this is d.w. news live from above then president bush supremes court nominee wins crucial commitments to key senators pledge their support for judge brett kavanaugh he could be confirmed later today the senate vote on the controversial nominee just spiked allegations of sexual misconduct. brazil also faces a controversial vote people going to the polls in the most polarizing presidential elections in decades the front runner in the first round of voting on sunday far

right candidate also not all campaigning on a hardline law and order platform. and in german soccer by munich and feeling the pinch of the failing to win their last two games since have toppled in and got some sadam can they put things right when they face first emotion later today we'll have a preview of that top game for you. are all. well come on ams christopher spring a good to have you with us president donald trump's nominee for the u.s. supreme court judge brett kavanaugh appears to be heading towards confirmation after weeks of partisan infighting over the controversial nominee the senate is expected to conduct a final vote later today two key senators have pledged to support kavanagh tipping the vote in his favor the judge has been extensively questioned by the senate

judiciary committee and also probes by the f.b.i. after three women accused him of sexual conduct misconduct rather if kavanagh is confirmed he could then be sworn in as supreme court judge as early as tuesday. on this vote the yeas are fifty one the nos are forty nine the motion is agreed to. three out of four possible swing votes firmed up in favor of kavanagh on friday only republican lisa murkowski of alaska joined the majority of democrats to vote against ending debate she looks at to vote against kavanagh on saturday where her colleague republican jeff flake of arizona voted yes to advance the vote and said he would support kavanagh on saturday unless quote something big changes toward a popular republican susan collins of maine chose to end debate and late friday announced how she'll vote court is three stone. mr president

i will take him her chads cap and. cuteness to fasten all that piles the pressure on renegade democrat joe manchin who supported kavanagh on friday and he confirmed he'd be denying his party colleagues in saturday's vote and that's really what i'm waiting on so republicans look likely to garner enough votes to assure cavanagh's nomination as long as they keep the support of mention meanwhile thousands of anti kavanaugh demonstrators in washington protested outside the supreme court and even entered a senate building confronting senators several hundred demonstrators were arrested that prompted president trump to issue a tweet saying the very rude elevator screamers are paid professionals only looking to make senators look bad don't fall for it. don't use to phone simone's has been giving us more on what was the last day in the u.s. capitol the confirmation battle over brett kavanaugh seems to be lost for the

democrats the republicans and the white house carry a significant victory there will be one more vote in the senate and there will also be more protests from left leaning groups and from a lot of angry women. they want to make their voices heard again and their battle cry is november is coming those women are very very angry and their promise is that perhaps many many politicians in the house of representatives as well as in the senate will lose their job come november sixth this is when the united states will have their mid-term elections and until then stay tuned for more political drama chiffons even say reporting from washington now on sunday voters in brazil will be causing the ballots in the first round of the country's most divisive presidential election in decades that's largely due to the control of a sea surrounding the ballots far right frontrunner. post give him

a solid lead over his leftist opponent and that has many would his voters rather worried that a candidate openly hostile to gays ethnic minorities and women may soon be the country's leader. this statue of christ the redeemer watching over rio de janeiro from a distance there's no sign of the tensions simmering below public discourse has become increasingly polarized ahead of sunday's elections the most controversial vote since democracy was restored thirty years ago newcastle a shoe with gay and just join the protests against the leading candidate in the polls shake also not he thinks the far right outsider is a threat to democracy. and i'm really afraid that both are not all might win because if he does we'll have a civil war. because the anti votes are not a movements like l.a. no i'm not him we won't stand still we won't accept it if they want to i'm very

afraid of what might happen in the main states where our militancy is very strong. some of the forty and take on the comically i don't even understand how a person like both or not who can be a candidate if it can be proven that he acted against human rights in a country as diverse as brazil it would be such a shame. that it has to go that up and those are the basic everybody else. but others think also naru has the iron fist the country needs to combat street violence and turn around the economy. but he's going to make things right people are confused thinking bring back tara that he's a soldier capable of killing that's wrong he's very are going to highest and i say in this because i lived with a soldier and his whole just organized. that is that we. all vote for boston are one sunday because he's

a candidate that depends family values. because it is the only presidential candidate that has not been involved in corruption scandals. i think the teen years of the workers' party didn't solve anything that i think a kennedy free of corruption scandals can do. great job. you were there it wasn't because i like him and the plans that he has to get by the. brazilians are disappointed with politics many corruption scandals led to the prosecution of more than one hundred fifty businessmen and politicians including the most popular in the country music master. disenchantment with him and his workers' party makes a right wing populist known for sexist and racist comments leave the polls some observers fear that if both sonora who wins the presidency but doesn't get a majority in congress he might back military intervention and seize all thora tarion powers. exist. quite a bit of

a man about one third or one quarter of brazilians believe it's ok to vote for a fascist. but i want some even think a fascist is needed to usher in a military government at the ballot box your sort of puppet example some people really do think that way disenchantment with politics can sometimes lead to very violent ideas. will impose divisions among brazilians could even deepen if the election goes to a runoff at the end of the month. ok let's catch up now with some of the other stories making the news around the world health ministry says israeli forces have shot dead three palestinians including a thirteen year old boy in clashes on the border between the gaza strip and israel israel said it's carried out two strikes in response to the firing of explosives. a newspaper in hong kong is reporting that the president of interpol is being held

by chinese authorities main hallway has been missing since leaving france last week citing an anonymous source the south china morning post said man had been detained upon arrival in his native china. crane has unveiled a solar plant in chernobyl the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster three decades ago the one megawatt facility produces enough energy to supply two thousand apartments giving the contaminated area a new lease of life. to campaign as against sexual violence have been awarded this year's nobel peace prize award in committee recognizing the work of your z.d. campaign. and congolese surgeon denis mccuaig for the reference to the use of rape as a weapon of war. not the a move that has been kidnapped tortured and sold into sex slavery no just twenty five she's been awarded

a nobel peace prize for her efforts to stop it happening to other women in twenty fifteen she recounted her experience at the hands of a soldier the so-called islamic state. humiliated me every day he gave me clothes that didn't cover my body i could no longer bear the rape and torture so why escaped. but i'm still i'm out about. that last year she returned to her home in northern iraq where i asked kidnap thousands of years of the women and girls the men were killed. since finding freedom nadia has used her voice to farther the fight for the years east and other victims of sexual violence . she will share the award with dr denis mccuaig our known congolese surgeon who over the years has helped thousands of women blighted by sexual violence and war torn stern congo. news of the award reached him

in the operating theater sending his hospital into party mode. you. know this prize has a big meaning that although it took time for the world to recognize as the world has started listening to woman. who was. amid the celebrations plenty of stories that speak to dr mcwade he's character and the power of his word. is that of the man now he is getting the award because he looks after as you report you so i'm told that that is why we are all happy. that i did actually what we suffered and faced a lot of rejection from our husbands after we were raped they said we would infect them with diseases but mcquade enlighten them and nine we have peace in our families. yet later dr mcwade dedicated his price to

all women when did by conflict and confronted by sexual violence. was. in germany braman moved into second place on friday night beating vols four to nail dutch midfielder david classy. hammering home in the thirty fifth and it and then it was your highness egleston who netted braman second late in the game that was just minutes after coming off the bench the win means braman above champions by and in the league at least until saturday's games arrived. turning to saturday's big game it seems reigning champions by munich hosting old rivals but mention us back in the seventy's the two teams dominated german football but since then it's the variance of monopolize the allness this season however challenging for a spot at the top and

a coping with the occasional hick up. byron munich are apparently in a mini crisis there draw with i.x. in the champions league when wednesday followed their first loss in the bundesliga this season in fact it's their third game without a win at most clubs it would mean listen calls of a crisis but coach nico kobach snow's buyer standards are high the club's president who has recently criticised say the coach is putting his neck on the line by rotating players too much kobayashi responded to the remarks as funny as could think of first of all it wasn't criticism just it was only a comment and nothing more to say with us and the coach is responsible for the personnel decisions the coach is responsible for the rotation that isn't the problem we have so many quality players who have played well it's been successful in recent matches for quite a plucky to the buyer and have been here before they started last season with the

exact same record in the book is legal they cost former coach carlo it's a lot to his job but unlike then biron players have formed a united front around kobayashi. meanwhile are in high spirits they've made their strongest start to a season since two thousand and fifteen when. they last qualified for the champions league but coach teacher hankie is wary of a wounded buyer music. as well as into students again which will let us know how far off we are from the top team was fired last against terror but we shouldn't pay too much attention to that as we know byron are at their most dangerous when they appear wounded and we feel at least in my ear need to step but only victory will ease any talk of impending crisis. in formula one lewis hamilton has taken pole position for mercedes out the japanese grand prix the reigning world champion

setting the fastest time in the final qualifying session as he looks to extend his lead at the top of the standings ferrari by the way making a huge mistake sending out how well things rival for best. i can with the wrong toys for the dry weather it watching the news in. the top of the hour as ever to stay with this if you can. they make a commitment. they find solutions. they inspire. africa . stories for both people to know their friends shaping their nation.