rally held by president emmerson mnangagwa. police say they're expecting more casualties to come forward. an investigation is under way at bulawayo white city stadium where the blast took place. president mnangagwa says next week's elections will still take place. eu leaders are meeting in brussels to discuss europe's strategy on migration. 16 of the bloc‘s 28 member states have gathered to try to mend the rifts that have emerged over the arrival of african and middle—eastern migrants. the talks are taking place ahead of a european council summit of all 28 leaders later this week. let's cross live now to our correspondent kevin connolly in brussels. there is a lot riding on this. for some of the actors at the summit and the eu, particularly angela merkel. i think that's right. the whole issue of migration is an enormous problem for the eu. i suppose it's one of the great histor

also standing is selahattin demirtas of the pro—kurdish hdp party.ng accused of links to pkk kurdish militia. he's running from behind bars. tim willcox reporting. one of britain's main railway lines is back under state control this morning. the east coast line was returned to public ownership after the government ended the stagecoach and virgin franchise. it will now be known as the london north eastern railway, a name last used in the 1940s. the department for transport will run the service until at least 2020. our business correspondent, joe lynam, is with me. as we are hearing, a throwback to many decades, the lner. just give us the background of why we have got to this stage. we have privatised ra i lwa ys this stage. we have privatised railways but you wouldn't know it on the east coast line today. virgin and stagecoach had a consortium and they handed back their franchise because they simply could not make it pay. stagecoach, the majority owner of this service, claimed they had lost £200 million running the service, so they literally handed it

before come s&p up five or five and thnasdaq could have it third record close today if these numbers hdp tech stocks also pushing a higher open for european stocks rechecking those numbers right now for the ftse up by 33 come the cac via lebanon and the dax 69 points. >> japan's nikkei of more than a quarter%. the hang seng in hong kong a pathf%. >> miss america saying goodbye to bikinis announcing it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance. transatlantic continues right now. cheryl: 5:30 a.m. here in new york we went they come in june 6. and cheryl casone. tracee: in tracee carrasco for lauren simonetti. results are pouring in from a state primaries this morning, but all life on california with a gubernatorial seat up for grabs. both parties hoping to flip crucial house seats in november. >> chris jenkins live in d.c. to break it all down. good morning. >> you is what a nht i'll tell you. in california they call it the jungle because the top two candidates regardless of party in very crowded field and nowhere was it more fierce than in the gubernatorial race to mention. dem

it is clear there have been irregularities, it is clear that the party, hdp, did not enjoy an even playingthat is a problem for turkey and it is clear that erdogan is in the driving seat. there is practically no independent body that can challenge him, so you can use your own terminology, i think it is all over the press. francine: what does it mean for the turkish lira. weave a chart looking at -- we have a chart looking at it. thisnt up a little bit, is short-lived? elsa: i think there are two problems, one is a domestic problem for turkey, that you mentioned already, the pressure that the president is putting on the central bank. it is not clear that it will subside after the election. and the international backdrop. this is a country that is having problems. and turkey falls into that category. francine: what is your take on the turkish economy? erik: it is in trouble. with the dictator question in the sense that, whichever way he got there, my impression is there is nobody in turkey today who could challenge him in terms of policymaking. the real concern is when people get too powerfu

kurdish minority votes could be decisive, and so it all depends on how the pro—kurdish hdp party fares the government has made it even harderfor them to vote in their village. but now their polling station has been moved 17 kilometres away. the government says it is to protect a ballot from kurdish militants. translation: some of us can't afford to travel. some of us are poor. some are too old to embark on the journey but even if we had to carry them on our backs, we are going to vote. not only here, but in 19 kurdish cities, polling stations have been moved or merged. the opposition says votes could be rigged and voters intimidated. the only way out the village into the town centre is through a checkpoint and once you're in town you see a heavy police presence everywhere. under a state of emergency, turkey faces one of its tightest elections in years and every vote counts and kurds could end up as kingmakers. when the ceasefire with the kurdish pkk militants ended in 2015, curfews were declared in several cities and major military we are going straight to the house of commons where ca