A state of emergency in new measures are in place across europe to stop the spread of covert 19. A call for a nationwide strike in belo rose after the president ignores the oppositions demand to step down. Celebrations are underway in chile where of looks like a referendum to change the constitution is set to pass with an overwhelming majority these are live pictures from the capital santiago many say the current guidelines imposed 4 decades ago under a military dictatorship have led to widespread inequalities the government agreed to the referendum following protests that began one year ago. In america added to the scene newman is joining us now from from santiago give us an idea of what the mood is like on the streets because it does seem as though. People are pretty confident that even though the final results are not yet in this is going to go ahead. Youre absolutely right there seems to be very little question about whether its i mean rather its not about whether but by how much t
A state of emergency new measures are in place across europe to stop the spread of covert 19. Call for a nationwide strike in belo to sell off to the president ignores the oppositions demand to step down. As a festive mood in chile where a referendum to change the constitution looks likely to pass with an overwhelming majority since polls closed 3 hours ago people have been gathering at a popular square in the capital to celebrate the government agreed to the referendum following protests against social and economic inequalities which began one year ago on latin america editor on the scene human is joining us now from santiago it seems from the very early hours of this referendum the people were absolutely convinced that this was going to go ahead. Absolutely and they were right in fact with nearly 90 percent of the votes already counted it has been and landslide in favor of those who wanted or rather in favor of the choice of rewriting to constitution what im seeing now is Something L
A state of emergency in place new measures to stop the spread of code 19 across europe. Trouble brewing in ivory coast tens of thousands of police are deployed ahead of this weeks president ial election. We begin in chile where with most of the votes counted a referendum to change the constitution is on course to pass with an overwhelming majority since polls close several hours ago thousands of people have been gathering at a popular square in the capital to celebrate it was a focal point of last years often violent protests against social and economic inequalities the government agreed to the referendum following those demonstrations chiles current constitution was imposed 4 decades ago under the military dictatorship of pinochet early results suggest people want a body of specially elected citizens to draft the new charter which will then go to a nationwide vote. Tellus president Sebastian Pinera called on the nation to work together. The most of this referendum is not the end it is
Europe. How to call for a nationwide strike came by the roots after the president ignores the opposition said line to step down. We begin in chile where with most of the votes counted a referendum to change the constitution is on course to pass with an overwhelming majority since polls closed several hours ago thousands of people have been gathering at a popular square in the capital to celebrate it was the focal point of last is often violent protests against social and economic inequalities the governments agreed to the referendum following those demonstrations. A current constitution was imposed 4 decades ago under the military dictatorship of pinochet early results suggest people want a body of specially elected citizens to draw off the new charter which will then go to a nationwide vote. Chiles president Sebastian Pinera has called on the nation to Work Together if. This referendum is not the end it is the beginning of a path that we must all walk to give the to agree on a new con
As welcome to the program and we start with some breaking news french media are reporting that at least 3 People Killed in a knife attack in the french city of nice the attack took place at the not a church in the center of the city the attacker also injured several other people before being detained by police the motive for the attack was not imminent immediately clear but francis antiterrorism prosecutor has launched an investigation. Dollars bringing our france correspondent lisa lewis lisa what else do we know so far. Well there are conflicting reports actually at the moment if there have been 3 People Killed or only 2 and one severely injured we understand the attacker was then as shot by police and treated by emergency doctors and the mayor of nice has said to the press that while he was being treated by emergency doctors he was saying god is great and the mayor of new said this is really shocking this is this is another attack an islamist attack on our country and he also confir