pakistan, the opposition leader, imran khan, backed off today from his call for mass protests in islamabadthe demonstrations were meant to lock down the capital, and force embattled prime minister nawaz sharif to resign. he's under fire over his family's offshore bank holdings. supporters rallied at khan's home today after pakistan's highest court said it'll look into sharif's finances. >> ( translated ): today, i was overjoyed that the supreme court decided that from day after tomorrow, nawaz sharif's accountability will soon begin! we have decided that tomorrow we will thank god and celebrate a day of thanks at islamabad's parade ground. tomorrow, god willing, we will gather a million people. >> woodruff: in recent days, police have used batons and tear gas to enforce a ban on rallies in islamabad. the government of turkey today rejected criticism from europe over its crackdown on an opposition newspaper. police arrested 13 top staffers of the paper yesterday, and the u.s. and the european union condemned the move. today, the newspaper ran a defiant headline: "we will not surrender." but

those broadcasts were heard in islamabad where a mob stormed the american embassy, killed a marine guardns in the embassy. >> the mob was screaming "kill the american dogs" in islamabad. this is the third major event in the muslim world in the last 24 hours. >> in tehran this morning, millions of people are shouting "death to the shah, death to carter." that is followed by the cry "god is great." >> these groups are very hard to dissuade. these people believe that god is on their side. that is a very powerful form of delusion. >> by the end of the year, it was clear that the united states was so ill prepared and failed to recognize the extraordinary change that had happened in the '70s. >> new year's eve, end of the decade but not yet of the deadlock. >> in 1979, we take a deep breath and realize we're on the precipice of an entirely new era of terrorism. >> the islamic world is in crisis and the crisis goes well beyond the u.s. embassy walls in tehran. >> rather than catching our breath, we should have been thinking, how can this get worse? >> it sounds like the most futile observation

pakistan says there's a network of indian spy agents at islamabad.ome -- the countries have battled over kashmir for seven decades. hundreds of children who stayed at the demolished refugee camps in france were subjected to .nhumane living conditions both france and britain fell short of their obligations because of disagreement over the camps supervision. south african president jacob zuma faces growing calls to resign after corruption was found at the top levels of government. the report found for the creation of a commission to undueigate allegations of government influence by wealthy family. global news 24 hours a day powered by our 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. it just after 6:30 p.m. in new york. a.m. in sydney. i'm joined by my colleague, paul allen, with look at the markets. paul: new zealand has been up and running for 90 minutes and it's not looking too good. 1.5%, following wall street lower. teachers on the nikkei look mixed and we expect declines on of 1%. of one third it

north koreans in 1993 and '94 that i did not know that they were at the same time negotiating with islamabad, at least with a.q. khan for uranium gas secentrifu. right at this moment, i still don't know that. in other words, what i'm telling you, there came a time when i did discover that from our intelligence community that there was this ongoing exchange and transfer from islamabad to the dprk. but that, for me came -- and i, by the way, never gave up my security clearances. i kept them, so this is based, even with full access, i did not know about this until -- i think the safe thing for me to say is after 1996. and the agreed framework was 1994. so i don't -- not only did i not know about it, but i am virtually certain neither did anybody else within the american administration. know about it in 1994. and so if you were to tell me that you had evidence that the contacts were happening then, i could easily believe you and say, well, we missed it. it wouldn't be the first time we have missed something. the deterrence question and the preemptive question, how could we be confident that we k

discover from our intelligence community that there was this ongoing exchange and transfer from islamabad to the dprk. but that, for me, came -- and by though way, never gave up my security clearances. i kept them. so this is based even with full access. i did not know this until -- i think the safe thing for me to say is after 1996 and the agreed framework was 1994. not only did i not know about it, but i'm virtually certain neither did anybody else within the morn administration. know about it in 1994. if you were to tell me that you had evidence the contacts were happening then, i could easily believe you and say, well, we missed it. woou wouldn't be the first time that we've missed something. on the deterrence question and preemption question, and how can we be confident that we knew -- that we know we're going to be attacked. how could there be the adequate basis for preemption? well, it's a very high bar, right? it's very hard, especially when you're talking about nuclear weapons. this is not a bunch of militia on your border and the question is, do you call in an air strike. this i

police used tear gas and batons against followers of opposition leader imran khan, outside islamabad, capital. the protesters are demanding prime minister nawaz sharif step down, amid allegations of corruption. the swedish diplomat who saved at least 20,000 hungarian jews from the holocaust has finally been pronounced dead. raoul wallenberg was arrested by the soviets as world war ii ended. later, they said he died of a heart attack, in 1947. sweden continued to list wallenberg as missing, but has now formally classified him as deceased. and on wall street, it was a quiet start to the week. the dow jones industrial average lost just over 18 points to close at 18,142. the nasdaq fell one point, and the s&p 500 dropped a fraction of a point. still to come on the newshour: the f.b.i. director earning both criticism and praise for his handling of the clinton e-mail case, and how that news is playing out on the campaign trail, plus, best friends who dreamed of making a zombie movie unexpectedly rise to fame. >> woodruff: for more on the f.b.i.'s investigation into the newly discovered e-ma

isistani officials say there a network of indian spies at the embassy in islamabad and that expulsionsre possible. they have battled over kashmir for seven decades. , anorth-central oklahoma quake hit. the u.s. geological survey says the epicenter was 70 miles northeast of oklahoma city. the major league baseball cities and ends tonight -- season ends tonight. the chicago cubs have won the last two games including last night's game six to even things up with the cleveland indians. won the world series in 108 years. for the indians it has been a 68 year drought. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. back to you. global stocks are heading toward a three-month low as investors crowd into haven assets after a poll showing donald trump gaining ground ahead of next week's u.s. presidential election. where will volatility go from here? i want to bring in stephen isaacs, chairman of the investment committee for our fine capital management -- vine capital management. necessarily happen but as you can see from this chart with volatility expectations ahead of the u.s. election we are seeing volat

north koreans in 1993 and 1994 that i did not know that they were at the same time negotiating with islamabad or at least with a q khan for uranian interest meant -- gas centrifuge technology. right at the moment, i still don't know that . in other words, what i'm telling you is there came a time when i did discover that from our intelligence community, that there was this ongoing exchange to transfer from islamabad the dprk. but, by the way, i never gave up my security clearances. i kept them. so this is based even with full access, i did not know about this until i think a safe thing for me to say is after the 1996 -- after 1996. the agreed framework was 1994, not only do i not know about it, i am virtually certain, neither did anybody else in the american administration in so if 1994. you were to tell me you had evidence that the contacts were happening then, i could easily believe you and say well, we missed it. it wouldn't be the first time that we've missed something. on the deterrence question and the preemption question and how could we be confident that we knew, that we know we are g