this is g.w. news live from berlin the deadliest attack on the jewish community in recent u.s. history america mourns the victims of another mass shooting after eleven people are gunned down in a synagogue president trump is calling it an evil anti-semitic act. also coming up the german chancellor faces her next big test as voters in the state of pessah go to the polls we'll tell you why this regional election could spell disaster for uncle americal. and a soccer match and in tragedy

a helicopter plummets to the ground outside english club leicester city stadium sources have confirmed that the club's billionaire owner was on board. thanks for joining us i'm mary. we begin in the united states where a forty six year old man has been charged with killing eleven people at a synagogue in the city of pittsburgh robert bowers is accused of shouting anti-semitic slurs as he stormed the synagogue and opened fire at a worshipers i'm. hundreds of people crammed onto a street intersection in pittsburgh and says that evening they sang hebrew songs of worship to show support and sorrow for the victims and the community.

there was a local man police say who carried out the attack. to that shooter robert ball is believed to have a history of anti semitic tirades online. his last social media post was just minutes before the shooting it read i'm going in. this is the synagogue where the shooting happened and the squirrel hill neighborhood of the city normally it's a place of worship but on set that i morning i'm noticing authorities say eleven people were killed and several more injured including four police offices who took on the attack. these incidents usually occur in other cities today the nightmares hit home here in the city of pittsburgh. the synagogue a vulnerable target on a day like today the door was open it's a religious service you could walk in and out only on the high holidays is there a police president presents at the entrance of the shooting is now being treated as

a hate crime by the us federal bureau of investigation the f.b.i. this is the most horrific crime scene i've seen in twenty two years with the federal bureau of investigation members of the tree of life synagogue conducting a peaceful service in their place of worship were brutally murdered by a gunman targeting them simply because of their faith the suspects for motive is unknown but we believe he was acting alone. president donald trump said the attack was an act of evil and called for tougher penalties i was trying to decide today. whether this is. one of the. we have to bring back the death penalty. of the of the u.s. is once again in mourning this time after what's thought to be the deadliest attack on a jewish community in u.s. history. german chancellor angela merkel is bracing for another major blow

today this time in regional elections in the state of hess where voting has been underway for several hours now the chesters conservative c.d.u. party is expected to suffer heavy losses on the smaller green party and far right alternative for germany looks set for a boost in support the vote is considered a test of the cd used national popularity and after a string of poor election results no less than merkel's legitimacy as chancellor is at stake. the conservatives chief candidate for kofi a finish this election campaign on home turf has a state premier wanted to mobilize every photo possible for the tight race the latest poll shows the c.d.u. with twenty eight percent a double digit drop from their last showing goofy a warn against a change in government. so you to remain strong and stable on the scene you lose and not much leadership there is

a leftist alliance. i always say you can get quick satisfaction by venting about the government in berlin but then you get five years of bad government if you like to pollute the social democrats chief candidate thorsten schaffer google is also struggling with the berlin coalition's bad image but in these modern he turned on the optimism that he's making his third. attempt at becoming has as regional leader. you're leaving us in and it's hard in recent days we've gained a lot of momentum and now we're just waiting to see the results of the election and has to i'm confident that we will have a government led by the social democrats. dot com got. that could be possible in a coalition with the greens and the left party if shafer goes s.p.d. beats the greens and both make gains like the latest polls show both parties at about twenty percent. politicians and has are worried that weakening support for

the government in berlin could influence the outcome of sunday's vote rarely have uncle america and her cabinet been so unwelcome on the campaign trail. it's a different story with direct i was zero on the greens they're riding a wave of fresh support benefiting from america's government woes as they make that clear on their campaign posters. with a showing that we're ready to take control with demonstrated our billets he to govern with various partners and as we have policies we want to enact on them and that's what we're aiming to do again one sunday promises to be an exciting day in hesse's capital v's but in the city will also be the focus for many in berlin. let's get you up to speed now on some of the other stories making news around the world. people in the former soviet republic of georgia are electing a new president today the two frontrunners are both former foreign ministers the

vote is being seen as a crucial test for the ruling party ahead of parliamentary elections in two thousand and twenty. in brazil people are voting in a runoff presidential election today with far right candidate to ear both n.r.o. predicted to win the sixty three year old has been criticised for making a string of sexist homophobic and racist remarks the former army captain has also repeatedly praised the military dictatorship which ruled the country from nine hundred sixty four to nine hundred eighty five. and there was a warm up my henri welcome for britain's prince harry and his wife meghan in new zealand the outcome for all were greeted with a traditional dance after touching down in wellington on the final leg of their pacific tour of their schedule includes visiting a hatchery for a new zealand that national bird the key week and taking part in a traditional rubber boot throwing competition now

a summit on finding a way to end this seven year civil war in syria has called for a constitutional reform and fresh elections meeting in istanbul the leaders of turkey russia germany and france also said that a truce around the rebel held province of live should be extended but that truce has repeatedly been violated and it's still a long way before peace takes hold on the ground in syria. first you see them then you hear them. syrian government rocket fire rains down on the town of kufa hama this is supposed to be a person. on the ground white helmets wage war against the rubble and their search for life. and the end they can only pray five year old girl from what was once her house just the latest victim in this long unforgiving war. well the million

dollar. it's against the backdrop of such bloodshed that there's four ways summit convened in istanbul overcoming their differences to try to finally find a settlement for peace in syria hours of talks produced a unanimous backing for a new constitutional committee backed by the united nations and followed by free elections. as they presented their agreement the german chancellor acknowledged the competing interests in the middle east. is good them county at the heart of it all are two wars that can be ended one against terrorism the other against a regime fighting a large part of its own population. and a total solution cannot succeed militarily but only politically in the end and that is under the auspices of the united nations. you did. not see one with this number critically the syrian regime is back or at the talks russia was on board and

underlined the importance of getting broad support. we do school of those employees only absolutely have to conduct full consultations with the syrian government. as well as with our partners in iran. because iran is a guarantor of the peace process the cease fire on them and the creation of demilitarized zone. without around the world be an effective resolution to this problem it's a problem of those refueling mission at some. later as the leaders sat down to dead or thoughts of a toast crossed blood in me of putin's mind. though not everyone was sure they have cause for celebration yet. the billionaire owner of the u.k.'s leicester city soccer club is now said to be among those on board a helicopter that crashed outside the club stadium on saturday night the b.b.c.

is quoting sources close to the family as saying that donna was in the helicopter along with his daughter two pilots and as yet unidentified fifth person the accident occurred an hour after leicester's game against west ham united had ended it's still not known if anyone survived the crash the club said it was cooperating with authorities and would issue a more detailed statement later. well only when talking from d.w. spores has been following this developing story for us and she's here with me now in the studio so tell us more about this owner of the club we do know he was very beloved among the club and fans alike indeed he was and he was a billionaire and a thai businessman and he bought less just city football club back in two thousand and ten when they were still in the thirtieth but thanks to his investment and his vision he basically helped the cup to gain promotion to the premier league back in

two thousand and fourteen and then two years later one of sports greatest fairy tales came true in this fight the five thousand to one odds less the city ended up winning the premier league and that is that title win will go down in the history of sport as one of the greatest and it's in its fiat not just less the city fans but chants worldwide and we also can't overlook the fact that unlike other foreign owners of english clubs. he was indeed very much respected and so i do get it he was sometimes a bit flamboyant at times he had a larger than life personality which might also explain why he used the helicopter as a mode of transportation to get in and out of the stadium but that ended up being a ritual and something that even fans began to. enjoy but from the local community to fans to players everybody very fond of this fan well as we've said there is still no confirmation of there are any survivors of the crash we do know he was on

board and yet tributes have already been pouring in what can you tell us about those well we know that in one we've heard reports that for example. the leicester city goalkeeper that he reportedly went to the scene of the accident and that he was left in tears of course there's been also lots of true read on social media plenty of support messages from players parents and other clubs for example gary lineker gary lineker pomalyst the city player he started his career there he's still a huge supporter of the club he said that was the most difficult match of the day i've ever hosted thoughts are with everyone at leicester city a terrible tragedy heartbreaking he of course is a host. but also liverpool for example the english club football club who also have had have had their own share of tragedies and they tweeted last night the thoughts of everyone at liverpool football club are with less the city and those affected by

events at the king power stadium this evening. talking from the sports thanks for bringing us up to date. well turning now to formula one racing and red bull will start at the front of the grid at sunday's mexican grand prix after australian driver daniel ricky. teammate mox first stop on to pull position. at a new track record of just over one minute fourteen point seven seconds as he prevented twenty one year old first often from becoming the youngest ever pole sitter lewis hamilton will start in third as he aims to tie up the world championship on sunday just as he did in mexico last year. a quick reminder now of our top story in the u.s. a forty six year old man has been charged with the killing of eleven people at a synagogue in pittsburgh jewish groups are calling it the deadliest attack on the

jewish community in u.s. history. and you're up to date now on t.w. news will be back again at the top of the hour omarion evans dean from all of us in berlin thanks for watching. state by state. the most colorful. the life of. the most traditional. minded old dimitar. check in with a web special. take a tour of germany. g.w. dar com we've been fighting for decades to be taken seriously in the world of war.