let's go right to barcelona were journalist stephen bergen is standing by for us hi stephen a catalog president we saw in a report he gave a statement just a little while ago saying he does not plan abrupt split with spain but is calling for a new understanding what does that mean that he plans to go ahead with this independence . over there's no doubt that he plans to but i think to surprise quite a few people that he has pulled back from the brink and hasn't just simply declared independence on the basis of yesterday's poll. but he i mean he's a dyed in the wool independent eastern there's no doubt that he's not going to change his mind but he is he's calling for mediation he'd like this to be i think from the european union but it's very disappointed at the european union's brotherhood bland reaction to what's happened and he says be you can't look away. and they have to they have to come to terms with this. but he doesn't want any traumatic bird because the fact is all the ninety percent of people who voted yesterday voted in favor. it is a well known fact that they represent roug

let's get the latest now from barcelona journalist stephen bergen is standing by for us there stephen we saw some really disturbing scenes there by lance in barcelona as the referendum was being carried out how are people there responding to that. well i think if mariano rajoy and his government wanted to encourage independence he couldn't have done better. i personally know many people who have been opposed to independence until yesterday the violence was unprecedented i think. and a member of the european community you know i think it extraordinary to see this sort of unbridled violence dragging people by their easy in them tear gas rubber bullets when no one was it was entirely possible systems noam was fighting the police and so i think for the for madrid it's been a p.r. disaster whatever they care to say that it didn't happen or it's the rule of law the fact is the world's media have they have one image of spain which is beijing defense is people who are trying to vote ok what let's look at the referendum itself what has been accomplished with this illegal referendum it must be

you write a journal stephen bergen reporting for us from barcelona stephen thank you very much for your analysis. now on feb thirteenth kim jong un the estranged half brother of north korean leader kim jong un was killed in the middle of kuala lumpur airport and the weapon was poison today the two women accused of his murder saw their trial begin in malaysia the suspects were ushered into court earlier today in tight security as expected they pleaded not guilty to the attack with a deadly nerve agent the pair say they were tricked into believing they were part of a prank for a reality t.v. show they face the death penalty if convicted. and many questions surrounding that murder are still unanswered u.s. and south korean officials say it was a cold war style assassination orchestrated by north korea that is a charge that denies let's take a look now at what we do know. the last images of king john alive on february thirteenth two women robbed a liquid into his face at kuala lumpur airport they reported the incident to airport staff saying he felt unwell he was taken to the airport clinic

and for more on the situation in spain and catalonia let's bring in stephen bergen who is a journalist based in barcelona thanks so much for joining us this evening we've just heard that the spanish king made the very unusual step of addressing the nation what stood out to you in that speech and how are catalans likely to react to this. i think the speech was a complete disaster and he made no conciliatory noises whatsoever nothing recognized that there is a political issue that needs to be addressed i'm sure it would appear as the speech was was written by the government and all told by the king. and sticks by the government's line that you know the referendum was illegal or that it's in constitutional rights etc etc which is all true but this doesn't last the fact that there is a personal problem in the king is the one person who might have been able to kind of calm the troubled waters a little bit and he hasn't he has actually given the government the green light to carry on with repressing the movement catalonia for independence whether people you know like you don't know and you a