any reasonably sentient person who looks at spain, comes to spain, eats in spain, drinks in spain, they'ree, there's something deeply wrong with you. spain is the sort of place that never really made any sense anyway, and in the very best possible way. this is the country that gave us the spanish inquisition. also anarchy. this is where devout catholicism mixes with surrealism, modernist cuisine with traditional tapas. christianity and islam traded places, shared space. the effects and influences of all those things are right here to see. you can almost look back through time and through the mists of history and see the phoenicians marching up across the vega, or are those feral hippies? an influx of hippies many of whom appear to have set up squats in the caves of the mountain have made things interesting. when you ask what do you do? and you say we are staging the moon landing. wherever you are on the ideological spectrum, however, some things are constant, it seems. some stereotypical expectations. it's true, there are free tapas everywhere. yes, they do actually take siestas, which is

spain. daniel clark jr. was watching him. in his efforties to unmask wilkinson, i think, was james wilkinson's most successful. courier.ccessful his name was thomas power. successfuld the most type of smoke going -- type of smuggling, the modus operandi of smuggling he did. there were three elements. you had to have cargo of goods from new orleans that you could not get kentucky. it had to be tropical things, like coffee and sugar, you had to have the cover of a commercial mission. rocierd to be a g or something like that. you had to bring along, you had to hide the pieces of eight in the sugar and coffee barrels. if you did that and you carried along some other sugar and coffee barrels with other kinds but the rest too, were things that sold in kentucky. it would look like this was just a grocery-running mission. what thomas power said. what did william clark start writing in this journal at this time? he bought himself to barrels. one of coffee, the other of sugar. he wrote in the journal

in pro-independence movement rich -- in spain's richest region of catalonia. they plan to declare independence by 2017. sky gazers around the world are wowed with the double celestial moon and asuper lunar eclipse pair up for the first time in decades. business news now with our very own stephen carroll. you are starting with the latest on the emissions scandal with volkswagen. stephen: prosecutors have opened an investigation into the former chief executive, martin winterkorn. it will focus on allegations of manipulated emissions data. warned aboutdia the cheating software and the company cars as long ago as 2011. supervisory board was given -- the matter was never addressed. a little more detail on the breakdown of those 11 million cars fitted with software designed to chain -- to cheat in missions tests. let's go to the united states, where the indian prime minister has been making some big friends in silicon valley. that's right. prime minister modi was visiting some of the biggest names. access to the internet is still an issue there rate during his itmic

a long term argument is spain puts in more than it gets out. >> do you think spain is rich enough to survive? >> would spain 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 free for spain either because it has our large debt that would have hard times paying back without catalonia's contribution. >> if catalonia does become an independent state maybe this will be its army in red and blue. barcelona football club el barsa, where years the banned catalon language was spoken free from general franco's hearing. >> they unfill banners that say things like catalonia is not spain. they use these occasions to cry for independence. the spanish football federation says barcelona may be banned from the national league la le league. >> jonah hull, al jazeera barcelona. >>> the chinese president xi jinping has pledged an initial $2 billion in aid to help the world's poor countries. committed to $12 billion by 2030. long standing criticism by the united states that china hasn't lived up to its responsibility in

polls open in landmark elections that could set catalonia on independence from spain. thousands march in mexico to demand justice for 43 missing students a year after they disappeared. >> israeli security forces fired stun grenades and rubber-coated steal bullets at worshippers at the al-aqsa mosque compound. hundreds gathered outside the mosque to prevent israeli police going further. ta imtiaz tyab is in jerusalem. how is it looking now? >> the situation at the al-aqsa compound is calm. that, of course, was a different situation just a few hours ago, when israeli police and border police entered inside the complex and began firing stun grenades and rubber-coated steal bullets. as you pointed out there's la large group of palestinian worshippers that were inside the complex. preventing israeli security forces from moving deeper into the compound than they have in the past. as we have been saying, the situation there remains tense. >> now, it's a complicated one. i wonder if i can get you to explain where exactly the israelis stand on attempts to change the status quo

isn't it just a matter of time before the region gains independence from spain? >> well, this vote and the esult of the vote very clearly that the independence parties won the regional election as such, but they didn't get the majority for the referendum. , the prime l be minister would like to go again and has said to rely on the party d support of the that is not very easy to make a kind of an agreement and it's not enough for him also to be the only abstention because he told 62 of the 135 seats he needs the support, but now it will be difficult negotiations, that ey were very clear they recognize after years and ars of ignoring and having management, the indication of the cat lonean people, now he has to recognize that he has to sit with them in the ends and make negotiations. the elections with the biggest loss there very clear. anchor: which he said today he is willing to do. as you say, they did fall short of the votes that they would need should there be a referendum on independence for cahalonia. why doesn't he let them hold a referendum confident in the

could 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 million for the brewer. >>> yeah, we are looking right now at a slide in volkswagen

this is the impact on spain. it's emotional.n all, what i have to say is that the peak -- was reached two years ago, close to 27%. now are declining in terms of unemployment. and our projection is that it 2014 and 2015 we will be able to create one million jobs. manus: is it middle-class jobs luis: it is related to export activities. well, we have to do more. we cannot be complacent, that is for sure. but i think the direction is totally different than it was only two years ago. you have to take into consideration that in 2012, the spanish economy suffered a recession, a very profound recession. with growth activity of more than 2%. the unemployment destruction was very deep. layoffs were in the area of 700,000. so, we had a lot of imbalances. and there were a lot of uncertainties in the banking industry, even in the fiscal side. now the situation is that we have corrected many of these imbalances. and now the spanish economy, despite the problem we have -- not only an economy problem -- think nower -- i spain is a trustworthy e

>> 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 because it has a large debt that would have hard times paying back without catalonia's contribution. >> if catalonia does become an independent state, maybe this will be its army in red and blue. barcelona football club, el barsa, for years the banned catalan language was spoken free from general franco's police. the fans go wild, scream for their idols, like lionel messe, but they boo the spanish national anthem, they unfurl banners that say, ca catalonia s not spain. the spanish football federation says catalonia may be banned from la league, or an added layer of acrimony, jonah hull, al jazee, barcelona. >>> the chinese president xi jinping has pledged $2 billion to aid poor countries. when he committed beijing to a total of $20 billion by 2030. follows a long standing criticism from the united states that china has not lived up to its responsibilities in line with its irgs intos fo aspiratia greater role. >>> gender equality, suppo

victory will give them a mandate to declare independence from spain. the government in madrid says such a move would be illegal >>> as many as a million people are expected to attend pope francis's last mass in the united states. during his whirlwind vision the pope endorsed religious freedom and called for americans to welcome immigrants. alan fisher reports from philadelphia. >> reporter: for the 78-year-old pope the last leg of an exhausting trip. the final stop philadelphia. the greeting as warm as any. the first engagement in the city of brotherly love, a papal mass. this was about pomp and ceremony, a reminder of francis's role as leader of the world's 1.2 billion catholics, for the pope, politics is never par away. so there was a speech, and in his native spanish, at the hall where the american constitution was tweeted and adopted. founded by immigrants. >> when a country is determined to remain true to its founding principles, those principles that were foundational based on respect and human dignity, that country is strengthened and renewed. >

catalonia accounts for a fifth of spain's gross domestic product. a longstanding grief that the region would pay in more than it gets back. >> given the stories coming out of madrid and elsewhere, is catalonia rich enough to survive as an independent state. >> if the question is would spain impose 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. 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 spa

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? >> there is an important difference. >> when you go there can you feel you are in a different region? >> would i say so. the language is different. manufacturing, export wise catalonia represents about 27% of spain's exports. it's much more open, socially liberal, big gay community for instance and actually home to probably a larger proportion of migrants than as were in spain. >> obviously the spanish government doesn't want to see it happen. if not

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

since then, spain has seen a rise in demand for exorcisms. the church has appointed eight new ones in the archdiocese of madrid alone. padre fortea is one of spain's most prominent exorcists -- and also schools others in the art. he believes the vatican and the catholic church in spain are simply responding to a growth in demand. according to the church, it's because more and more ordinary people are dabbling in the occult. >> a country with more hexes and satanic acts will also see more cases of demonic possession and influence. because of that, we're seeing an increased need for exorcists. >> but many are skeptical. they don't believe in demons, or demonic possession. they dismiss the idea of exorcism as nonsense. but spanish exorcists claim the practice has a solid biblical basis, and has been proven by experience. >> it's clear something is wrong when a priest starts praying in front of a mentally healthy person, who falls to the ground screaming, starts raging, vomits, attacks the priest, or speaks in a different voice. and when you stop

for catalunya and the rest of spain. >> do you see a separation from spain meaning an exit from the eu and potentially losing the euro as well? >> right now we have to concentrate. this is regional elections. anything else would be illegal. any other scenario in the long-term i don't know. but right now the future government can do not anything against the regional constitution and against the spanish constitution so this is a problem we may face in the future. >> so you're saying even if together for yes win this campaign, there's very little they can do after sunday without going against the constitution of spain, it's illegal basically. >> they have to respect the laws. they will need the majorities of two-thirds to start the process. this is just the regional elections. it shouldn't do anything else. >> is there a social pressure here to be proseparatist? >> absolutely. you have to think that the regional power, local power, is pro independence. it's very negative and you confront the sort of consequences. so of course this being some sort of movement to stay silent. >> is this why

but the sole election platform is to breakaway the rest of spain. the idea is that they'll win a majority of wins, if not necessarily a majority of votes. it could make the claim dubious. leaders say within 18 months of a win they'll have completed a process of independent nugs, a diplomatic service at the treasury, and change the constitution, and be in a position to declare independence from spain. can what can the spanish government to to stop a referendum. >> the spanish government stood fiercely in opposition of the protest. it's been building up since the economic crisis, they said that the constitution precludes an effort to breakaway, using the court to block the efforts towards independence. 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, betw

displaying interests of a boat that will take the region a step closer to splitting from spain. >> the top stories on al jazeera. saudi arabia said that the death toll from the stampede at hajj has raise on it 7 of the. another 934 were injured. officials are still trying to identify all of the nationalities of those who were killed. the pentagon has a admitted that an u.s.-trained syrian rebel group has surrendered u.s. equipment. >>> pope francis arrived in philadelphia from new york for the final part of his six-day u.s. tour. he's going to be delivering speeches on immigrants. he'll also meet victims of abuse. >>> bringing national unity and defeatist, bu defeat isil. >> seven weeks ago iraq's prime minister announced the battle to retake ma ready di city from isil fighters. security forces still have not taken the capital of anbar province. also in that time a crucial piece of potential legislation designed to unite iraq's militias and army with the hope of defeating isil has stalled. the spokesman of the shia militia said that the proposed national guard law at this stage is inef

. ♪ >> jubilation in spain's catalonia region.atist parties win big in parliamently elections. and a double dose of moon magic, star gazers across the world get a rare liner treat. ♪ ♪ >>> let's begin, though, with a developing story coming out out of afghan that where there has been they have fighting after taliban fighters carried out an early morning raid. they have entered the northern city from four different directions. it's said to be in lockdown. as afghan security forces attempt to fight back. joining me now on the phone line from kabul. what's the situation there right now? who is in control? >> reporter: well, sammy, taliban have launched their attacks at 3:00 a.m. overnight from western northeastern southern parts of the city. somehow security forces managed to push back the taliban from the city, however sporadic gunfire still continues and we also hear reports that there are clashes between afghan forces and taliban in three other districts. now, officials and police in k unduz are not confirming any casualties, but

cat loan i can't is an autonomous state in northern spain, home to 7.5 million people. in an unofficial referendum, 80% of those who voted said yes to separating from spain. 85% of the population speak catalan, which is europe's 9th most widely spoken language. traditionally spain's economic and industrial powerhouse, catalans complain their tax revenues subsidize other parts of the country. earlier, i spoke with with political economist from the london school of sxhiningdz who explained how likely a secession would be. >> the government actually reacts to and offers a constitutional deal, then there will be a referendum, a referendum of independence. it will be constitutionally voting against it. the catalan allegation hyde and provides a solution to the peaceful, let's say, equity problem that cat loan i can't faces. it's up to the spanish government to decide. >> turkey has said it will lift the week-long curfew in the did you everedish city. 30 people have been killed since the operation began in the southeastern city last week. there have been concerns the xur woul

and between 1803 and 2807, he was in europe, england, france and spain. so that is the bulk of the letters. >> what was interesting? >> he was sent on that trip to negotiate the louisiana purchase, which that was not supposed to be the louisiana purchase, it was initially to get the port of new orleans, but then napoleon offered louisiana because he had to pull back resources in the larger war in europe and the revolution in haiti. also it had not been productive for him as he had hoped, so they offered all of louisiana and monroe was part of making those arrangements. that is probably the most famous part of his time in europe. he also negotiated a treaty with the british. the british signed, the americans never did. that treaty could have prevented the war of 1812. >> many people forget that there was a rivalry between the u.s. and france during this time. can you explain? cassandra good: it was a three-way rivalry, spain has fallen in importance, but the spanish and french and americans are fighting over who will control shipping to each other and the

regional elections in catalonia could see the region break away from spain. a stand-off

how vulnerable are the likes of spain? >> good morning. ministers said in our interview that spain is not directly affected by the situation in china because trade links are not that direct. spanish exports to china are .elatively limited he also mentioned the caveat. spain could be affected through the impact of the chinese slowdown on latin american .conomies they are heavily reliant or have an on commodity flows to china. latin american economies are's forces of finish investment and destinations of spanish trade. there could be some detrimental effect there. jonathan: we will be playing much more on that interview through the morning. charles will join us know doubt throughout. coming up the show, an exclusive interview with former secretary general of opec. where he fixed the price of oil is heading and how unhinged us market is, whether opec is dead. ♪ jonathan:jonathan: welcome back. today, the saudi king pays a visit to the white house. the relationship is not what it used to be. favorite -- the reason -- oil. when the u.s. relied

that was brought from spain. it was put in this area in the 1600s and became a very popular site for those who wanted to come to pray in general in both support of mary, but in particular, it became well-known for those who are struggling to conceive. there was a natural link then .etween mothers and this site it's particularly important i think in light of the people that lived in this area because we have different groups of indigenous people and among them tre the two moke what -- umuqua. people, power is passed through the maternal line. you can see how, as christianity was introduced here, the devotion to mary not only -- the devotion to mary had a special link with the people of this area who recognize the importance of mothers in tribal culture. the purpose was, for many years, there had been attempt by the spanish to settle in florida. the attempts failed for various reasons. established an outpost in the area of jacksonville. that was a group of french he cannot -- hebenau ts. this would have been a plac

i love spain. thank you for all. >> i loved it. >> i saw i would like to help >> i saw i would like to help and bring him and his family here i wanted to do it as football managers. i have a moral obligation to do something, and help fellow managers. >> the story of a football coach turned refugee. it reached the ears of cristiano ronaldo. hearing that they were in the the spanish capital, invited the 8-year-old to mascot. the t-shirts the players are wearing in support of the refugee crisis. once the family settles into madrid, they'll start coaching here at a football school outside madrid. the football family as f.i.f.a. president sepp blatter likes to call it never looked more dysfunctional on the global stage. here in madrid the story appears to have unified the sport . >> that's all the sport. >> let's go to philadelphia, and pope francis has arrived at atlantic aviation. you can see and hear him greeting some nuns, and saying hello to some children. but in order to get this shot. he got out

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

that written, france, spain, and portugal governed by consent, not by force. and that is too enough. is based on a realistic assessment of alternatives. and guns, like ideas, kemper from a change those assessments. firearms exercise power over the immaterial as well as the material. they reconfigure wills and imaginations, as well as bodies. changinghis by people's calculations about what they are willing to injure your, what they -- what to they are and the kindsure, of futures they imagine for themselves and the people they care about. the second reason that the arms trade matters is that it bound up these three wars in dependent relationships. thatgument today is neither the haitian revolution nor the spanish-american wars for independence could have possibly prevailed without the free trade in arms that came from the united states, which was itself a neglected but extremely important consequence of the american revolution. prior to the american revolution, a tangle of former will rules, and foremost archers, at historic legacies made it impossible for even

now that the war between spain and the spain and britain from each side would have to work to recruit allies to persuade its hierarchy and to convince their own colonists that the interest lay in the empire that protected and provided for them. which side would persuade the people of the lower mississippi and gulf coast that it could best protect the independent and prosperity brought by local economic connections. whoever could stand a good chance of winning the war. so there were people that needed to be persuaded to fight on one side or the other. they began working to put those people in the hand of the biggest group of potential fighters for either side were american indians. american indians greatly outnumbered the spanish and french and british colonists in florida. the other people i saw was a man named alexander who was a scotsman and his father was a scottish merchant that his mother -- they considered him creak. he grew up in creek country and as a boy he went with his father to charleston and learn how to read and write which makes them a great subject. in 1776, his false

a separatist coalition in spain's region won a landmark election and took 62 seats out of 135 in therliament, if they join forces with the proindependent left wing party they will have a majority that will allow hem 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. >> nothing like that has happened in europe in the last year. >> 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 we are not going to relax, we have a democratic mandate and we know what that means and know how we have won, we have won against the odds. >> there may be trouble ahead on the road to independent ensz and the full way to the spanish constitutional court to block moves to independence but also the fact this incredibly p precarious p

>> catalonia heads for a record turnout in a vote that could put it on a path to independence from spain. >> in sport, i'll have the latest from the rugby world cup. >> england left wondering where it all went wrong after a surprise last twist in wales. >> russia's president has warned that any attempts to overthrow the legitimate government in syria could lead to a failed state like iraq or libya. putin's comments come as world leaders gather in new york for the u.n. general assembly. speaking on u.s. network cbs, vladimir putin said syrians and only syrians could decide the fate of their country. >> there's no other solution to the syrian crisis than strengthening the effective government structures and rendering them help in fighting terrorism. but at the same time, urging them to engage in positive dialogue with a rational opposition and conduct reform. >> as you know, some of the coalition partners want to see president assad go first before them support. >> yeah, but i'd like to recommend to them the following. they should send this message to the syrian people. it's only the syria

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

and others, the sole policy which is independence of spain. to that extent it's a litmus test of public opinion. >> since i was little i had to know what we were going for. it will be respected. whichever it's going to be. i hope it will be something perceived as such by the european union states, from freds and colleagues. will they win a majority of seats if not necessarily votes. it may be dubous, not that that would hold them back. they plan to complete constitutional change before a declaration of independence from spain. we are joined by the spokesman from the catalan civil society group. it's an organization opposed. good to have you with us. how did you read this election. do you think it will support. >> sorry, could you repeat the question, please. >> yes, do you think the election will support the push for independence? >> well, i think independence will not be the output of the election. this is something for sure that it will bring stability to the catalan economy and division to the catalan society, in is something we know for su

. >>> and a critical moment in spain. why today's vote in catalonia could reignite the region's push for independence. >>> from cnn world headquarters here in atlanta, i'm george howell. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> good day and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. our top story, pope francis in the united states. he is wrapping up his 36-hour visit to new york. next, he heads to philadelphia for the world's largest catholic gathering of families. some 40,000 people from around the world are set to attend that event called the world meeting of families. the vatican is calling it the main event of the pope's week in the united states. back in new york, the pope has been promoting peace, urging people to end widespread poverty and stop environmental destruction around the world. cnn's alexandra field looks at the people and places he's impacted during a historic visit to america's largest city. >> reporter: thousands of people all across the streets of new york lining up, waiting to see a glimpse

that was the question between merkel and spain in berlin. they urged the commission to come up with proposals to help europe resolve this crisis. reporter: the crisis was set to be at the center of talks but the e.u.'s unfolding migration crisis. germany and spain agreed for all member states to act. >> i think we should now work towards a common policy. exactly as discussed with spain. so instead of other, actually change something. reporter: chancellor merkel is calling for asylum centers. and fair distribution of migrants within europe. the prime minister agreed to the suggestions but signaled spain's support would be conditional. the situation in every country must be carefully assessed. how many migrants are already in the country and how strong is the economy, how high is unemployment. reporter: the leaders are urging the european commission to come up with a new plan to help countries cope with the influx of migrants. until now, e.u. member states had to deal with migrants entering their borders alone. chancellor merkel wants to help

trying to separate it from spain. it would not bring anything good for us. >> it's only the interest of the politician. >> reporter: and secessionist movements elsewhere will be watching closely. >> flemish flag, catalan flag, basque, wales, scotland. 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 worldwi

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and i think there is no sense in trying to separate it from spain.not bring anything good for us. >> it's in the interest of the politician. >> reporter: and successionist movements elsewhere will be watching closely. >> the flag and flag from nevada and whales, scotland, britain, abwe want catalonia to be free and it's up to 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 majo

china has its own trade partner for spain.ntioned that 2% of exports, what he was saying was there could be an effect on spain, indirectly through the impact of a chinese slowdown on spanish trading partners, especially latin america. we know that spanish companies are heavily invested in latin america, for brazil. many large spanish investment in latin america. inis saying that slowdown latin america which is heavily linked to the chinese growth could have a wash back for spain. anna: thank you. guy: let's get paul donovan back into the conversation. we're discussing earlier on the differences between the american perception of the emerging markets, and how it affects their economy and the european perception. mario draghi talked about this directly yesterday. when you look at europe and think about how an emerging market inflationary wave would watch over europe, how it -- how uneven is the impact? paul: it depends on what we're talking about. china is a good example. that a we assuming chinese slowdown in growth is negative

spain, however, says that this vote is unconstitutional.ver, 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 facility near philadelphia. poppy harlow sat down with several inmates preparing to meet the pope. >> it's a maximum security prison, housing 2800 inmates. some for the most brutal crimes you can imagine. others with long rap sheets, only too familiar with prison. >> you said to me, i'm guilty. >> gaeltd as charged

spain's tourism industry is booming like never before.uly saw more than 9 million visitors, a record-breaking month for the sector. after years of crisis, spain's economy looks like it is well on its way to recovery. in 2012 and 2013, it remained mired in recession but then turned the corner and begin growing again last year. in 2015, the spanish government now expects robust growth. industry in the country is also on an upswing. exports from domestic producers and manufacturers have risen steadily over the last few years. but despite all those successes, the jobs market is still dismal in spain. analysts say around one in four spanish will remain unemployed this year. still more than twice as many jobless as in the country before the economic crisis hit. >> meanwhile, the eurozone deflation barely moved in august. consumer prices are rising just .5%. experts say falling energy costs are keeping inflation down. the trend is keeping pressure on the european central bank to continue additional stimulus edgers to bring inflation closer to it

they want to remain part of spain.ertheless, the independence party movement with the absolute majority of --. not enough. the heads of state gathered today and coordinated the response by the refugee crisis and vladimir putin. it is later today. after years of speculation, it it couldupon us and come as early as today. we have more on the story. hear the final price knowoming together and we that led weiser is really at sab. the price tag could be 70 pounds. this is up from what we have currently seen with the market back on september 16. withnd all, it comes out the capital and private equity andany backing this deal these numbers that we are looking at are at a premium and we have the banks beginning to shareholders have to get on side. the number one shareholder this it all comes in cash it being massive with capital gains. will it be shares? with theeresting number one shareholder and we could see the biggest ever investment to finance the deal. it will be bigger and it could be $60 billion. interesting times for

more than a million people strong, a massive outpouring of support for catalonia's independence from spain. regional elections coming up in two weeks described as make-or-break for the breakaway movement. a rare and violent reign -- rain storm over mecca and the the collapse of the building crane on to the grand mosque. at least 87 are dead, more than 200 yard. the accident comes as muslims from around the world have started to arrive for the handle hajj pilgrimage this month. the grand mosque houses the cube towards which muslims around the world pray and the crane collapsed on friday, the muslim weekly day of prayer. the governor of the region, prince khaled al-faisal, has ordered an investigation. strong storms have been hitting the region over the last few days. media speculate that winds and even lightning could have caused the crane to collapse. we're joined by our colleague in saudi arabia. thank you for joining us. what can you tell us about this accident? >> reporter: it happened around 5 -- between 5:30 and 5:15 p.m. this evening. there was a lot of storms. mecca had been hit by

spain's ibex.lections have been weighing on the ibex, it is the and theropean benchmark fourth worst global benchmark. the fear is if catalonia separatists win, it could lead to a separation of the region which could affect spain's economy, one of the bellwethers this year. francine: thank you. joining us from the next 30 minutes as andrew wilson, ceo of goldman sachs international asset management for emea. before we get his thoughts, here's the key take away from janet yellen last night. yellen: it will likely be appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate sometime later this year and to continue boosting short-term rates and a gradual pace thereafter. if the fomc were to delay the start of the policy normalization process for too upg, we would likely end having to tighten policy relatively abruptly to keep the economy from significantly overshooting both of our goals. hasunited states experienced very low inflation on average since the financial crisis. in part, reflecting p

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ramin: look at spain and the growth. credit impulse.f you look at the ecb lending, that leads the gdp very strongly. the credit impulse in europe is very strong. we think that is a big positive for risky sectors like banking. do you think pricing growth in europe is stronger than what people are led to believe. if you look at the growth we see , it is led by a weaker euro? and lower oil prices. these are not here to stay, especially in the euro. ramin: that is especially true. what needs growth is the impulse. it is increasing very quickly at the moment. that is what people should be looking at. that is what equity markets are not looking at the moment. there is a possibility that we could see a decoupling between the u.s. and europe. the high yield store in the u.s. and the exposure to the energy sector comes home to roost. we expect to happen quite soon. it will pick up quite briskly in the energy sector. manus: in terms of emerging markets, you said we have worse to come. ramin: we think so. there are currencies that could devalue fu

. >> 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