But in this home, she has always seen, we are one. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) MARIA ROSA MAYO, GRANDMOTHER (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): She has to respect me and I have to respect her, but when the family is gathered together, there is no debate. So I asked her, you know, how do they have a conversation at home. She says she's born and bred here and she feels it in her blood, but she just can't convince her 16-year-old granddaughter not to go for independence. She showed us around her home where she proudly displays her Spanish flag and the Catalan flag. You know, she says she has two very respectful grand daughters, but she can't have a conversation with them about this. And I spoke to one woman today, she's 70. Sons and daughters, siblings at each other's throats about this. And, you know, I spent the day talking to families who are seeing this divide their families. This is reaching into kitchens, it's been making dinner tables into political battlefields. And that's having a pretty big impact, isn't it, Atika? ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely. There was a sense that that so-called silent majority, the 40 percent who didn't vote for independence are finally this weekend making their voices heard. CNN's Atika Shubert is covering the divide tearing out Barcelona family. (END VIDEO CLIP) ELBAGIR: The crisis is being felt from Spain's halls of power to its kitchens and living rooms. And we need to think about the whole country and not make rash decisions. We are finding ourselves in an exceptional moment. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ADA COLAU, BARCELONA MAYOR: I understand that the president is a man of principles, who has (INAUDIBLE). (END VIDEO CLIP) ELBAGIR: Barcelona's mayor today cautioned that the only path forward is dialogue.
And if the Spanish states does not give a positive response, we will do what we set out to do.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) CARLES PUIGDEMONT, CATALAN REGIONAL PRESIDENT (through translator): The days are going by. Catalonia's regional president insists he wants to mediate the crisis with Madrid, but it's holding on to the threat of unilaterally breaking away. But their leaders are pushing on in a bid for independence after a highly controversial referendum. It comes a day after hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Barcelona with Catalan and Spanish flags, rallying for the region to remain in the country. The Spanish government says it will act to, quote, "Restore law and democracy" as Catalonia declares independence, including the possibility of revoking the region's autonomy. I'm Nima Elbagir seating in for Christiane Amanpour in London. (END VIDEO CLIP) ELBAGIR: Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the program. It's our responsibility to find a solution for that. They have been putting up to this dramatic, horrible situation. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) AI WEIWEI, FILMMAKER/PRODUCER, HUMAN FLOW: These refugees are human and they are just like us. He tells me his new documentary is a call to action. Also ahead, China's most prominent dissident, Ai WeiWei, turned his attention to global refugee crisis. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) NIMA ELBAGIR, CNN HOST: Tonight, will Catalonia break away from Spain? The Catalan foreign affairs council joins me live as the region standoff with Madrid reaches a tipping point. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. Catalan Independence Effort Divides Families Artist Ai Weiwei Captures Refugee Crisis in New Film Going to School with a Goddess Aired 2-2:30p ET
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