this is g w news live from berlin and donald trump shrugs off outrage from critics following a spate of boarded bomb attacks he says it's the media who are responsible for ensuring a civil political debate that is after a bomber targeted democrats regularly vilified by trump and his supporters also coming up those attempted bombings are the latest developments in a volatile mid term race with two weeks to go until america votes we checked in on one of the many women trying to change u.s.

politics stacey abrams a candidate for governor in georgia plus we'll take you to lake victoria where a dispute over this tiny rock has two african nations at loggerheads. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has downplayed criticism over the country's violent political climate that's despite a bomber sending explosives to a string of targets regularly singled out for ridicule by trump and his supporters authorities are investigating the apparent terrorist campaign which was revealed just two weeks ahead of us midterm elections. pipe bomb sent by post to targets prominent critics of u.s. president donald trump. the secret service intercepted one bomb sent to the home of

hillary clinton trump's democratic opponent in the two thousand and sixteen election another was addressed to former president barack obama. the third arrived in the mail room of broadcaster c.n.n. addressed to former cia director john brennan the devices were mailed in similar padded envelopes and with the same address labels suggesting a coordinated attack. in a speech at the white house on wednesday trump condemned the apparent crime. in these times we have to unify we have to come together. and send one very clear strong mistake of all message that acts were threats of political violence of any kind have no place in the united states of america for some universe yet many prominent democrats have accused trump of having brazenly encouraged tax especially

on the press. trump has labeled media outlets such as c.n.n. the enemy of the people and recently praised a republican politician for physically harming a journalist in response to the speech top democrats chuck schumer and nancy pelosi released a statement saying trump's words ring hollow unless he reverses the statements that condone acts of violence. john brennan one of the intended targets of an explosive also criticize the president's rhetoric. he needs to rethink what he is doing and saying he should not be. the tom toms of. anger and animosity and war trump appeared to respond to these reproaches at a rally in wisconsin later that day. the media and also has a responsibility to satisfy people to the good to stop the hostility

and constant negative and often times false attack. in less than two weeks polls open in the first general election since trump took office and as authorities search for suspects the country remains politically charged. let's go straight to our washington correspondent miles fader who is standing by with the latest my what more do we know about these packages and the investigation that has been launched. well the packages themselves were very crude as we saw they were just your standard sort of padded. the f.b.i. upon x. raying them found that each of the devices inside of these were about six years long about fifteen centimeters long and packed with powder and broken glass and

their estimate was that whoever put these things together was a beginner at this so these devices could certainly hurt people several people in fact could maybe even kill someone but they weren't going to bring down any buildings and it does leave open the question as long as we still don't know who was did this or what their motivation was did they actually intend to hurt people do they just want to scare people and what kind of message did they want to send my aunt to tell us more about the tone in the country right now because we heard the president calling for unity on the one hand while on the other hand criticizing the media how is that gone down. it is interesting that he struck he did strike a somewhat softer tone at this campaign rally much softer than he. warranted just strike especially if you paid attention to any of the other speeches that he's been giving during these rallies in the run up to the midterm elections which we're now

less than two weeks away from what he is still not accepting blame for any of this although it is interesting to note that the people who were targeted by these packages are people who as we have said are often the targets of scorn and ridicule by trump and by his supporters and he's really shunting the blame off not only onto the media but on to democrats calling on the toxicity to stop and saying that they have to in so many words rein in their people on the democratic leaders have been pushing right back saying that these words are ringing hollow coming from try and if anything this event is really just going to deep in political divides as we approach these elections. in washington thank you. and of those u.s. midterms just two weeks away we're going to have a look now at one positive in the otherwise fierce political fight which is the

record breaking number of women running for governor or for congress let's look a look let's take a look excuse me at congressional races since one thousand nine hundred eighty with each consecutive election there are more and more women running there was a strong spike between twenty sixteen and twenty eighteen some are even calling twenty eight the year of the woman w. is introducing you to some of the most closely watched women in this electoral season we have in-depth profiles on four females grabbing the headlines this year. so the latest in this series is democrats abrams she is hoping to become the first female african-american governor in any u.s. state. senator for naaman caught up with her. stacey abrams politician attorney romance novelist running for governor of georgia in a race that is one of the most closely watched you at. any. place

in state university in atlanta a large and and i just think crowd waits here for stacy a price she has to hope for change when new leadership that they believe will really represent that you're the i'm not running for governor so i can help how i'm running for governor so we can have. funding because i know there are people in this room and told you we're not enough to control because of who you love the language you speak or the faith you worship that you are less than and i'm running for all of us because we're going to run so hard in the fact that. liberals have hailed her as a progressive champion possessing super powers and black girl magic while republicans have issued warnings about what they called her extreme agenda sect is stacy abrams is on track to write history here in georgia and nationwide if she

becomes the first ever black female governor in the u.s. . a star among the democrats stacey abrams wants to boost spending for public education affordable housing and health care but she's also trying to persuade voters that she is a from out to politician with a record of finding common ground with conservatives stacey jenkins is one of her supporters she says that abramson victory would be a defining moment what a former confederate saws it would be historical because georgia was one of the largest slave home states for a very long time before slavery was emancipated and i think that it would be a legacy. that was sick president and pay homage to those who paid the price for her you know for her to be able to run in this capacity and stacy abrams mural on the prominent corner in atlanta painted by

a local artist when bar owner grant henry first hit on this idea he was afraid of negative reactions but then decided to do it anyway i feel like stacy abrams represents what people really refer to represent in its openness and its freedom in its acceptance of all people a start up in atlanta here stacey abrams meets with women who deeply admire her but not everyone agrees for manny rural voters she represents a major departure from their ideal candidate for statewide office. no one's taken away and her republican opponent bryant camp called her an out of touch radical liberal unfit to run georgia but stacy abrams remains focused on her mission i am part of a group of people women and people color around this country who are transforming what the face of leadership looks like we're expanding the narrative of america and that's a good thing and i'm excited to be able to be in

a position to do so. stacy abrams once called herself a proud daughter of the cells the election will show georgia is ready for her. and i. guess you're watching d.w. news still to come on the program it is there a football pitch wide but it has been a source of tension for over a decade who go to making go island where uganda and kenya are trying to agree on a border. but first a quick check of some other stories making news around the world saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin someone has vowed to bring the killers of jamal khashoggi to dust to justice and his first public. speech since the journalist murder the prince said that saudi arabia would work with turkey on a joint investigation into his murder riyadh has acknowledged that shockey was killed inside the country's consulate but the government denies the prince was

involved. russian president vladimir putin has warned of a new arms race if the us pulls out of weapons treaties is country would respond in kind to any new u.s. missiles in europe putin said last week u.s. president donald trump announced that he would ditch a key cold war era nuclear weapons pact. iraq has a new government members of parliament have confirmed prime minister. cabinet appointments. he was named prime minister on october third he was then given thirty days to form a government or forfeit his position iraq's parliament has now confirmed enough cabinet ministers to assemble a new government although several key posts remain unfilled. now to worrying developments for germany's schoolteachers the far right alternative for germany or a.f.d. is trying to tighten up the enforcement of roles on political neutrality in the

country's classrooms the a.f.d. shot to prominence on the back of anti immigrant sentiment particularly in germany's east to the use tessa clara walther visited a school there where an area fifteen website encouraging pupils to denounce teachers expresses political views expressing political views is causing consternation. leake official a teacher in dresden enjoys lively discussions with your students including politics she says it's the only way young people will become involved in civil society when they grow up. but she could get into trouble if the far right a.f. tea parties online portal succeeds is patronage vines at thought well when i first heard about this for according platform i was outraged this type of platform was from innocent of a time when a culture of denunciation was widespread. official remembers that time she became a teacher before german reunification when dresden was still part of communist east

germany back then teachers risked being denounced by students if they didn't toe the party line. you can't express any political views on public anymore i can do it privately with my family but not in the open. the way of these website invites students in the state of saxony to anonymously report teachers who voiced political views the f.t.c. says this is to ensure germany's neutrality code is enforced that code prohibits teachers from using their authority to influence students' political attitudes between point i want to use this portal not just for party politics but also to see what else is happening in schools if there's discrimination against girls or discrimination against german students by foreigners which is increasingly happening because of migration every want to intervene quickly so we don't have the same situation that we have in schools in berlin or hamburg where islam has already gained a foothold in discrimination begins in the classroom. it is continue also to begin

the a.f.d. perceives danger everywhere in germany from muslims immigration and teachers taking a stand against right wing nationalism. it is grotesque nonsense through cancer teaches of this sort of thing i strongly reject it i need informed and responsible teachers who can lead discussions in saxony schools not the kind the a few wants. legal fisher is convinced the neutrality code is just a pretext the platform really aims to identify teachers who are critical of the f d and then get them fired if possible but she's not afraid of her students i'm tired of. some of the students have indicated that they know about this platform others weren't aware of it less than ten his reaction was don't worry we won't say anything bad about it. authorities are looking into the legality of the have to use

online portals for now the platform doesn't appear to have silenced teachers like official she's more determined than ever to speak out. meantime in other news east african neighbors kenya and uganda have been locked in a longstanding dispute over part of their border both nations lay claim to a tiny island in lake victoria a piece of land that surrounded by valuable fishing waters local politicians in kenya even asked the government to seek help from the international court of justice but to no avail the fishing hub has attracted a growing number of people trying to earn a living. this tiny rock justing out of lake victoria bustles with life. the overlapping rusty shacks home to around five hundred fisherman crammed in among them are a few bars brothels and shops. they can go is only the size of half a football pitch but the island is the cause of

a longstanding london spirit between kenya and uganda. and. the kenyans like to say this is kenya we don't know who owns the silent we've just come here to make money and that's why we left our homes and. the island africa's largest lake it began gaining attention in the early two thousand while fish stocks would wind along the shores of lake victoria the deep waters around making go teamed with perch when kenya and uganda us and security forces to claim the valuable island in two thousand and nine they almost triggered africa's smallest war. the latest spot fled in september when kenya tried to host its flag on the island despite the tensions people from across east africa still drawn to making go. came

a years ago because there were lots of people and plenty of fish. while islanders get on with their lives in cramped quarters a joint commission from kenya and uganda is trying to agree where the border lies for now they co-manage making go a rocky marriage of convenience. there are some big games in the champions league last night and i have tom good noise from day to be sports to give us the lowdown we have to start with dortmund versus athletico this was really built as a huge match up didn't live up yes and what i mean of course there are big expectations because. the one of the few teams left in europe so if obvious season to remain unbeaten everybody in form of the top of the bundesliga i'd like to go played in two of the last five champions league final was they were brilliant champions league contender in the exceeded all of their best or their fans best

expectations they went in front in the first all throughout so right so. then rafael guerrero scored two goals in the second half he came on as a substitute so brilliant tactical what they produce him father and then it was another substitute the young englishman jade and son show who rounded off the four no defeat now if he is actually to close it's diego simeone either to go coach is heaviest loss since he's been in charge in two thousand and eleven so. a very historic reso actually for dortmund last night against one of the best defenses in the world let's talk about another great game last night that is part of such a man and napoli tell us a little bit more about well that was another four go through in perhaps the most difficult group in the draw this season not put he went ahead twice first of all through their money in sr then go pro. level the belgian international. matins. said not to be back in front

before the maria rescued a point for the hosts in stoppage time now. in the other game in that group liverpool be a red star belgrade for neil so they are top of that group now on nine points which means the pressure is really on p.s.g. if they are going to manage to qualify from that group this season as their coach told us to feel very well knows and we can even hear from him in a moment i believe. i would listen to what he had to say off the game yesterday. she did a spec poop was that the group i'm sure have respect for this group i know that it's very difficult with liverpool and napoli in my opinion we're not the favorites even if everybody else doesn't listen to that so believe me it. so meantime group b. we know that they saw a clash between barcelona and inter milan is that group already decided. i mean we're only halfway through the off course halfway first three games of six already

been played but that doesn't mean three are yet to come so i don't think it's quite decided just yet have you said that there has been a pattern already emerging as a pattern of bosler the dominance now they played yesterday without messi he was out with a broken arm but they still have one of the best teams in the world i'm into i couldn't really get back to close to them. also learn to control the game they had sixty four percent position they had fourteen shots on target to into two i mean the end it was goals from refereeing jordi alba. the game in barcelona favor now the other game in that group tottenham and p.s.v. hope each other to drool so we're seeing a mirror actually of group also noted on top with nine points then into on six in the p.s.p. just with one point each so if those two want to qualify for it they've got. pretty steep hill to trot out work to do here because of you know from v.w. sports thank you so much. at the w t a finals in singapore two of the season's

grand slam champions faceoff u.s. open winner naomi osaka took on wimbledon champion angelica kerber with the german taking the first set six four in the second set of stock a battled back to win seven five levelling the contest and forcing a decisive third set but the american couldn't keep the comeback going cover took the third set six four and won the match she needs to win again on friday to secure her qualification for the semifinals. and now gary hart is here and asian markets still jittery over trade fairs that's right a true route has actually hit asian stocks the nikkei two to five slumped three point six percent tokyo saying and hong kong fell two point one percent after a major sell off on wall street on wednesday asian markets are now on track for the worst months since the global financial crisis from the u.s.

companies are stoking fears of a global economic slowdown also geopolitical uncertainty has rattled investors who have already had to put up with it i'm going traits between washington and beijing right now seeking safe havens for the money. let's see what's happening on european markets and check in with paul because fritz at the front was talking strains. european investors are equally spooked. well garrett i have to say first personally as a market watcher i'm getting quite excited about this week because first such a long time there's been talk about how there's too much money in the market but still investors are playing this wait and see game and now risk involved silty are back things are moving finally even though they're moving downwards mostly in europe markets slid out of the open even though not quite as drastic as an asia they may be waiting for signs from the european central bank later today has been

a very rocky week for several reasons we've got u.s. interest rates and the worry is that they're going to go higher the crisis around saudi arabia worries about the italian budget and now. we've got in the u.s. earnings that are disappointing and also pointing to maybe china and the us trouble finally coming to help businesses but people have it seems walking up to it now. over to the thing. hasn't cathay pacific come under massive pressure today as well but for different reasons the home base has reported a massive data breach he says good access to information on more than nine million passages which expose personal information of cost of us including passport and telephone them just happened earlier this year but was made public only yesterday however the carriers says there has been no evidence of misuse of the information

so far pacific is the major airline to report today to breach this you know the british airways and delta airlines admit it's similar incidents. says lies back on the block for the first time in two years the production run for the mobile three so the. electric comic opposed to net income or three hundred and eleven million dollars in the last quarter also calming shareholders know the launch of the model three had been delayed by a series of technical and just tickle glitches has repeatedly failed to hit unrealistic production targets and deadlines set by c.e.o. in on mass while the new figures and market carmakers best ever awnings this is just the third time it has posted a quarterly profit since going public in twenty ten. plastic is a cheap substance for packaging and products and it's an environmental man is now it's in the crosshairs of the e.u. which wants to ban single use plastic products that i thought moved

a step forward on wednesday when the blocks parliament approved the outlines of about environmentalists say though it can't come soon enough. the mountain of waste on land in waterways and seas continues to grow the e.u. currently recycles only a quarter of the twenty five million tons of plastic waste it produces annually now european lawmakers say urgent action is needed to tackle the problem you need to yeah up to eight billion tons of plastic produced in less than sixty five years six billion tons of waste the figures speak for themselves more than four billion tons for europe alone all oceans have become dust bins and they are dying on the plastic accounts for more than eighty percent of marine waste its slow decomposition means the traces are often found in marine life as well as the seafood that ends up in supermarkets under the proposal ten single use plastic

products would be banned due date it to aim said bending certain single use plastic products with alternatives ideally available and affordable as it is to case for him but sticks bellows sticks cut deeply straws and still is. well there is no real alternative material to plastics the directives goal is to significantly reduce the use this will apply to cups and lids food containers and very light carrier bags. the parliament must now hold talks with member states on the final rules to be adopted. if they agree next year the legislation should go into effect by two thousand and twenty one that's. it was a good i mean is live from but then there's no news coming at the top of the office for three.

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