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00:00:19Welcome back to the 2 PM news, I'm Adina Stancu, let's see
00:00:23together the headlines of the edition.
00:00:27A fight between two rival gangs led to the blocking of a national road in
00:00:30Mehedinți, members of the two groups attacked each other with bats and
00:00:34knives.
00:00:37Yellow code for heavy rains in Bucharest and in several counties from tomorrow
00:00:40morning. The weather starts to get bad even today, first
00:00:44in the west of the country and then in the other
00:00:46regions. Donald Trump says that Ukraine should elect
00:00:50a new president to reach a peace agreement with
00:00:53Russia more easily and urges Volodymyr Zelensky to stop attacks
00:00:57on Russian refineries.
00:01:07Alert in Mehedins county, after
00:01:09pilgrims continues to grow the police intervened to calm the scandal between two rival
00:01:12gangs, two threats that they threw at each other on social
00:01:15media networks due to older disagreements, the two camps
00:01:19met face to face and armed with bats and knives they resorted to
00:01:22aggression. The scandal started in the center of Gârla Mare commune and
00:01:26continued on National Road 56 C, which was also
00:01:30blocked for a few minutes, attention, there are images and
00:01:33information with strong emotional
00:01:35impact.
00:01:40The threatened group claims that hostilities between the two camps would have
00:01:44started a few days ago, when members of the so-called Super clan from Punghina commune
00:01:47would have gone over to the opponents from Gârla Mare commune. Threats followed on a social
00:01:51media network, and on Saturday members of the Super clan returned to the locality and tempers
00:01:55flared up even more. Locals say they were attacked and threatened
00:01:59with... knives and bats and that they came to fear for their families, they
00:02:03simply came to kill us, as they came today, with knives, with
00:02:07knives, with bats and all, they hit three, four
00:02:10old people there, you can see on cameras how they hit them,
00:02:14my brother came, pulled out a knife and cut him right in front
00:02:18of the town hall here, today they came again over
00:02:21us with swords, with axes and they found
00:02:24some drunk old people, they beat
00:02:27them down, on the other side in Punhini commune, the other camp says that
00:02:31in fact they were the ones attacked three days ago, which is why they also filed
00:02:34a complaint with the police. I was in Gârna Mare three days ago and I was
00:02:38attacked. We have footage, we have filed
00:02:41complaints with the police, with the court, with the prosecutor's office
00:02:45against him for beating in the street. For what
00:02:47reason? They know, I don't know, they didn't tell me anything, I have nothing to look for in Gârmar, they
00:02:51are afraid that he will come over us, so they say. Did they threaten you? So he says,
00:02:55so says the mayor.
00:02:58growing. We are not yet talking about After hearings, the police say that this conflict occurred due to older
00:03:01the top of the best-selling brands disagreements between the two
00:03:02camps.
00:03:07Due to older disagreements, three men aged
00:03:11improving milk 55, 65 and 66, all from
00:03:13Gârla Mare locality, would have been physically assaulted by three other men aged
00:03:1729, 38, respectively 56
00:03:20from Punghina locality. At the same time, through threats and acts of
00:03:24violence in public spaces, the persons involved would have disturbed public
00:03:27order and peace. The police made available to the
00:03:32and the list of ministers must be submitted to injured persons the request for the issuance of a provisional protection order. The police filed a criminal case and are conducting
00:03:36investigations for assault and other violence as well as disturbing public peace and
00:03:40order. We remind you, if you are in danger, call the single emergency number
00:03:43112. Extreme intervention in the capital to
00:03:47save a man who threatened to commit suicide. Police officers from
00:03:51Section 13 together with the masked officers went to an address in Sector 3
00:03:55to prevent possible self-harm. Attention,
00:03:58again images and information with strong emotional
00:04:01impact will follow.
00:04:04Police, police, open the door, open the door, police,
00:04:07open the door, he's behind the door, behind the door, come
00:04:10out, come out,
00:04:14come out, I used
00:04:18auction house contains over 160 force, come
00:04:19out,
00:04:22enter,
00:04:25lie down,
00:04:29lie down,
00:04:37by the same painter, which starts Since the man refused to open the door of the house, after a
00:04:40short negotiation, the police entered by force, at which point the man attacked with a
00:04:44knife. The police used rubber bullets and wounded him in the
00:04:48abdominal area. Subsequently, he was immobilized, and
00:04:51the medical team provided care on the spot.
00:04:54The case is being investigated on charges of outrage. Attention, if you are going
00:04:58through a difficult situation or need help, you can
00:05:02contact specialists for prevention and crisis intervention at the toll-free
00:05:06number 0800 81 200, green
00:05:09line anti-suicide or at 0374. 445
00:05:1364 20 for Hab, available non-
00:05:17stop, and in case of emergency call
00:05:19112.
00:05:24After an early October with temperatures higher than the seasonal normal, the weather is
00:05:28changing, rains will cover most of the country, and temperatures
00:05:32will drop even by over 10°C. The west of
00:05:35the country is feeling the cooling weather even today, but gradually all regions will
00:05:39be affected, and tomorrow a yellow code for significant rain
00:05:42is announced, valid for Bucharest and several other counties in Muntenia
00:05:46and Oltenia, as well as for the Carpathian
00:05:49bend area. With the penetration of a very
00:05:53cold air mass from northern latitudes,
00:05:56temperatures tend to drop significantly,
00:06:00by over 10°, and we will reach
00:06:03thermal values generally between
00:06:0611 and 17°, and
00:06:08minimums will even drop below freezing. On the other
00:06:12hand, there will also be rains, rains that have been very
00:06:16much missed in the last period and are
00:06:20greatly needed, but these rains will also be in larger
00:06:23quantities, especially by accumulation.
00:06:27The European Union and China have reached an agreement by which exports of
00:06:30hybrid cars to the European market will be reduced to less than half.
00:06:34The announcement was made by the European Commissioner for Trade and welcomed by European
00:06:38car manufacturers, given that car sales from China had gained
00:06:41momentum. How did we get here, my colleague Cătălin
00:06:45Deacu tells us.
00:06:48Good day. Good to see you all. The agreement comes in the context in which car brands from China have
00:06:51become increasingly popular on the European market and that's because they often have slightly
00:06:55lower prices compared to those of European brands, but similar
00:06:59features. Moreover, hybrid models produced by
00:07:02car manufacturers from China have become increasingly sought after also in
00:07:06the context in which the price of gasoline has been increasing. In fact, data from
00:07:10the European Association of Car Manufacturers shows
00:07:13that we are talking about a growing market share for Chinese cars, for example in the case
00:07:17of hybrid
00:07:20models, the market share has increased from 2% in
00:07:232024 to 14% in the first 6 months of
00:07:26this year and if we refer to plugin hybrid models, here the increase
00:07:30is even greater from 2% in 2024, mind you, to
00:07:3325% in the first half of this year, which is why
00:07:37representatives of the European auto industry welcome the provisions of this
00:07:41agreement because they argue it will partially resolve some of the
00:07:44trade imbalances that have appeared on the European market and on the domestic market
00:07:48Chinese cars have become increasingly popular, in fact, only in September
00:07:51data from the Permits and Registrations Directorate shows that at the national level
00:07:5511,000 new cars were registered, approximately
00:07:591100 of which nearly 1900 belonged to
00:08:02Chinese brands and thus reached a market share
00:08:05of approximately 17%. Furthermore,
00:08:08a major Chinese car manufacturer has come to occupy the fourth place in
00:08:13in our country. I spoke with several car dealers, and they
00:08:17warn that in the coming period it is not excluded, following this agreement,
00:08:21waiting times for orders to increase for some
00:08:23models. A decisive week follows
00:08:27for the formation of the new government. Designated Prime Minister Luca Niculescu will
00:08:31have new discussions tomorrow with the leaders of parliamentary parties. First
00:08:34he will go to USR, then he will meet with representatives of national
00:08:37minorities, as well as with those of other political formations. By
00:08:41Thursday, the government program
00:08:45seek a vote of support in parliament, and my colleague, Alina
00:08:48Sorocean, tells us more right
00:08:49now.
00:08:55Good to see you. Designated Prime Minister Luca Nicolescu is scheduled to meet tomorrow with
00:08:59USR representatives at 12:00 PM, followed by a
00:09:02reception at 2:00 PM by the group of national
00:09:06minorities precisely to see if he has their support. At
00:09:105:00 PM, however,
00:09:12there will be a new meeting, this time with representatives of
00:09:16the United for Romania group and at 4:00 PM with representatives of
00:09:19the Peace group. Sources claim that most likely tomorrow Luca Al
00:09:23Niculescu will also have a meeting with unaffiliated
00:09:26parliamentarians. These are quite important, given that
00:09:30every vote counts. We know very well how difficult it is to form a
00:09:34majority at these moments. However, also tomorrow the Social
00:09:37Democrats would remain to have a meeting around
00:09:4010:30 AM to
00:09:44establish a final point of view. After a first discussion he
00:09:47had last week with Luca Niculescu. We know well, Sorin
00:09:51Grindeanu stated that PSD will not
00:09:54support a single-party government. PSD is not ready
00:09:58to enter government alone, but to assume this
00:10:02period with more political formations. But at the same
00:10:05time, PSD does not support a technocrat
00:10:07government either, and has invited the National Liberal
00:10:11Party to join the government, but the response from
00:10:15PNL through Ilie Boloșan, we know well, was that
00:10:18they offer a vote of investiture, but PNL does not want to enter
00:10:22government. In this context, the social
00:10:25democrats are expected to give a final answer tomorrow, whether they
00:10:29nuance their practical point of view or not, whether in the end they could
00:10:32support a technocrat government. Sources say, however, that they will not change
00:10:36their position, and after this meeting of the Social Democratic
00:10:39Party, it is possible that by the end of the day or even Tuesday,
00:10:43the liberals will also meet to offer a final
00:10:47answer. In all these hours and days, Luca Niculescu is practically
00:10:50discussing on the phone with representatives of political
00:10:54parties, as he tries to create this majority, difficult to
00:10:58form, however, difficult to gather the 233 votes, and if Luca
00:11:01Niculescu fails this week to convince
00:11:04political leaders to offer their support, then according to sources, he
00:11:08would resign, probably by the end of the
00:11:10week.
00:11:13The Bucharest Marathon was won by a Kenyan runner, now you'll see
00:11:17how the Romanian participants ranked and what the atmosphere was like there, in just
00:11:21a few moments.
00:11:23Alert at Poloni Peak. Prime Minister Danăl Task and Defense
00:11:27Minister, targets of a possible attack, authorities are investigating a possible
00:11:30plot to assassinate the prime minister and deputy prime minister, who also holds
00:11:34the position of defense minister. The Ministry of Interior
00:11:37has already ordered secret services to take increased security
00:11:40measures. The information appears shortly after the warning issued by Western
00:11:44intelligence agencies, according to which Russia is
00:11:47intensifying efforts to eliminate defense chiefs in Europe.
00:11:51The alert refers especially to the leadership of arms manufacturing companies.
00:11:55Polish services met urgently to establish new security measures in
00:11:59the country. So far, no connection has been made between the knife attacks
00:12:03that took place this week in Polish schools and
00:12:06the threat against
00:12:07the prime minister.
00:12:11The American leader seems to have changed sides again, Donald Trump
00:12:14told reporters that Ukraine should elect a new president to be able to
00:12:18reach a peace agreement with Russia more easily and warned
00:12:22Zelensky to stop attacks on refineries. Trump
00:12:26claims this exacerbates the crisis in the fuel market. The statements were
00:12:29welcomed by the Kremlin. Putin's economic envoy described
00:12:33them as iconic and historic, claiming that Ukraine
00:12:36needs a peace-oriented leadership, not Zelensky's policy. Kyiv, however,
00:12:40rejected the criticism. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister stated
00:12:43that Zelensky enjoys the support of the people. Sources cited
00:12:47by the American press claim that Trump would have warned the Kyiv leader
00:12:51that the United States could stop the exchange of secret military
00:12:55information essential for the Ukrainian army, and Ukrainian
00:12:57sources have stated anonymously that attacks on
00:13:01Russian refineries will continue.
00:13:05We said you can do whatever you want to Russia,
00:13:12don't hit the refineries because that's
00:13:16a world problem that's caused and he wants to make
00:13:20problems for the world, he wants to make problems for our farmers our
00:13:23ranchers.
00:13:35Several Republican senators are trying to block the agreement announced by Donald Trump
00:13:39regarding the purchase of diesel from Russia, invoking a law from the Reagan
00:13:42administration period. The high price of diesel is causing major headaches for
00:13:46Republican politicians, especially since on November 3rd, elections for
00:13:50the American Congress are taking place. The stakes are the
00:13:53435 seats in the House of Representatives and the
00:13:5733 out of 100 seats in the
00:13:59Senate. The price of diesel has increased significantly
00:14:03in the United States since the beginning of the war against Iran, according
00:14:06to the American press. The transport sector suffers the
00:14:10most, but farmers are also affected, meaning precisely the
00:14:14categories that are part of the traditional Republican
00:14:17electorate.
00:14:25stings every time i see the bill, i think the biggest cause of
00:14:28this is the leader of the united states, i'm a
00:14:31republican,
00:14:36Republican party strategists admit they are facing a huge
00:14:40problem before the November 3rd elections. there is no
00:14:44real ends, and that's very painful, the intensity of
00:14:48that uh pain is inflicted very
00:14:51frequently, and that makes it a challenge to have to...
00:15:37Donald Trump failed to understand Russia's relationship with
00:15:41Iran and that Vladimir Putin is on Iran's
00:15:44side. At least 12 people died and over
00:15:47300 were injured in the third attack this week on Riyadh International
00:15:51Airport, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Attention, again
00:15:55there is information with emotional impact. Among the victims of
00:15:58the attack attributed to Houthi rebels, but not claimed, are Saudi,
00:16:01American and from several Asian and Arab
00:16:05states. Washington condemns firmly the worst attack in the last
00:16:0910 years on the Saudi Kingdom.
00:16:12This was the third attack on Riyadh airport in a single
00:16:16week. Among the victims are Saudi citizens, but also foreigners,
00:16:19including an American. Airport activity was temporarily
00:16:23suspended. The coalition led by Saudi Arabia accuses the Houthi rebels
00:16:26supported by Iran. International media notes that Donald Trump
00:16:29is considering the possibility of US involvement in strikes against rebels in
00:16:33Yemen.
00:16:51The attack comes against the backdrop of intensifying fighting in Yemen, where Riyadh
00:16:54militarily supports government forces against rebels
00:16:57supported by Tehran. Several embassies, including those of the US,
00:17:01Canada, Germany and Spain, have issued warnings regarding the security
00:17:04situation and recommended caution. In a post on
00:17:07the social network X, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote
00:17:11that Washington strongly condemns the attack. These deplorable
00:17:15attacks demonstrate a blatant disregard for the lives of
00:17:18innocent civilians. They must
00:17:22stop immediately. We stand with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its
00:17:25people and extend our condolences to the victims and
00:17:29their families. Amid escalating regional tensions, the
00:17:33US military hit a commercial vessel under Panamanian flag in the Gulf of Oman,
00:17:37after the crew allegedly ignored warnings and attempted to breach
00:17:41the naval blockade imposed on Iran. The strike disabled the vessel's propulsion,
00:17:45which had departed from an Iranian port, without injuring the
00:17:47crew. And in the United States, eight people, including
00:17:51a pregnant woman and two children, died in a shooting
00:17:55in the city of Erie, Pennsylvania. I warn
00:17:58you again, images and information that may affect you
00:18:01emotionally will follow. Two women were shot on a street after
00:18:05the aggressor entered a house and opened fire on other
00:18:08people. Police intervened and surrounded the house, and the attacker, a
00:18:1245-year-old man, was found dead after apparently
00:18:16shooting himself, according to initial information. Seven of the victims
00:18:19were allegedly members of the same family. The motive
00:18:22for this attack is not
00:18:24yet known.
00:18:26Floods and landslides in southern Italy due to torrential
00:18:30rains.
00:18:38The biggest problems are in Calabria, Sicily and the Aeolian
00:18:41Islands, where water and mud have flooded homes and affected
00:18:44roads. In Sicily, 25 people were injured
00:18:47after two tornadoes hit the area. Two of the victims are
00:18:51in serious condition, and several homes were destroyed or damaged. Dozens
00:18:55of families were left homeless, and a school suffered significant
00:18:58damage. In Calabria, floods dragged cars to the sea and
00:19:02caused landslides that blocked roads and collapsed
00:19:05walls. In Bari, it even entered the Basilica
00:19:09of Sant Nicola, and in Salento, schools were closed due
00:19:13to extreme weather. Authorities maintain the orange
00:19:16alert in some areas of Puglia and warn that
00:19:20the risk of floods and landslides persists.
00:19:22Perfumes, luxury accessories, cosmetic
00:19:25products, and even
00:19:28intimate apparel, all worth over 4000 RON, are
00:19:32the purchases discovered by the control body of the Minister of Environment Diana Buzoianu at
00:19:36the National Agency of... Meteorology, the director of the institution
00:19:39says she notified the economic police, but the Minister of Environment demands the dismissal
00:19:43of the ANM head and says she notified the prosecutors in this
00:19:46case. Interim Environment Minister Diana
00:19:50Buzoianu wrote on Facebook about purchases made with
00:19:53the agency's cards for meteorology. She also posted
00:19:56photos of a luxury bra worth over 1000 RON and other products.
00:20:00Clothes and accessories worth 18000 RON,
00:20:03perfumes, cosmetic products or floral arrangements for another almost
00:20:06300 RON were purchased. All were purchased starting last year
00:20:10with five cards to which five agency employees had
00:20:13access. There are reports over
00:20:16reports written and signed by people from
00:20:20the institution who talk about the purchase of fringed
00:20:23boots and cosmetics. We will send the report of
00:20:27the control body to the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice. We will
00:20:31send this report to the Court of Accounts
00:20:34and we will follow all legal avenues to recover the money. There
00:20:38were many more thefts committed in this institution in these years,
00:20:41so from my point of view, Mrs. Mateescu should resign urgently. The ANM director
00:20:45says that the purchases are subject to an
00:20:48internal audit and not only that. As early as August, at
00:20:52the first documents provided to the representatives of
00:20:55the Control Body from the Ministry of Environment, Waters and
00:20:58Forests. I launched an internal
00:21:01audit mission. The preliminary report formed the basis for filing
00:21:05a complaint with the General Directorate of Police of
00:21:09Bucharest Municipality on August 12th at
00:21:13the Section for Investigation of Economic
00:21:15Crime. I informed the Minister. I have not
00:21:19had any discussion on this topic with her. I saw
00:21:22this morning and took note
00:21:25of the control body's report. Because an
00:21:29investigation is ongoing, Elena Mateescu did not want to give details about the internal
00:21:32audit report, nor who used the institution's accounts for
00:21:36personal purchases. The pilgrimage to the Metropolitan
00:21:40Cathedral in Iași reaches impressive levels this weekend, almost
00:21:4325,000 believers are queuing in a line that stretches for more than
00:21:475 km to worship at the reliquary with the relics of the
00:21:51Holy Venerable Parascheva and Saint Paisie of Sihăstria.
00:21:54The waiting time exceeds 15 hours, and the number of
00:21:59by the hour. But more, my colleague
00:22:03Marga
00:22:03Andreescu tells us.
00:22:09Hello. Festive atmosphere here in the courtyard of the Metropolitan
00:22:12Cathedral in Iași. Over 23,000
00:22:15people are now waiting in line for 15,
00:22:1916 or 17 hours to reach
00:22:22the Baldachin with the relics of Saint Parascheva
00:22:25and Saint Paisie of Sihăstria. People come
00:22:28from all corners of the country,
00:22:32they pray and after leaving the Baldachin,
00:22:35they have tears in their eyes and say they will
00:22:38return next year. There were also people who
00:22:41needed medical care,
00:22:44650 sought the help of doctors, and
00:22:4730 are hospitalized. The
00:22:50highlight of today remains the procession of
00:22:54the saints, which will begin at
00:22:567 PM. The two reliquaries will be carried through the streets
00:23:00of Iași in procession, then
00:23:03the pilgrimage will be interrupted for an hour and a
00:23:06half. Odorless goat milk?
00:23:09Researchers from Botoșani say they have found the solution. After almost
00:23:1310 years of experiments, they managed to obtain a new population of goats with
00:23:16fattier milk, but with a taste and smell that would be pleasing to the most
00:23:20reluctant consumers. The animals could soon reach farms
00:23:23across the country after the approval of the new
00:23:26breed.
00:23:28At first glance they seem like ordinary goats, in reality they are
00:23:32the result of carefully controlled experiments. Since
00:23:352017, local goats have been crossed with Anglo-Nubian
00:23:39bucks. At the Popăuți research station,
00:23:43third-generation specimens obtained in this way are now
00:23:48a breed, we are only talking about a population now,
00:23:51the main characteristic we are working on
00:23:55now is
00:23:58milk production,
00:24:01production, we are talking about fat percentage and quantity and the idea
00:24:05of having in the northeast of Romania
00:24:08a biological creation
00:24:11specific to the climatic
00:24:14zone and
00:24:18as a
00:24:20breed. created in our area, I came from the very first years, because
00:24:23here I had found a lot of goats undefined as a breed. The most
00:24:27important achievement of this project is the quality of the milk. Specialists
00:24:31aimed to increase the fat content, important for
00:24:34cheeses, but especially to eliminate the specific taste and
00:24:37smell that keep some consumers
00:24:40at bay. If I were to
00:24:43milk goat milk from this Anglo-Nubian
00:24:46breed and give it to a
00:24:49consumer to drink, without telling them where it came from, they would
00:24:53certainly not realize it was goat milk. The project
00:24:56was initiated with the station's own funds, but the promising
00:25:00results attracted financial support from the Academy of Agricultural
00:25:03Sciences and the Ministry of Agriculture. Researchers
00:25:07hope that this new biological creation will be approved
00:25:10soon and reach farms all over