Point in running for office if the old come unfair rules remain in place. Could this destabilize the country . And wildfires continue to devastate northern california. At least 15 people have been killed and Authorities Say that number could rise. Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you with us. The breakup of spain will not begin tonight. In a highly anticipated speech, the leader of catalonia has declared delayed declaring independence from spain saying more time and dialogue are needed. Carles puigdemont told the Regional Parliament in barcelona that he has a mandate to declare independence, but that he will delay taking that step, quote, for a few weeks to encourage dialogue. In short, there is no Catalan Independence declaration. Lets listen to part of what he said tonight. The law of the referendum says that if the majority of the votes are yes, will declare the independence of catalonia. Before and after the first of october, we want to succeed in doing what we promised. T
The u. N. And United States are appealing for calm on both sides. Fresh protests erupted at the catalan capital of barcelona. The government is refusing to drop its bid for independence. Plus, calls for justice growing louder in malta following the murder of an anticorruption journalist. Demonstrators take to the streets to pressure the maltese government. And from great hope to great misery, south sudan is one of the worlds newest states, but today, millions of the people there are reliant on food aid. We have a special report on one womans struggle to survive and feed her family. Brent im brent goff. Good to have you with us. Tonight, residence in the syrian city of raqqa are bringing to a close their first day free of the rule of the socalled Islamic State. The syrian city was the capital of the Islamist Groups socalled caliphate. Troops fighting i. S. Say they have captured one of the militants last holdouts, the hospital you see right there. But there are still pockets of resistan
Terror attack. But what or who was the intended target . And marking 500 years of the protestant referendum reformation. Germans pay tribute to Martin Luther king to town of wittenberg where the monk first challenge the authority of the Catholic Church. Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you with us. We begin with breaking news coming to us from the united states. Police in new york city are investigating a shooting in lower manhattan. Immediate reporting multiple casualties. One person has been taken into custody according to the new or police department. The incident took place near battery park city. Police are asking people to stay away from that area. Our correspondent in the u. S. Is on the line. What can you tell us about these developing situations . Carsten to be honest to not much more than what you just said. Of course this would be another shooting incident, unfortunately , in the u. S. These incidents happen quite regularly, not always on the scale as what we saw in
It. We will explore what the fallout could be. And saudi arabias crown prince accuses iran of an act of direct military aggression. He claims iran supplied missiles to yemen that were fired at the airport over the weekend. Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you witnessed. Tonight, the ousted Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont has made a surprise appearance. Not in spain, but in a rally at brussels. It is his first appearance since answering a spanish arrest warrant. He was cheered by around 200 mayors from catalan communities [their call for independence to the door of the European Union. Outside the offices in the belgian capital, the intensified air calls for the eus leaders to intervene in a standoff with madrid. Puigdemont fled for brussels after he declared independence from spain. Earlier i spoke with our eu correspondent who witnessed this unexpected appearance. I asked him what pudemonts message was today. He had a simple message for the eu member states, and that was, do
Everything and are now facing an impossible future. And the people worst hit by Climate Change are often poor. Now wealthy nations and other groups are giving a boost to a strategy that aims to ease their plight. Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you with us. I never lied that is what u. S. Attorney general Jeff Sessions told members of congress today. He rejected allegations that he deliberately misled lawmakers earlier this year about his knowledge of possible communications between russia and trumps president ial campaign. Sessions told the House Judiciary Committee that he doe now recall a meeting with former Trump Campaign manager is her George Papadopoulos in which russian connections were discussed. In previous testimony undergrowth, under oath, sesame citizens sessions denied those contacts. I do now recall the march 2016 meeting at the trump hotel that mr. Poppa topless attended that George Papadopoulos attended, but i have no details of what he said. To the best of my