this is deja vu news live from berlin voters in revolt germany's governing party's fear of losing their hold on power on the last day of campaigning in various election voters show every sign of upsetting the political status quo and it could have major rep for conscience for chancellor angela merkel in bern land. also coming up free at last u.s. pastor andrew brown says 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 dissidents saudi journalist jamal khashoggi the washington post launches a major campaign claiming that the turkish government has video and audio proof that he was murdered inside of the saudi consulate in istanbul. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program a political shakeup is in the works in germany a head of state elections and bavaria the conservative c.s.u. has been the dominant party there for much of the post-war period but recent polls show the c.s.u. might be headed for disaster with voters turning instead to smaller parties such as the greens and the far right a.f.p. sunday's election in bavaria could also have a book ations for the chancellor and go america because the c.s.u. . as part of her coalition government our reporters michelle and max culture went

to the southern state to find out why voters appear to be shunning the party that has ruled there for so long. once a year the top figures in berrien politics gather to commemorate fancy words of stylists the man celebrated as something between the patron saint and godfather of modern birth varia. germany's interior minister hosty who is here to infamous in berlin as the trouble maker in angola america's government here to calls for him to go are getting louder. stage premier marco pseudo wants to succeed both. and his big tunnels. should be no space for democratic party is further right than us the far right of the campaign that strauss would have voted for them so he'd fought them. here in low of the very many voters have fled from the c.s.u.

to the far right but the very in support for the far right a.f.p. is patsy making this a prime target eco battleground those who missed thanks to a parliamentary group leader was. the executive director of the thank you thank you very much. he's come all the way from both is because she knows that he is a reaction our elections are about much more than the back only. fear and xenophobia is a driving force for many here tonight. you. actually in the longer let my kids out on the street on their own what i see on t.v. or hear on the radio. but i do you just can't do it anymore these days fortunately my help. is the main issue is security i have children and we're really afraid for our children. the figure of bavaria looms large over the professed generally of

politics free zone but the state election is mostly being fought in the name of defending what it celebrates best and be variance hold most dear. thailand parties good quality of life. time outs. i've learned playing happy i took a fast. at the abbey of our two boys and visitors from around the world have been welcome for more than a thousand years machall is here today it's the only appearance with a mark or suit she calls for confidence in being german as an antidote to fear of others. because there are 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 focus despite

a strong economy the public are unhappy and turning away from the c.s.u. in both directions the green party candidates see themselves as living proof of a left wing alternative and i believe the citizens of the very odd on the politicians another spreading hate and fear. the polls predict the greens could become the various second strongest political force and could join government for the first time in german post-war history this very election campaign smacks of pro change sentiment at the very least that's expected to blow away anglo-american interior minister. but it could also deal another blow to zero grip on power. let's cross over now to de chief political editor michelle across america who was at the c.s. hughes 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. she now faces here in bavaria this conservative stronghold being under pressure the sea is you the sister party of her 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 it is very unusual something that is not unusual in berlin is almost unheard of here in bavaria it's only happened twice before since world war two and if the rock solid support varia for the conservatives starts to crumble that of course has ripple effects to berlin let's

talk a little bit more about those ripple effects michela because what we heard you say in your piece was basically 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 of 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 the social democrats are also of course under severe pressure there's a fragmentation of the political landscape and that's something the sea is to 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 they see as he was 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 distanced himself 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 see this you really has a credibility here issue that explains why many fled to the far right party which is getting pretty strong here in the states but at same time the centrists like you to the left but still kind of centrist greens are benefiting from that just briefly 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 top candidate say premier michael sudar you know 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 of 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. with the very latest from bavaria joining us from munich there thank you so much. hugh and now it's got a quick check of some other stories making news around the world facebook now says that hackers access to data such as names e-mail addresses and phone numbers from twenty nine million accounts it's part of a security breach just closed two weeks ago executives originally said that they

feared as many as fifteen million accounts could have been affected. pope francis has accepted the resignation of a prominent cardinal in the wake of a sex abuse scandal donald wuerl is accused of protecting child molesting priests as a bishop of pittsburgh from one thousand nine hundred eighty eight to two thousand and six the pontiff has voiced his support for the cardinal who denies any wrongdoing. u.s. astronaut nick a again his russian crewmate alexi of chin has arrived in moxa moscow for further medical checks that is after thursday's to use rocket failure forced them to make an emergency landing or men are said to be in good condition. a turkish court has lifted the house arrest of u.s. pastor andrew bronson the ruling allowed him to leave turkey immediately and he's now on his way back to the united states brunson was arrested two years ago on suspicion of having links to. the cleric that ankara 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 and a house arrest but this time he would not stay long he was soon heading for the airport. writing on twitter achievable and 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. the cleric that turkey blames for the two thousand and sixteen failed coup attempt brunson's lawyer called the trial a farce. 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. she is

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 and she brunson is free. saudi arabia has welcomed a joint investigation with turkey into the disappearance of saudi journalist jamal . the dissident writer was last seen walking into the saudi consulate in istanbul more than a week ago meanwhile the washington post claims that turkey has recordings of him being interrogated tortured and then murdered inside of the consulate it says turkish officials have informed the trump administration about those recordings this is the last public footage of jamal khashoggi walking into the saudi consulate

in istanbul 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 salman 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. well now in the nation's lay croatia and england battled to a scoreless draw in an empty stadium a consequence of you a for sanctions for a swastika marked on the pitch before one of croatia qualifiers two years ago england had hoped to game and avenge for their loss to croatia in the semifinals of this year's world cup the result leaves the two teams tied at their bottom of the nation's. and with that you are up to date now on news i'm sarah kelly in berlin we have more news coming up at the top of the hour and hello to humphry will

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