catalonia as government hundreds of thousands take to the streets to protest. hello again my name s peter w. watching al jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up japan votes in a snap election called by a prime minister hoping to become the country s longest serving leader since world war two. the u.s. secretary of state rex to listens in saudi arabia for another bid to end the blockade of cattle. also this hour a lost generation children in syria forced to give up school to help their families make a living. ok top story for you the catalonian president has accused the spanish government of attacking the region s democracy colors put them on said it reminded him of the days of franco hundreds of thousands of people rallied in barcelona yesterday in support of catalan secession after madrid move to take control of the region under simmons was their. street protest again in barcelona on a major scale shock instead of indignation now but defiance in the ai
declared in louisiana after severe storms tore through the gulf coast. est plaited 8 to 12 louisiana hit louisiana and mississippi leaving a wide swath of destruction. while no deaths have been reported at least 25 people being treated for injuries. here is gabe with details on the powerful weather. reporter: the south is bracing for more severe weather. got another one coming. reporter: after powerful stormed ripped through louisiana. look at this. man, this is a realtor n tornad. reporter: flipping trucks and tearing this gas station apart. witnesses say the sky went dark in seconds. get on our knees so we won t get hurt. it was scary. reporter: louisiana s governor declaring a state of emergency. thousands left without power. you know, the people of new orleans are as tough as they come. we ll get through this. reporter: among the worst hit new orleans east, some of the same neighborhoods ravaged by katrina more than a decade ago. it knocked me down and
this is a plan that trump now supports. and senate democrats are ready to make it law but today, mitch mcconnell is blocking holding a vote on just that. now, this part is a familiar story. mcconnell obstructing a bill. he s proud of that kind of thing but some democrats say they have more leverage this time, this time could be different and the reason it s the calendar. it the end of the year. congress wants to go home like everyone else around the holidays and senator bernie sanders is invoking that leverage warning he ll use the rules to force senators to be stuck in d.c. with the senate open over new years unless mcconnell green lights an up or down vote. we have got to raise the direct payment to $2,000. so that is where we are right now in this historic moment. do we turn our backs on struggling working families or do we respond to their pain? republicans looking at a tough choice. if they vote against the money, they buck trump and oppose this clearly vital help fo
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