kind of. bangladesh the dawn of islamism and exclusive d.w. report starts october eighteenth. business news live from berlin it's turned out to be one of the biggest political demonstrations in germany's post-war history and history made it two hundred forty thousand people take to the streets of berlin for what was billed as a protest against racism and populism we find out what motivated the marches to turn out also coming out. of the hurricanes

a deadly offer to match the death toll rises as florida deals with the devastation left by hurricane michel we go to tallahassee to find out how the cleanup is progress. and germany's football team slumped to another defeat this time against the netherlands putting coach you again live under increased pressure . i'm christine when well welcome to the program. huge crowds have turned out for what's been described as an anti racism and anti-poverty lism launch through been the event brought together in a wide range of groups including political parties probe refugee groups gay rights and muslim organizations. the. road less traveled have

a two hundred kilometers from cabinet to join the demonstration in berlin at home she's a volunteer helping migrants. pin him against the need and i'm here along with many of those who believe we must have an open and free society that doesn't just mean demanding that it means actively doing something about it and then have the best of us toward. the sheer number of people who turned out to demonstrate shows how deep the concern is about the rice a frightening populism in germany. yet you know i've got people here don't want to let driving demonstrators take over the streets it's already just third major demonstration in germany since the end of september it's against racism and against social exclusion recently tens of thousands of people demonstrated in hamburg to munich under the motto of solidarity . it was at the home of demonstration and search of the streets at home and can

that's when the fire i tell grannies there for harriet's a question of basic human rights. yet when we say that we need an open and free society did means for us that everyone has equal rights yeah oh yeah i was. wrote us and they moved to germany from lebanon seventeen years ago she says she often experiences racism in her everyday life most precious since we're concerned about preserving democratic freedoms over that there is eilat beauty is what we want and we don't really want nor is it in the north you know discrimination on the basis of. cost six anything that's that comforting fighting against the far right against fascism against a disgusting revival official as much as is the entire we are all wrong democratic society that. while i'm here. people shouldn't only protest against the far right

on a sunny day in october but on all the other days of the year as well. staying in germany and 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 and are turning instead to smaller parties the vote will likely have ramifications for the national coalition in berlin. the upcoming election and varia instills hope in some fear in others and the mood around burdens high stack is growing tends to varia is hundreds of kilometers away from here but parties in berlin expect an earthquake that could shake up german politics as a whole. inside that ice tag building all parties are busy carrying out

internal meetings the conservative parties are especially nervous. angle america's christian democratic union form a parliamentary group with their bavarian sister party the christian social union. they are bracing for disastrous results the c.s.u. has never been as low in opinion polls as it is now. a loss in alarm bell we have to make efforts to strengthen the traditional parties again we have to work on getting the core of society excited about politics again guys that those most excited about politics are outside that core the far right a fifty party might enter the bavarian parliament. but i'm going to good mood of course we expected to get forty percent of the vote and the greens are also expected to do well the general trend sees smaller parties gaining from the larger

parties losses the social democrats are also using voters. the blame game will almost certainly begin after the poor results the two big centrist parties are projected to get and many will point in this direction and hold chancellor mackler responsible for the decline of their party's. america's current government was formed just seven months ago the toughest period might lie ahead following. the varian election. now says some of the other stories making news around the world at least sixteen people were killed and more than thirty wounded in two suicide bombings in the western somali town of by doa one attacker walked into a restaurant and decimated explosives strapped around his waist and that the blast struck by a hotel the al-qaeda linked militant group has claimed responsibility for the

bombings. u.s. president donald trump has met the american pastor freed from turkish detention andrew branson was arrested two years ago on terrorism charges he's case contributed to serious friction between washington and for president trump says' the pastor's release marks a tremendous step forward in u.s. turkish relations writers. with less than six months to go before britain is due to leave the european union the two sides are still at odds over the terms of brics it's the european council is set to meet next week in what's been billed as the last chance to stave off a no deal scenario with no independent majority in parliament prime minister to resign may has to walk a fine line with her party and the country still basically divided bret's its supporters are making a last ditch effort to prevent what they call a proactive betrayal ahead of a rally in the southwestern term of torquey former u.k.

pleader nigel farage insisted the current compromise being discussed is a sellout. correct it being watered down. and right now we headed for sort of a halt in the whole file no man's land customs union membership that could go on for who knows how long and this is not what people voted. as britain and the e.u. continue negotiations in brussels information leaking out of the talks point to britain remaining in the customs union after bret's it until a permanent trade agreement is hammered out customs checks would be avoided on the border between arlen and northern ireland a controversial concession to the e.u. brics its supporters and teresa mayes government fear it could take years to reach a long term trade deal making an emergency compromise permanent the practice it minister says that should not happen. what we cannot do you see the united kingdom look to involve the but to to customs union and union arrangement

which would leave us in it definitely that would not believe in the e.u. but the northern irish d u p who support theresa may needs for parliamentary majority staunchly opposes the current plans the party's leader described it as amounting to the annexation of northern ireland by the e.u. because of the province would be subject to different regulations than the rest of britain a compromise in brussels is within reach but theresa may still has to convince a majority in her parliament to support the deal. officials in the us say the number of dead has risen to eighteen off the hurricane michael smashed into the florida panhandle three days ago friday as governor has compared the devastation to a war zone and rescue organizations have warned that the death toll is likely to rise many areas remain without power and five his main utility ses it could take weeks to restore the electricity supply michel is the most powerful hurricane to

strike the region for decades. joining us now from trying to state capitals had a high c. is deja vu correspondence defines the mine's high state fine i reckon michael's bassett defined as in the rural communities with such brutal force how is the situation where you are right now well we're in tel hasee of this the capital of florida and things are calming down here substantially and getting better there is gas again at gas stations at least at most of them and power is restored launch the hour there are still thousands who are without power and as you can see in the background you may be a little bit this is what people do in this situation they come together there's they were for a neighbor they helping each other we're here at a church at the st pete anglican cathedral and those guys here behind me they're cooking all day long for people who cannot afford or do not have any means of

getting and a warm meal a day so that's what they're doing right now you just need. we just missed a large dinner crowd but anyway. tallahassee is one thing all the counties between here and we're told about one hundred eighty kilometers until we are hitting the coals all the counties all this area between here and those and the coast where hurricane michael hits at the worst are still impact the thousands without power without gas without anything basically they're lining up in front of trucks. to get handouts food the military sending out m r e's is that or is that right so the situation is is everything but fine in those inland counties all right steffen and so what's the federal government's plan to help. well of course the federal government has activated c.m.i. and she might has put all its punch in helping florida of flirty ends. in land as

well as at the coast of course however that is their friends theme eyes the federal emergency management agency this is a huge epper at us with a large bureaucracy and we're talking about millions and millions and tall means of materials being delivered from point a to point b. and point b. and a they're quite hard to get it because you have to remember there's still there's still. humongous obstacles from traveling here because trees are still down power lines are still down situation is not not safe at all the red cross for example just today is delivering the billions of meals to their shelters which they have set up all over florida where people are hurting the most but this is a major undertaking ian said all right well as local government officials are they really trying their best however it is with the people who make their really work. stephanie amongst reporting for us from tallahassee florida thank you.

football now and germany have slammed two defeats in the nation's league losing three in the away two rivals the netherlands in an incipit display for golf and dake open the scoring after thirty minutes heading home from close range two late goals from the netherlands then sealed a deserved victory germany have now scored only four times in their last six games leaving coach him live and the third the pressure off to a poor both cup. correspondent joins me now from outside the stadium in amsterdam pascal a well deserved win for the dutch tonight. absolutely i mean the result says everything three no that's a shocker to be honest no one would have expected that he had of the game germany just looked very poor sloppy in the back and also up front where they missed many clear chances they couldn't avoid counterattacks they can defend set pieces

a very poor display by the germany team against the dutch side which we have to say doesn't really have many work up players in their squad they're not the force they once were but still they managed to fully deserve win against a varying germany side ok pascal what does this mean for for germany coach him is he's job now under threat. but more than ever i would say just germany cause you're human if had to explain himself after the world cup of course he said he wanted to regain trust and he wanted to get back to winning ways but it just didn't work out and there are many critics and germany questioning him just recently on the other street from a german you can't michael balik came out and you speak to the w excuse exclusively saying he's surprised that germany coach you know him if still has a job so there are many critics in germany questioning him on the other hand though the german if they and all the players so far they are still backing him they're still supporting him and but of course he is definitely on the pressure more than

ever ok pascale basically before you go germany next face champions bronze that's on cheese steak how tough that game going to be. but that will be an interesting game this one here in amsterdam this was just an appetizer next tuesday against france they will cup winners in paris again an away game a really tough challenge for germany coach him live and stuff well exciting to see how this pans out. and reporting they watching the t.v. news live from berlin station for a moment that. made news on this. machine that's going to find somebody who sounds cynical shake it sounds good you. know who's side by the. people who put it.