Finance minister both gun show could be out of his job as chancellor merkel seeks ways to sweeten the deal with potential Coalition Partners. I feel gail welcome to the program well get to those stories in just a moment well start though with some breaking news iraqi kurds have voted yes to an independent state and by an overwhelming majority according to the you Action Commission more than ninety two percent of voters cast their ballots in favor of independence the referendum took place in iraqs autonomous kurdistan region and disputed areas of Northern Iraq despite this the government in baghdad has refused to recognize the bout it. Now saudi arabia says it is going to allow women to drive this is a big leap forward for the ultra conservative nation the only one of the world with such a ban in place a royal decree says it will be lifted in june meaning that women will be able to apply for licenses without the permission of the male relatives the streets of saudi arabia have long been
Arabia says it will lift its ban on women drive us is not a sign of wanting to reform in this notoriously conservative kingdom. On the European Commission office new proposals to fix the a use migrant crisis but the bloc remains thus divided as africa. Plus well bring you an exclusive report on the fight against al shabaab in somalia civilians are paying a heavy price in the struggle to defeat the jihad ists thats on top of the hardships of first teen years of civil war. And name on code take home as they get champions munich a professor face big spending power resounds among the highly anticipated Champions League clash. Im phil gayle welcome to the program. An overwhelming majority of iraqi kurds have voted in favor of independence from iraq announcing the results of mondays referendum the Kurdish Election Commission said that the vote to secede had been backed by more than ninety two percent of the referendum took place in iraqs autonomous kurdistan region as well as disputed areas
Clinton and if anyone thought donald trump was going to be con triet tonight, they were dead wrong. Wrong big time t started with a bombshell. Remember, friday, 4 00 eastern time, two days ago when 11 year old video surfaced of trumpru making vulgar remarks about women. He has since apologized by that apology left so many people unsatisfied, even makers much tictacs felt they had to releases statement. Now he is on the offensive. A political stunner, trump gathered three women who claimed they have misconduct by former president bill clinton. He also invited those women, they are here inside the debate hall. Hillary clinton is facingg questions too about hacked pass ages that were released to her speaking to wall street. She it talks about the necessity to have those public and private positions on contentious issues. John dickerson, nobody thought this night would start like this. No matter how crazy a or up on the mesesiness but we are now going to have a reality show debate. Donald
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You when chemical weapons inspectors have interviewed and taken blood samples from the end of last week realm apparent gas attack in syria. He did so in the rebel held part of damascus where they came under fire from snipers. The u. S. And allies have been meeting in jordan for what could the a council of war against syria. But china, russia, and countries like brazil are lobbying against military action. Vladimir putin has told David Cameron that the west has failed to provide proof that the asad regime used chemical weapons in the attack. The Syrian Opposition says this is one of two areas where as many as 1300 people were killed in Chemical Attacks last week. After intense international pressure, syria has granted access to the crowd to the site. Russian media published an interview with the syrian president bashar alassad, who claims that rebels, not government troops, are behind the attracts. But the u. S. And its allies say they have intelligence that leaves little doubt that the