This says it is a lie from berlin spains Prime Minister wants clarification from catalonia but you know it tells catalan leaders he needs to know if they did or did not declare independence so he can decide what to do next this after the regions president puts a sign declaration on ice says he wants to talk with madrid first also coming up in turkey Court Proceedings against german journalist mashallah to get underway shes being tried and on terrorism charges were laid out that her supporters say are baseless were in istanbul at least seventeen people are dead and more than one hundred fifty are missing as wildfires continue to ravage Northern California people going back to their homes were turned to entire neighborhoods reduced to ashes. Thanks very much for your company. We want to start off in spain where the standoff between madrid and barcelona has intensified after an emergency Cabinet Meeting spains Prime Minister has demanded clarification from catalan leaders after they signe