Referendum will go ahead as planned. Also coming up u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson says washington is in direct contact with north korea the revelation comes as tillerson met with chinese leaders to discuss taining north Koreas Nuclear ambitions. And have equal abbas and welcome to the program tensions are rising as catalonia prepares to hold its independence referendum on sunday catalan Authorities Say everything is in place for the vote to go ahead but spain Central Government is calling the ballot illegal and has sent thousands of Police Officers to the region to stop it spanish residents who oppose holding the vote at all use the eve of the referendum to speak out against it. The protesters in madrid demonstrating against sundays referendum on catalonia independence the Spanish Government is determined to make the vote impossible because a lot of fishes are pushing ahead with the bad polling on friday night yes campaigners turned out for their final rally. Where they chant.
In atlanta, we want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im George Howell. The cnn newsroom starts right now. At 2 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast we begin with a changing of the guard in mexico. Voters picked the new path forward, picking a new president. Viva mexico viva mexico zbls with the chant viva mexico congratulations are pouring into mexico city. This upon the election of Andres Manuel lopez obradoobrador. That nations Election Commission say preliminary numbers show the leftist candidate got about 53 of the vote there. He ran on an anticorruption platform. He promised to work with mexicos neighbor to the north, the United States. Listen. Translator with the government of the United States we shall try to find a relationship, a friendship and cooperation for development. Always rooted in mutual respect. And the defense of our migrant countrymen who work and live honestly in that country. The u. S. President donald trump congratulated Lop
World cup continued on friday evening with morocco and iran facing off as they make an unlikely game to advance out of. Which of the two sides had a lucky day. Im sorry kelly a very warm welcome to the program we begin with what is proving to be a stress test for germanys Coalition Government chancellor Angela Merkels authority is being publicly challenged by her interior minister horse example for her position is hanging by a thread after they offer a member of her own conservative bloc and sister party of the c. S. U. Said that he wanted to implement a plan under which some migrants would be turned away at the german border merkel has rejected the idea insisting instead on finding a joint european approach. Wrangle americans governing coalition has begun to wobble over her refugee policy while her own conservative party the c. D. U. Still backs the bavarian conservatives the c. S. U. Are in open rebellion despite attempts at finding a consensus c. S. U. Leaders say a change in policy
Memory of that very new that. Plus ukraines new president asked the e. U. To help bring peace to Eastern Ukraine a lot of resilience he tells you cheap junk load younger the block must ramp up pressure on moscow and the conflict with russia backed rebels. Of iraq its great to have you along everyone. U. S. President donald trump has described the relationship between his country and britain as the greatest alliance the world has ever known all during a joint press conference with Prime Minister theresa may in london both leaders repeatedly stress the special relationship between their 2 nations playing down the recent tensions between them but may also said they had openly discussed their differences such as on Climate Change or dealings with iran from various held out the prospect of a substantial change deal between u. K. And the u. S. As the u. K. Makes preparations to exit the European Union the United States is committed to a phenomenal trade deal between the u. S. And the u. K. T