Actresses echoed the theme of female empowerment and that a new day is on the horizon. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, january 8th. From abc news, this is world news now. And that was such a powerful speech by oprah winfrey. There were so many people saying that was her opening speech for president ial run in 2020. Oprah has said since that she has no plans to run for president. Thats what they all say. Thats what they all say. Yes, exactly. But were going to start this half hour here on the east coast and the cold weather nightmare moving its way east. Right now were liking at a live radar, this new storm is moving in as we need another one moving our way. Temperatures are climbing above freezing in many parts for the first time in a week or two. Many for the First Time Since the new year. Well have that forecast in just a moment. You see the storm there over atlanta, Atlanta Metro schools are closed for the day because of the possibility of ice. In the meantime, the
This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. Well the stock market is plunging again for the fourth straight day. The dow is down nearly 2 , 190 points lower after falling 358 points yesterday. That is the biggest winday drop in almost five years. Nasdaq and s p 500 also trading down right now. Richard wolf from the university of massachusetts says this market turmoil requires careful analysis. Selloff has to be taken seriously, because anything of this size, happening so quickly is a warning shot across the bow of the world economy. I think the way to understand it best is to see, that when you have a global capitalism of the in the way that we do, a problem in one major area, its only a matter of time before it becomes a problem elsewhere. For the last two or three years, people here in the United States, have diluted themselves, imagining that the growing problems of europe on the one hand, and the chinese economy on the other, could somehow play themselv
Glasses and bosler no sign q Public Policy address in madrid thank you so lets get more on this not from the full mccaslin m. E. P. Full nerve and in spite of dusty god god on us welcome to day w you were once forecasts on independence but during these debates and the process the referendum of use of change sides where are you now. No no no no this is very important to make it clear ive never changed sides have never been for independence and the party was not for the better is the party that has changed so i am exactly where i was in my twenty years in politics and when i was elected for the first time or just for a strong autonomy a strong personality of catalan it within spain in solidarity with the rest of the peoples of spain within the European Union and absolutely against any kind of nineteen cent three or thirteenth century depending who you ask about independence so lets make it clear im not sure about he made a story about it ever since i was misinformed lets talk about those
This is d w news wives are from berlin tonight in barcelona end of pendency declared and defer the leader of catalonia steps back from the brink karlas put them on says catalonia is overwhelming referendum vote for independence stands but he asked lawmakers to suspend the session bid to give negotiations another chance the Spanish Government tonight refusing to budge saying there will be no break up will have complete coverage tonight in barcelona and madrid also on the show kenyas Opposition Leader pulls out of a rerun president ial election right loading and says theres no point in running for office if the old unfair rules remain in place could this destabilization of the country and it wildfires continue to devastate Northern California at least fifteen people have been killed and Authorities Say that number could. Im burnt off its good to have you with the breakup of spain will not begin tonight in a highly anticipated speech the leader of catalonia has delayed declaring independe
This is due to be a news live from berlin the Spanish Government rejects the latest moves by catalan leaders in their bid for independence thats after they sign a declaration to break away from spain only to suspend it calling for talks instead with no dread well get the latest from our correspondents on the ground also coming up. At least fifteen people are dead more than one hundred fifty are missing as wildfires continue to ravage Northern California those who have returned home have found entire neighborhoods reduced to ashes. And will be crossing to istanbul to discuss the case of the turkish german journalist Mashallah Tolo shes going on trial on terrorism related charges her supporters. Arent baseless. Plus our weeklong series on being gay in todays russia we meet boris an activist whos campaigning to raise awareness about the situation for gay men in chechnya there are reports that some one hundred gay men there have suffered abuse and torture. And whats the secret of bahrain u