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
And turkey. And Harvey Weinstein is now in europe for sex addiction rehab as the allegations mount against the film producer. Also coming up, the future of north american freetrade. Nafta negotiations around for f round four kick off today. Can the neighbors hold the deal together . Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you with us. Tonight, spain has put catalonia on the clock and on notice. The Prime Minister has given the Regional Government until monday to say whether it has declared independence from the rest of spain or not. He has promised to do Everything Possible to prevent the breakaway, even threatening to suspend catalonias autonomy. Reporter locked in a standoff, the Prime Minister of spain is determined to not give an inch. Speaking to parliament in which rid in majority in madrid, he rejected offers of international mediation. It is not possible to accept a dialogue to agree on what is expressly for bitten by the constitution, to negotiate over the sovereignty that b
President ial election kenyans say their country is deeply divided. And germanys president appeals for better ties between berlin and moscow. On a visit to russia he tells Vladimir Putin the countries have to Work Together if they want to trust each other. Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you with us tonight. We start off with breaking news from turkey. A prosecutors call might have diplomatic echoes. Turkeys Public Prosecutor is seeking the release of german human rights activist Peter Steudtner. Steudtners trial got under way after he was arrested in istanbul last july. Steudtner is accused of links to terrorism but berlin has dismissed those allegations and amended he be released. He is a man among a group of 11 activists being prosecuted, including several from the rights watchdog amnesty international. We are going to our correspondent who has been covering the trial proceedings for us in istanbul. Was this decision from the prosecutor, was it really expected . Guest it c
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
Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you with us. U. S. President donald trump is in israel. It is following a twoday visit to saudi arabia. He has become the first sitting u. S. President to visit jerusalems western wall, one of the most sacred sites in judaism. He spoke of a, quote, rare opportunity to bring peace to the middle east, dubbing a peace accord the ultimate deal. Trump also had tough words for iran, promising that tehran will never have nuclear weapons. Reporter in a visit heavy in symbolism, even the plane ride was unprecedented. Donald trump arrived in israel on probably the first ever direct flight between saudi arabia and the jewish state. The two have no diplomatic relations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcome to trump, hailing his countrys close ties with the u. S. Your visit here, never before , as the first foreign trip of a president of the united states, included a trip to israel. Thank you mr. President. [applause] thank you for this powerfu