this is d.w. news live from berlin free at last from detention in turkey pastor andrew bronson heads home to the united states after a turkish border and his house arrest his detention was a major cause of tension between the two countries also coming up are baseless allegations and that's how saudi arabia is describing claims that it killed dissidents a journalist from all the shooting but reports say turkey has been you know and all you know proof of his killing inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. and there's just one day to go until elections in the german state of the various polls are

predicting heavy losses for traditional parties in favor of groups on the paul ryan ticket and on the left. of the program u.s. pastor andrew brunson is on the way home after a turkish court released him from house arrest brunson was arrested two years ago on suspicion of having links to the two look good then the cleric that turkey's government blames for the failed coup attempts in two thousand and sixteen his attention has caused serious friction between washington and angara with both sides imposing tit for tat sanctions. after two years in detention andrew branson flew out of his mir in western turkey heading back to the u.s. with a stopover in germany the turkish quarter 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 prince in case we spoke to turkey. and he went through a system and we got about it was no deal made at all there was no deal but we're very happy to have him and have him in good shape by here is in very good shape. past brunson 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 noreen it had been a long wait prosecutors accused her husband of links to kurdish militants and supporters affects. 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 at the movie theater for years bronson led a small evangelical church in izmir 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 first public. pool king into the saudi consulate in istanbul on october second. the washington post for which he shook his

economist 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 audiobook orderings 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 in question 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 of the other stories making news around the world officials say the death toll has risen to at least seventeen 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 recorded hurricane to strike the region. health officials in gasser 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 protests along the border. ugandan pop singer and opposition politician bobby wine has met with

activists during a visit to kenya the lawmaker faces treason charges in his own country he recently returned there after medical treatment in the us following alleged torture by members of ugandans presidential guard. five south korean mountaineers and four nepali guides have died on the poles mt who were just after a snow storm destroyed their camp helicopter teams to spotted eight bodies but bad weather hampered the recovery effort and climber has yet to be found. 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 their 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 governing 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 by various state elections on sunday the c.s. hughes 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. got supporters upon surprisingly different from the opinion polls for us that just means keep on

fighting. on the final day of campaigning marcus and the seriously as 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 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 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. it's clear for us greens in the varia we're ready for governing. 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. chief political editor michelle acosta spoke to one of the yes used top politicians in bavaria at the party's final campaign. i much blame lies the chancellor for this election campaign and the potential disappointing results. are always good for 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 debt slike never before because we're investing massively in the future and we have a great education system 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. france's financial prosecutor's office is investigating suspicions of match fixing in the champions league match earlier this month between paris shane st germain and red star belgrade according to french newspaper and they keep europe's soccer body to a phone that alerted french authorities based on information they said was from a credible source the french side won that game six to one and supposedly an official of the serbian team had bet almost five million euros that red star would do is by exactly five goals both clubs denied the match fixing match fixing

allegations. in the nations league of croatia and angle and battled to a lackluster scoreless draw in an empty stadium a consequence of you a for sanctions or a swastika on the pitch before one of courageous euro paul fires 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. now germany's national football team will face the netherlands late on saturday in the u.a.e. for nations leak this week the squad trained in berlin trying to create a positive atmosphere after a disastrous world cup campaign but exclusive interview with the former star player rocked the boat. a real close welcome for the germany squad at the open training session in berlin earlier this week where youth team players were invited so watch their heroes not the critical audience for four days the national team boss in good

weather deplores topping 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 that's why we had a great time here together. oh. it would have been the perfect preparation if it hadn't been for. the former germany captain criticize the national football association and coach the move in an exclusive interview as an outsider i was surprised as well as as many people kept his drop. because he was a long time. since in a long time he works with and. you know there's this time where sometimes things doesn't work anymore. those common suma 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 i don't care everyone's entitled to their opinion and i'm happy for him to voice it. against the netherlands louve 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 long standing record germany haven't lost to the dutch team in sixteen use. so was faster four wheels or two world rally racer danny sordo put that question to the test when he took on free rider andrea d. in a downhill race in portugal sordo drove down a rally track and look on the keep powered his way along a neighboring bike track the pair often crossed paths when the courses overlapped with the two racers facing a different set of challenges so who came out on top in the race. in his rally car

but only just here. and just a reminder of the top stories that we're following for you right now u.s. pastor andrew brunson'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 that there was any secret deal to secure his. don't forget you can always get news on the go just download our apps from google play or from the apple store that will 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 your videos. you're watching the news from berlin stay tuned there's more at the top of the hour and for the latest updates you can check out our web site that's a t w dot com thanks for watching. me

a. little bit. nikos using germany to learn german. in the. why not learn with him online on your mobile and free shots for c w e learning course nico street.