this is deja vu news live from berlin a new political survey setting off alarm bells today in berlin the support for germany's governing party's plummeting to the lowest level ever recorded only one in four people are happy with chancellor merkel's grand coalition for her center left social democratic party partners the news is especially better we explain why also coming up today is the last day of campaigning for a highly charged regional election in the powerful southern state of bavaria their traditional parties are also bracing for

a political earthquake as voters turn in droves to smaller parties including the far right a half day. and in the u.s. communities in the state of florida counting the cost of one of the most powerful storms in american history kirk in michael. i'm brian thomas thanks for being with us voter rejection of the governing coalition here in germany is the highest it has ever been and that's only days before a key regional election in the southern state of bavaria ahead of this ballot seen as crucial for chancellor merkel's government we have the latest survey by the polling institute in for test the map and for americans coalition it is looking like a disaster. if elections across germany were to be held today this is who the surveys participants said they vote for. conservative c.d.u. c.s.u.

bloc is at twenty six percent that's down three percentage points from just last month from september the social democrats the other party in the governing coalition they are likewise down three points at just fifteen percent and historic low the greens in contrast they gain three points or seventeen percent no change so far for the far right if the at sixteen the free market f.t.p. at ten no changes well for the left party at ten percent. for more with me here in the studio is our political correspondent oliver salic morning oliver some incredible results here both merkel's conservative bloc and the social democrats down these are the worst results for them since the numbers began in one thousand nine hundred ninety seven what's happening to germany's once stable political system the party landscape as we've been knowing it for the for the past decade it seems it's being turned upside down right now all the social democrats just read out the numbers at fifteen percent on the social democrats used to be one of the

strongest parties in germany that lets former governments. we're used to these numbers for like fifteen percent from smaller parties but not from the social democrats the greens used to be there are two in your partner in the last as is pedia led coalition there even stronger than the social democrats right now the a if tea party the far right party who is by the way new in harlem and stronger than the as p. d. party so that's really unheard of and we're witnessing an increasingly fragmented party landscape that we've been showing from other countries such as the netherlands for instance but not in germany so the fragmentation is now here at home in germany you know aspecific lee about the current government voters issued a damning combination more than three quarters seventy six percent are quote dissatisfied were very dissatisfied with the conservative social democrat grand coalition only twenty four percent saying they are satisfied or very satisfied with the government's work. all over twenty four percent satisfied with the government

very low numbers what does this tell us about attitudes right now towards politicians of the grand coalition as a government is an extremely unpopular option in germany and that's what that was already the case before the elections but that is a situation that is getting more and more extreme right now as we speak voters seem to experience a coalition that is more focusing on fighting each other over issues like migration for instance rather than having a clear political vision that are wasting lots of time for that and voters seem to be getting tired of that situation also there is a different and increasing amount of voters who want a different style who want different leaders at the parties and we are witnessing this partially already just very recently the leader of the political group of merkel seaview party was not reelected impala meant in the political group there he was a close ally and certainly was the preferred option of melkor instead

a merkel critic got the job they are so we're witnessing also and then of the medical error but not sure in the party what's going to happen after that something that is obviously reflecting in the votes in the in the polls we are seeing today you know when when you're saying that it's not just a question about voters were just rejecting content but also rejecting style you know one of the questions emerging is do these numbers point to a problem for democracy here in germany well democracy itself is certainly contest a that's a phenomenon we're witnessing in all kinds of western democracies but as more and more reaching germany as well we could see that at these neo nazi protests that we've been reporting on in the city in the eastern city of chemists for instance that attracted an increasing number of long outs non neo nazi protesters from the center of the political spectrum to support so the political extremes in germany are gaining support even the free press is accused of lying the sound is getting

louder. in the political debate as well at the same time the government is having one argument after the other and the certainly result in a loss of credibility ok loss of credibility of them which is a not just reporting for the media as well as small parties of course benefiting from this we're talking about if he and the greens the flip side of the coalition slump is a resurgent green party now that's mirrored in the response to the polls next question how should the government act regarding climate policy now these are the results there three quarters seventy four percent think the government should do more twenty two percent think the coalition is acting in the right way and only three percent say it should do less on climate change. so what do you think is dissatisfaction with climate policy what's fueling the green surge right now we have to go back a little bit and look at the current government and the coalition that was not merkel's first choice right before that there were color talks including the green

party we're talking about right now and the business friendly f.t.p. party then the letter pulled out of these talks and that resulted in a situation in which voters believe that the green party is credible they benefited from that situation they seem to be ready to take responsibility they're neither extreme left nor right so they kind of like seem like a credible or like a reasonable alternative and then second. the environment is a very important issue for germans right now just very recently there were protests in a big forest in western germany that was supposed to be taken down by. energy companies because they were trying to get like night coal from there in spite of the government promise to cut down on this kind of fossil energy in addition to that there are diesel bans imposed on german streets just after a very recent verdict berlin is going to be one of the cities where this is going to take place again the government promised to avoid that by all costs so merkel

did all kinds of environmental environmental promises she never delivered on them and that's a situation again that from which the green party benefits and saying that they can deliver on those issues all overselling thanks very much for that today. wise we've been discussing voters in the state of bavaria will be electing their regional parliament come sunday located in germany south varia is the country's biggest and richest state it's also a place where tradition counts for a lot to the capital units annual october fest famous around the world attracts millions of visitors of course it's also a state that's largely catholic politically the center right christian social union has helped power there for sixty straight years. but with right wing populism on the rise will the voters change their minds this time around we have this report. once

a year the top figures in bavarian politics gather at the grave of france he was a stylus the man celebrated as something between the patron saint and godfather of modern beriah. germany's interior minister hostin who is here too in berlin he's the troublemaker in anger merkel's government and the very year the c.s.u. party leader is already trying to distance himself from an expected election defeat calls for his head are getting louder. there's an expectation that you should take responsibility this sunday if this goes badly for your see if you party will you do that. this is an uncertain it's nice for people to worry about these things but i didn't see a single election post with my face on it as i was driving up here so.

instead stayed premier marcos today is on the posters and in the spotlight he used to have a picture of france use of styles in his bedroom and still likes to quote him. there should be no space for democratic party is further right than us the far right here the campaign that struggles would have voted for them so he did for them he became. this stars family has criticized c.s.u. leaders for failing to act against the rise of the far right they had even started adopting the right wing rhetoric themselves it was hoping to take over as the sea is use new strong men who have enslaved put a stop to that. here in lower bavaria many voters have long fled from the c.s.u. and gone further to the right. although bavarian support for the far right if t. is power see the region of deccan doff so it gets around thirty percent in last

year's general elections making this time. around. the room is how the state parliamentary group leader was. good secondary thank you so much constituency in very very much. he's come all the way from both is this amazing for you to really know what he likes to talk about much more than the day and. i'll use my liz here supporting the f.t.'s bavarian shooting star kathleen it is young traditional and i know pollard jetting about her key ambition. this will be the final nail in the coffin of germany's abolish under mao. often by an. in bavaria too spoilt illegal

immigrants ninety great people in small villages and towns. during her speech she cites figures suggesting migrants are ten times as likely to commit violent crimes you cite just crime statistics we are not aware of those where exactly did you get them from the us. that is the official police statistic processed by our chief superintendent who is also a member of parliament. the statistics she quotes do not come to this conclusion fear is a driving force for many here tonight you. can no longer let my kids out on the street on their own what i see on t.v. or hear on the radio. just can't do it anymore this is for. help. the main issue is security i have children and were really afraid for our children

and. that's the mood marco suit is up against as he faces the deck and off crowd here he had knowledge is he can't stop a broad populist movement reaching there thank the sweet. wind of change blowing across europe and the challenges of stablished institutions. and that spirit of change doesn't stop at germany's borders not it various borders it's sweeping across our country. to figure out a very heirlooms large over the october fest generally a politics free zone but the state election is being fought in the name of defending what it celebrates best and bavarians hold most dear. i. i i. i learned parties good quality of life. time outs.

and then paying happy up to the best. i in this area like the rest of germany emotions run high as soon as it comes to migration you see rossi in the migration debate is that many fearing that it variously over the right. brewery has been in the family of lord to tell to get in for more than five hundred years. german purity law makes sure the beer recipes are as old as the traditions behind them the great concern here is that nationalism could threaten business. if people also try me. about having a view i want them to think of a beautiful country i want them to think of different kinds of people and i want

them to think of culture for traditions i don't want them to think of violence and hate and racism is things like this so we have to watch wake up and what's going on and this cannot continue. this it is from around the world have been welcome at the abbey of auto boy for more than a thousand years. i'm going to america is expected here today there are demonstrations against but also for her a fixture since what became known as the migration crisis in twenty fifteen. it's her only joint appearance with the conservative talk candidates marco sudha. calls for confidence in being german as an antidote for fear of others. there's a lot of those and those who are no longer aware of their own foundations of course

don't know how to integrate others and in this debate about islam i sometimes get the sense that some may have become jealous that others are living their religion while we forget ours. the very near lections used to be coronation style transfers of power but marco sudan knows he faces a fight in sunday's elections. believing the ets currently we're seeing something totally different here in germany you know people should be happy and content because things have never been better in germany. despite that strong economy the public are unhappy and turning away from the scene as you in both directions current polls predict the greens could become bavarian second strongest political force and could well join the c.s.u. led government their top candidates see themselves as living proof that a left wing alternative for germany is possible by an attention

a small town this area has a great martyr to live and let live and i think that sums it up perfectly of course we're open to the world where pro europe and we want to stay that way and i believe the citizens of the very are done with politicians another's spreading hate and fear. don't have some hits of fish. here in munich like the whole of europe. politicians are struggling to understand the new public discontent many feel a new right wing mainstream. munich is open to the world with a bit fairy and soul that's how we should behave we don't meet those nazis. the nazis to put on it. what we need to do is balance out the gap between rich and per year in germany and the rest of the world but i don't think the fourteenth of october will get us any closer to that. built.

this first time in german post-war history this very an election campaign smacks of pro change said at the very least that's expected to blow away angle of merkel's interior minister. but it could also deal another blow to zero grip on power. they find much more on the story of her website t w dot com going to take a look now at some of the other stories making news this hour least thirty five people injured in a bus crash in southern germany nine of them seriously police say that bus collided with a truck on a highway near the city of heidelberg beagle's care interest from australia canada and the united states. activists in kenya have protested to urge the government crackdown on a former south sudan general all the long i want to use on a u.n. blacklist over his activities during that country's civil war now lives in exile in kenya activists are saying people are benefiting from the conflict there by laundering their money through kenyan banks. rap star and

a trunk supporter kanye west met the u.s. president on thursday in his office delivering an extended monologue on issues ranging from crime to gun laws to mental health from promise to talk further with him on issues affecting the country's urban areas. and staying in the u.s. for one of the straw. hurricanes on record as leveled neighborhoods in southern coastal states hurricane michael made landfall in florida killing at least four people ripping homes literally out of their foundations some of the worst damage was in mexico beach where the hurricane crashed ashore but areas have been hard hit to a reporter visited one area where locals there are saying the cost of this monster storm are. eighty kilometers from the florida coast the small community of blountstown still felt the full force of hurrican michael's fury in

the path of one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the u.s. mainland the town has taken a battering homes and businesses destroyed infrastructure in ruins. of course power lines down not just power lines power stations power transformers and that's a major problem even for a community like this because there won't be any power for weeks maybe even months to come out on the highway traffic is reduced to a cruel residents who he did the warnings to leave return to their homes on the coast evidence of the storm's destructive power is all around homeowners anxious about what they might find if you have any information. not really. it's a. chance that anything they're. devastated of course you just bought a house. yeah unfortunately we closed on thursday just finished building it closed

on thursday i spent one night in it and had to evacuate and this was such a fast moving storm we didn't even know about it until our daughter called us saturday morning and said are you guys ready for the storm. in southern florida there's relief that the hurricane has passed but dismay at the scale of the clear up operation which is only just beginning. we have down in football did our views spoke exclusively to the former germany captain the head of the national team's match with the netherlands is coming up tomorrow saturday he criticised the german football association and its coach. who stayed in the job despite holder's germany crashing out of the world cup in the very first round. of germany's world cup disaster was on michelle buck's mind when de w.'s michael de silva met him in london the decision to back your did not sit well with the former captain as an

outsider i was surprised as well as many people kept up. because he was a long time. since a long time he works with and. sometimes things doesn't work any more you know when you're with this. was once the shining star of german football at the two thousand two world cup he led the team to a surprise final and later became the team's main man and captain but ahead of the twenty ten world cup was injured and in the end unceremoniously moved out of the squad now he feels that the german football association has not moved with the times. even if we did maybe four eighty is something really good to be. champion. but you have to all school solve every day in football.

you know we have. a trend sometimes. this nation of this nation makes huge steps because of a reason and we shouldn't lose all advantage when we had the years before just because we think we're good today germany's current midfield maestro defended his coach's credentials at a press conference in berlin. which obama. seems to be of the opinion that a change was needed i guess that maybe he wanted to take over i'm not sure. i think you can live as improving for years that he's happy to keep on improving on himself . because with critics continuing to doubt the decision to stick with move the coach and the team under pressure to respond with performances on the pitch. let's get our business now is christophe and after plenty of turbulence there is a sigh of relief on the equity markets this morning that's right brian asian stocks

have largely recovered after the biggest selloff in global equities since february but the benchmarks in south korea and hong kong leading the way you are saying next surge two percent they cost me an x and seoul up one and a half percent and the market in japan closed half a percent higher shares in frankfurt are also up earlier in the united states the sell of had continued with more steve declines dow jones industrial average in new york shed more than five points one of the main issues worrying investors is the trade war between the united states and china. and that dispute could become even more ugly figures just out show that china's trade surplus with the u.s. has hit a record high that's despite the introduction of u.s. tears on two hundred billion dollars worth of trying. it's goods in the month of september during a new regime of protective tariffs china exported thirty four billion dollars more goods to the united states than it imported financial experts have warned that the global economy could face turmoil if the world's top two economies do not resolve

the differences. for more let's cross over to our correspondent florrie on the issues of the annual meeting of the international monetary fund of the world bank and bali trade frictions to slowing growth rising debt all of them have been on the agenda in bali what do people think will this trade surplus in china add fuel to the route between china and the united states. well there is certainly concern in that regard but there was actually also a lot of surprise about these numbers about the fact that china's export data is apparently quite resilient to those u.s. terrorists and one possible explanation would be that companies ramped up shipments ahead of what they expected to be even. sharper

terrorists so it was basically just anticipating worse times to come but what the i.m.f. has also published today is that considering all. current and proposed u.s. terrorists china has g.d.p. might take a hit of one point seven percent over the first two years so that's not exactly chickenfeed a forum one of the few more positive remarks of the meeting was germany's finance minister saying that talks between the european union and the u.s. did not point to a further escalation of their trade dispute tell us more about. germany's finance minister all of shells he struck quite a sanguine tone at a press conference this morning he emphasized that talks between the u.s. and the european union. going quite smoothly but that's not really a surprise i mean we have seen the toning down in rhetoric recently. now schultze

also emphasize. is that the overall fundamentals of wealth and condom use are still quite ok and he said that the world has basically learned our lessons taught on the lehman brothers collapsed ten years ago but he did acknowledge and said that there is a high risk of contagion due to uncertainties and now he also mentioned the us a chinese trade war as the biggest uncertainty so the writing is on the wall for honest reporting from the meeting of the i.m.f. and the world bank in bali forum thank you so much. this is due to other news from earlier and more coming up the top of the hour for now thanks for watching wherever you.

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