this is d.w. news live from berlin free at last from detention in turkey pastor andrew bronson heads homes in the united states after a turkish border ends his house arrest his release should remove a major cause of tension between the two countries but president donald trump denies there was any secret deal to secure his freedom also coming up baseless allegations that's how saudi arabia is describing claims that it killed dissidents journalist jamal the shooting but reports say turkey has a video and audio proof of his killing inside the saudi consulate in islam.

and there's just one day to go until key regional elections in the german state of bavaria polls are predicting heavy losses for traditional parties in favor of groups on the far right and the left. also coming up in the show the first cain's deadly aftermath our reporter joins rescuers in the florida panhandle to see firsthand the devastation after hurricane michael smashed on to the coast of. the little. i'm karl naslund ball come to the program us pastor andrew bronson is on his way home after a turkish court released him from house arrest brunson was arrested two years ago on suspicion of having links to fit to look who led the cleric that turkey's government blames for the failed coup attempt in two thousand and sixteen his attention has caused serious friction between washington and ankara with both sides

imposing tit for tat sanctions. after two years in detention andrew bronson flew out of his mirror in western turkey heading back to the u.s. with a stopover in germany the turkish court convicted him of links to terrorism but decided to let him leave president donald trump denied that been any agreement to lift u.s. sanctions imposed against turkey over the brunson case we spoke to turkey and he went through a system and we got about it was no deal met at all there was no deal but we're very happy to have him and have him in good shape by hereis are in very good shape. pastor bronson had lived in turkey for twenty years he left the courthouse a free man a concession which could improve strained relations between ankara and washington for brunson's wife marina to thin a long wait prosecutors accused her husband of links to kurdish militants and

supporters of. the cleric that turkey blames for a failed coup attempt in twenty sixteen bronson's lawyer called the trial a farce. there was no need for this case which did so much harm to my client to turkey as a whole and damaged relations today's ruling proves that. for years bronson led a small evangelical church in his mere prosecutors claim some of its members belonged to the outlawed kurdistan workers party while welcoming bronson's freedom washington is now pressing for the release of several other americans being held in turkey. saudi arabia has again rejected claims that had anything to do with the disappearance of dissidents journalist jamal khashoggi he was last seen walking into the saudi consulate in istanbul more than a week ago but never merged from the building turkish officials accuse the saudis

of torturing and killing him saying they had audio and video recordings of his ordeal this is the last public. pool king into the saudi consulate in istanbul i want to tell you the second. the washington post for which he shook his economist says secret audioboo 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 we spoke on condition of anonymity the audio recordings reportedly suggest that because shook 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

and cash of cheese 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 gemma. now to some the other stories making news around the world health officials in gaza say israeli troops have killed seven palestinians in clashes at the border fence separating the two sides israeli military says its troops opened fire as thousands of palestinian demonstrators began throwing rocks and fire bombs it's one of the

deadliest incidents in months of the border ugandan pop singer and opposition politician bobby wine has met with activists during a visit to kenya the lawmaker faces treason charges and his home country the recently returned he recently returned there after medical treatment in the u.s. following alleged torture by members of uganda's president guard. facebook now says hackers accessed personal data like names phone numbers and in many cases even details like religion from twenty nine million accounts it's part of a security breach disclosed two weeks ago executives originally said they feared as many as fifty million accounts could have been affected. here in germany a political seismic shift is expected in tomorrow's state elections in bavaria opinion polls show support for the once mighty c s u collapsing but voters are also rejecting the traditional opposition the s.p.d. and are turning instead to smaller parties such as the greens and the far right

alternative for germany it's a vote that will likely have ramifications for germany's government coalition in berlin. the christian social union the c.s.u. and pretzels both things but very is known for but while pretzels are likely to remain popular after various state elections on sunday the c.s. 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 up and surprisingly different from the opinion polls for us that just means keep on fighting. on the final day of campaigning marcus and the c.s. lewis national leader german interior minister horst zabel five joined forces and they invited a special guest austria's conservative chances of asti uncorks who they hoped would

give them a last minute boost. staying positive 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 avoid we want to end economic migration and for our country to be law abiding and safe 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 the sea it's clear for us greens in bavaria we're ready for

governing. so on sunday it's possible that the very end politics will enter a new era an era in which the c.s.u. might have to share their pretzels with the greens. w.'s chief political editor spoke to one of the yes used top politicians in bavaria already general secretary marcus at the party's final campaign rally. and how much blame lies with the chancellor for this election campaign in the potentially disappointing results. always gets me i don't think it's about laying blame but about realizing that national issues have played a key role in this state election with all the recent surveys show that these issues are affecting up to half of floating decisions and that's a long and it's unfortunate because bavaria is doing exceptionally well we have full employment we have record economic growth we're paying down our debts like never before because we're investing massively in the future and we have

a great education system of so that means from the basic data that everything is fine but of course there are people who are worried and that has to do with issues that have a national or even european dimension human would is pretty true officials say the death toll has risen to eighteen after hurricane michael smashed into the florida panhandle three days ago florida's governor has compared the devastation to a war zone michael is the most powerful hurricane ever to strike the region reporter stefan truck joined rescuers there as they searched for survivors. as u.s. coast guard rescue helicopter searches for a place to touch down in florida state mexico beach we drive to a neighborhood coastal town. we're in sand joe beach beautiful little beach town right at the gulf of mexico beyond me with what we're pristine beaches and what you don't see behind me here is she was found young. destruction

you see a job each massive this massive us and mexico beach just two miles down the road and what you hear. these beeps m l functioning call them on our side and fire on us this is the first full day that search and rescue teams from all corners of the state go from house to house. the scale of destruction they encounter on the streets of st joe beach is enormous most homes are destroyed or so surveillance damaged they'll need to be bulldozed cars boats trailers belongings gone some mice lost many life fluids destroyed everywhere the teams go they see despair and frustration from residents who chose to ride out her can might help with cleanup now and i have perfectly know we're just doing. check and make sure everybody is ok any medical issues all i kind of stuff. gas water

electricity cell phone yeah you know we're fine if they're really going to get a lot of help from. you know to find charles and susan when i'm sitting in what has been their living they chose to ride out the storm because they say they had nowhere else to go. but i you know i would. stay. why did you decide to let me ask you susan why did you decide to stay and ride out the storm. because they. might. be they. just don't call them i guess. so we. as we drive out of st joe beach there's another war from the sky this time fighter jets information paying their respects to what has been lost and those who have survived down here on the ground.

in the nation's leaky croatia and england battled to a lackluster scoreless draw on an empty stadiums a consequence of sanctions or a swastika on. the pitch before one of creation's euro qualifiers two years ago england had hoped to exact some revenge for their loss to croatia and the semifinals of this year's world cup but it was not to be the result leaves the two teams tied at the bottom of their group. all right so what's faster for wheels or to world rally racer dani sordo put that question to the test when he took on free rider andre. in a downhill race in portugal sordo drove down a rally track and the powered his way along a neighboring bike track the pair often crossed paths when the courses overlaps with the two racers facing a different set of challenges as the who came out on top in the race that would be sordo and his rally car but only just quiet. and just

a reminder of the top stories we're following for you right now u.s. pastor andrew bronson's house arrest has been lifted by a turkish court he's now on his way to the united states is released removes a major cause of friction between the u.s. and turkey but u.s. president donald trump denies there was any secret deal to secure his freedom. don't forget you can always get news on the go just download our app from google play or from the apple store the give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use the d.w. app to send us your photos and or think. you're watching the news from berlin stay tuned for more at the top of the hour and for the latest updates you can check out our website that's t w dot com or follow us on twitter thanks for watching.

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