of modern diplomacy. sixteen forty year old war. starts october twenty fourth on do you w. this is d w news live from birth lend freedom for the u.s. pastor jailed in turkey pastor andrew bronson's house arrest is lifted by a turkish court he's now on his way to the united states his release is likely to remove a major cause of tension between the u.s. and turkey. and what happened to dissident saudi journalist jamal khashoggi the

washington post launches a major campaign claiming that the turkish government has a video and audio proof that he was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul plus voters in revolt on the last day of campaigning in the various election germany's governing parties fear that their hold on power is slipping voter show every side of upset in the political status quo. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program a turkish court has lifted the house arrest of u.s. pastor andrew bronson the ruling allows him to leave turkey immediately and he is now on his way to the united states brunson was arrested two years ago on suspicion of having links to fit to the group that the cleric that blames for the failed coup attempt in twenty sixteen. his detention has caused serious tension between

washington and ankara with both sides imposing tit for tat sanctions. and you bronson left the courthouse a free man accompanied by turkish police he headed straight for his home where he had spent the last few months under house arrest but this time he would not stay long he was soon heading for the airport writing on twitter a jubilant u.s. president donald trump promised the evangelical pastor would soon be home functions wife norene has waited two years for this day turkish prosecutors accused her husband of having links to kurdish militants and supporters of her to the golan the cleric that turkey blames for the two thousand and sixteen failed coup attempt brunson's lawyer called the trial a fast. there was no need for this case which did so much to harm my client to turkey as a whole and damaged relations today's ruling proves that. for years

bronson led a small evangelical church in the turkish city of izmir prosecutors claimed some of the church members belonged to the outlawed kurdistan workers' party a designated terrorist organization. in august the u.s. slapped sanctions on turkey sending the lira into freefall nown just a few months later. is free. and han is in istanbul maya schrader has the latest from washington julie i'll begin with you because the pastor has been sentenced but then he has also been freed so what more can you tell us. well earlier today a court's near the coastal town of the izmir has lifted andrew bronson's house arrest and his travel ban and this is sensually means he's now free to leave turkey and according to his lawyer this is exactly what he is going to do know now he is

on his way to the u.s. basically according to reports he will be taken by a u.s. military plane first to germany to the u.s. air base over there in ramstein for a medical check up and later will continue his way to the u.s. pastor bronson himself must be must have been incredibly relieved today he was quoted saying this is the day our family has been praying for witnesses the court said he wept as the decision was announced but as you rightly mentioned he was also found guilty today and sentenced to a little more than three years of jail time on terrorism related charges he does not need to serve this time due to the time he already spent behind bars but this is what turkish officials are highlighting today pastor andrew bronson is leaving turkey as a man convicted of helping terror groups and we know he is heading now toward the united states ultimately that is where maya is standing by. my we know that u.s.

turn turkish relations they really entered dangerous territory over pastor bronson's detention with the issue seemingly results now where things stand i mean is washington going to lift the economic sanctions on turkey. and this seems to be a key part of the negotiations to let the pastor go and it looks like now the u.s. will in fact lift these sanctions in exchange for his release and we've seen reports today saying that everyone and trump started discussing this process way back in june at this nato meeting because we have to remember that the u.s. and turkey are still nato allies despite relations right now being at very much a low point and this is definitely a big win for trump but as yulia mentioned eridu want had to somehow put a good face on this that he looks like he wasn't just caving to u.s. pressure even though he was under intense amounts of pressure from washington and

that could be the reason for the guilty verdict that we saw despite brunson being let go the turkish authorities still had to find him guilty so that it didn't look like everyone was simply caving yulia tell us a little bit more than about how turkey has been framing it because i'm i mean we know that everyone was really in trouble here right i mean the lira was plunging. how are they framing it is it is it part of a broader deal to somehow smooth over u.s. turkey relations. well yes as we already heard there is a lot of speculation now has there been a deal about pastor bronson between the two governments the turkish side is strongly denying that there is such a deal in fact a communications officer in the turkish presidency said that this was a decision made by independent courts but this is of course what we always hear in such cases i remember the case of the german journalist in his you jill who was

released earlier this year we were reporting on this as well but deal or no deal all observers and all people familiar with turkish u.s. relations now say this is at least paving the way for the two nato allies to mend their ties even though of course such a verdict and today's developments will not be able to ease old the tensions and to solve all the differences. when the pastor finally lands on american soil what even the reaction is going to be. as i said before this is definitely a win for the trump administration he is an evangelical preacher and the evangelicals in the us are make up a huge part of the trump supporter base this is going to really rally them up in a good way we have to mention i feel like i'm just bringing this up all the time but the u.s. midterm elections are coming up in less than a month so the timing of this could not be better for trump because he can point to

the release of this pastor and he can say to his base look at what i did for you we're not just doing we're not as winning at home or winning abroad as well my affair in washington yulia hahn in turkey thank you so much to both of you. saudi arabia has welcomed a joint investigation with turkey into the disappearance of the saudi journalist jamal. the dissident writer was last seen walking into the saudi consulate in istanbul war than a week ago meanwhile the washington post claims that turkey has recordings of him being interrogated tortured and murdered inside of the consulate it says that turkish officials have informed the trumpet ministration about those recordings. this is the last public footage of jamal khashoggi walking into the saudi consulate in east on october second. the washington post for which she is a columnist says secret audio and video footage shows the journalist was detained

inside by a saudi security team who then killed him and dismembered his body. the post which is running an ad campaign to draw attention to the case says it has the information from u.s. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity the audio recordings reportedly suggest that she was also tortured and beaten neither the u.s. all the turkish government have confirmed the reports. the saudi journalist who lived in self-imposed exile in the u.s. was a vocal critic of saudi crown prince mohammed bin soundman but riyadh denies all involvement in disappearance. a delegation from saudi arabia has now arrived in turkey to help with the investigation riyadh says turkey has agreed to a joint probe according to the washington post ankara is wary of releasing the

recordings it has because that would reveal that the turks spy on foreign governments inside their country but one thing is clear saudi arabia is coming into growing international pressure to explain what happened to your mom. you're watching news still to come on the program donald trump says that the diplomatic crisis over that saudi journalist that we just learned about in that piece is no reason for the united states is suspended weapons sales to saudi arabia he cites what he calls more important considerations and we will have more on that a little later in the program with business with helen humphrey plus g.w. exclusive interview with mikhail balik rocked the boat of germany's national football team at the end of a turbulent week we get the latest from you walk in love and his squad ahead of saturday's nation's league match against the netherlands. meantime here

in germany a political shakeup is in the works with state elections in bavaria on the last day of campaigning before sunday's vote and opinion poll shows voter support for the c.s.u. that's the party that's had an absolute majority in the state for decades falling below thirty three percent voters are turning instead to smaller parties such as the greens on the far right a.s.d. the bavarian election could also have representation for chancellor angela merkel because the c.s.u. is part of her coalition government. the christian social union the c.s.u. and. both things are very is known for. prince who is unlikely to remain popular after the various state elections on sunday to see us use immediate future seems not quite so bright although bavaria center right party is unlikely to lose power in the state altogether post suggest it's heading for its worst

performance since the one nine hundred fifty s. the various state premier marcus is thinking positively. public support is sometimes surprisingly different from what the opinion polls say for us that just means keep on fighting on the final days. of campaigning marcus and the c.b.s. news national leader german interior minister horst zabel five joined forces and invited a special guest austria's conservative chances of last year in courts who they hoped would give them a last minute boost. staying positive and that's also what the social democrats are trying to do even though polls suggest they'll see a dismal result the various s.p.d. hope that on the day undecided voters will decide to vote for them. surveys also suggest the far right and he immigrant alternative for germany the a.f.d. is likely to enter the bavarian state parliament for the first time. we

want to end economic migration we want the country to be law abiding and safe again and then there are the greens the environmentally friendly party is attracting lots of new support especially from left leaning voters they say they'd be happy to join a coalition with a conservative c.s.u. if that party fails to get a majority. here by this it's clear fast varian greens were ready for government. so on sunday it's possible that bavarian politics will enter a new era an era in which the c.s.u. might have to share their pretzels with the greens. let's cross over now to the chief political editor michelle across america who was at the c.s. year's final campaign rally in munich this evening welcome see you we know this is a regional election why is it so important for the country as a whole. this i'm standing here to be

a war and this is kind of the variance down on any election event and it's so relevant because german chancellor angela merkel is already facing criticism in berlin from her own political calm she now faces here in bavaria this conservative stronghold being under pressure the serious you the sister party of a conservative c.d.u. party is expected to lose its absolute majority now that doesn't really sound like such a big deal but forming coalitions here but very very unusual something that is not unusual in berlin is almost unheard of here variance only happened twice before since world war two and if the rock solid support here varia for the conservatives starts to crumble that of course has ripple effects to what's expected there over the weekend as the bavarians go to the polls is this sort of bleeding of support for the c.s.u.

to both the sides on the left and on the right so what do you think that the current polling says about this shift in dynamics and in german politics. well first of all it marks a departure from those major parties the c.d.u. this centrist party the city you and bit further to the left the social democrats something we see all across europe where democrats movements parties like in france have been all but wiped out now so democrats are also of course under severe pressure there's a fragmentation of the political landscape that that's something the c.s.u. the conservatives here varia have tried to frame as something that's a source of instability and that is something german voters certainly don't like but quite clearly the c.s.u. is had a hard time particularly over that hot button issue of migration initially particularly foreseeable for the c.s.u. leader now interior minister he distance to. itself from day one pretty much from

angela merkel's what then became known as the open arms migration policy at one point threatening to take up before germany's constitutional court well that didn't happen he stuck with her so the c.d.c. really has a credibility here issue that explains why many fled to the far right of the party which is going to be pretty strong here in the states but at the same time the centrists like you to the left but still kind of centrist greens are benefiting from that and that just briefly mahela before we let you go it's the final hours before sunday's vote what mood have you been encountering there i mean is there a sense from the c.s.u. politicians that their party is in trouble. absolutely we've seen the interior minister hospital and the talk say premier marco suit pretty much already blaming each other for what ever they may face on sunday it's quite clear it will be an election setback it could cost interior ministers will for his role in the sea use

you and that would mean potentially the first member under the mackerels. government cabinet having to leave so that's a risk but it could also be seen as a blessing almost for the german sausage has been fighting with morsi over the past six months so it could be the first indication of more instability in merkel's government. now with the very latest from bavaria joining us from munich there thank you so much. hugh and let's get a quick check now some other stories making news around the world facebook now says that hackers a set access to data excuse me such as names e-mail addresses and phone numbers from twenty nine million accounts it's part of a security breach disclosed two weeks ago executives originally said that they feared as many as fifteen million accounts could have been affected. u.s. astronaut nick hague and his russian crew made alexi of tension have arrived in moscow for further medical checks that's after thursday's soyuz rocket failure

forced them to make an emergency landing both men are said to be in good condition . or heading to uganda now we're at least thirty four people have died in months lives triggered by torrential rains and a melt in this area in the east of the country the red cross said that more victims are likely to be found people were killed by boulders and chunks of model rolling down the hills the month slides destroyed houses and at least three villages. the only do wote zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero this woman's child is one of the dozens of the tombs of the months lights. over. a sustained period of torrential rains caused this river to persis bangs sending fixed lunch and rocks barreling into homes several villages and a mountainous district before affected people are still finding bodies in some

cases only body parts kicked in what. so we've got just a pretty good number of people what did all the bridges on the board troops on the cutoff over this issue which was that we've just been taken yes many young stood shoulder and among the victims oh yeah our thing that was there was of course the mark on the rover my friends our house being carried away by the mudslide. and that's when we came back and we took off. but whoever remained behind was swept away. school children those who were drinking market vendors they were all swept away by the rain. for locals there was no warning system and play. yes because of the high altitude and steep slopes in the area even a small amount of rain can trigger landslides in twenty two and twenty twelve

landslides killed more than one hundred people in the district of. the government has dispatched rescue teams to the affected areas and is making efforts to prevent more to solstice. germany's national football team will face the netherlands late on saturday in the your way for nations league this week the squad trained in berlin trying to create a positive atmosphere after a disastrous world cup campaign but it did have the exclusive interview with the former star player rocked the boat. a ruthless welcome for the germany squad at the open training session in berlin earlier this week where youth team players were invited to watch their heroes not a critical audience for four days the national team boss in good weather deplores talking up their confidence had a tricky tasks ahead. we've had some time to freshen up mentally

when you come from your club you need one or two days to adapt to these familiar faces again. we had a great time here together. it would have been the perfect preparation if it hadn't been for. the former germany captain criticize the national football association and coach york to move in an exclusive interview. since a long time he walks with and. sometimes things doesn't work anymore let those comments simmer for a day and then hit back diplomatically upon his arrival in amsterdam. it doesn't really interest me he can say what he wants at. care everyone's entitled to their opinion and i'm happy for him to voice it. against the netherlands live has another chance to show he has improved it's not just about

three points in the new nations league but more about upholding a longstanding record germany having lost to the dutch team in sixteen years. on now sprints great you same volts finally appears to have found his feet on the football field he scored twice on his first start for australian top flight team central coast mariners the jamaican goals hopes the mariners to a four mil victory over amateur side mcarthur southwest united will topes that his performance can help him win a contract at the club and he is trying to make it as a professional footballer following his for tire mentor from athletics where of course he won all those gold medals he previously trained at dortmund. as i had to face now helen humphrey is here and we're talking about a potential financial fallout in the wake of the disappearance of that saudi

journalists and massive allegations there massive allegations and indeed i mean huge business heavyweights who now say that they all reviewing their business ties sarah with saudi arabia in the wake of that case of the missing journalist. the head of the ride sharing company has pulled out of an investor conference in the saudi capital riyadh this month british billionaire richard branson says he's suspending two directorships linked to tourism projects in saudi arabia brunson is also putting discussions on hold i have a plan to invest a billion dollars in a saudi space program. now a senior u.s. official has told voices that major u.s. defense contractors have expressed concern to the trumpet ministration the new make his would block further deals with saudi arabia over the disappearance of a come out just shoki donald trump had this to say yesterday. that spending one

hundred ten billion dollars on military equipment abroad thing is that create jobs like jobs and others for this country i don't like the concept of stopping an investment of one hundred ten billion dollars into the united states. because you know what they're going to do they're going to take that money and spend it or russia or china or someplace else so i think there are other ways if it turns out to be as bad as it might be there are certainly other ways of handling the situation but i will tell you up front right or i says go to a financial correspondent now yens quarter on a wall street yen strong says one thing but already some big names in business say that they are reviewing ties can we expect further economic fallout over this case . yeah what we heard is a couple actually of companies also some media outlets like c.n.n. for example but also the president of the world bank decided not to attend this

conference in saudi arabia but that is mostly a symbolic step but the big question is what will happen to investment and we've already seen at last year that foreign direct investment into saudia arabia plunged to quite a bit and we see the same pattern so far this year a couple of u.s. businessmen decided to pull out of a mess of five hundred billion dollars project in saudi arabia where they're trying to build futuristic cities saw there are some signs that this actually does have real economic consequences all right thanks for that yes do you stay with us because i want to get your take on a rough few days on of the markets let's first update of you as though in wall street stocks jumps in early trading on friday recovering some losses from a two day slide a few minutes into the session the dow was up one percent on the final day of

a well a volatile week the gains followed powerful earnings reports by leading banks j.p. morgan chase wells fargo and citibank they reported higher profits and said the u.s. economy is strong but echoed comments by the country's treasury secretary he said fundamentals are strong and called this week's losses and natural correction in a high market. so back over say yes then yes and natural correction or something more concerning and what traders reckon and how is the day wrapped up. you know what we still do see is a pretty solid pretty healthy u.s. economy so it is possible that this might just be a correction in an overall still ongoing a bull market but there are some signs that things could change in the future you mentioned that some of the big u.s. banks came out with their earnings reports on friday j.p. morgan for example being one of them but the stocks wall was among the bigger the

head of j.p. morgan ok me die and he was jamie dimon he was pretty cautious looking at the future with higher interest rates was trading right problems there was higher tariffs and so on and so forth so yes there are still some warning signs or i guess we still have to wait and see if this whole right just a little blimp or something bigger we have to get a financial correspondent thank you very much. you're watching t w news thanks for your company will see very same.

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