>> this is dw news live from berlin. donald trump, no love for the u.s. president, but a bromance rises for the man in moscow. >> he is much of a leader. >> donald trump praises but america region in a forum for u.s. military and veterans affairs. his rival, hillary clinton, slamming the statement, saying it is more evidence trump is unfit for the presidency. also coming up, cleared for takeoff.

german planes will stay at incirlik base. it comes after ankara lifted a ban on german lawmakers visiting the airbase, it ending a diplomatic row over the armenian genocide. and as the people in aleppo are hit by yet more government airstrikes, washington and moscow can't agree on how to broker a cease-fire. will the u.s.-russia nations hamper the search for peace? -- relations hamper the search for peace? ♪ i am brent goff, it is good to have you with us. language is turning cost to fear as the presidential campaign heats up. president barack obama attacking the republican candidate who hopes to succeed him, calling donald trump unqualified for the job and saying it every time

trump opens his mouth, after trump called russia's vladimir putin a better leader. the occasion, a televised event in front of u.s. veterans where trump and his challenger hillary clinton laid out their foreign policy plans. [applause] reporter: yet another interview, but the same donald trump. the republican candidate continued to defend his suitability for commander in chief and praise of russian president vladimir putin. donald trump: i have already said he is very much of a leader . you can say isn't that a terrible thing? he is strong and in control. it is a different system and i don't like the system, but in that system he has been a leader far more than our president has been a leader. reporter: on the topic of the so-called islamic state, trump was not willing to reveal his strategy. >> you have your own plan.

donald trump: i do, but i don't -- look, i have a substantial chance of winning. we are going to make america great again. i have a substantial chance of winning. if i win, i don't want to broadcast what my plan is. >> and his democratic opponent hillary clinton desperately wanted to talk about the future, but keeps getting count up by the past -- caught up by the past. she admits to the e-mail scandal but asked to be judged on her full record. for her part, clinton blasted donald trump's performance at the commander-in-chief forum. hillary clinton: yes, last night was another test, and donald trump failed again. we saw more evidence he is temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified to be commander-in-chief. meanwhile, bizarrely, once again , he praised russia's strongman,

vladimir putin. even taking the astonishing step of suggesting that he prefers the russian president to our american president. reporter: trump's talk of big picture, mrs. clinton's details. now they have appeared on the ame stage, but not yet at the same time. that will come at the end of the month with the first presidential debate. brent: let's take stock of how the presidential candidates fared at that military town hall. our correspondent richard walker in the u.s., good evening to you, richard. they both got a grilling of some sort. what has been the verdict, who came out a winner if anyone did? richard: i think there is a strong sense that hillary clinton had the rougher ride of it. she spent the first third of her allotted time on the defensive,

on the issue of her personal e-mail server, that controversy that has dogged her over several years as secretary of state. so very, sort of defensive that she had to take up. she did not look too happy about it. that is probably why the following morning, she held a press conference, which sounds phenomenal thing to do, but something she had not done for many months to move the story on the focus her fire on donald trump. particularly over these comments he made on vladimir putin. as for trump, those comments certainly are the thing that would be inconceivable from any other presidential candidate in living memory or before. but i think it is reminder that the american public and american media have become accustomed to that sort of comment from him. no longer really see it as something out of the ordinary.

that will be hillary clinton's challenge is to hammer home it is out of the ordinary, and that should this qualify him -- that should disqualify him. brent: it was seen as a result -- rehearsal for the debates. would you say we got a good glimpse of what we can expect? richard: well, i think it is going to be different. having the two people on the stage at the same time will be a very different dynamic. there is a lot of uncertainty with how donald trump is going to behave, how aggressive he is going to be. will he say, "crooked hillary" to hillary clinton's face. that is going to be interesting to see. i think what we did see from last night was a reminder of the fact donald trump is really the challenger. he is seen as the one who has got to catch up.

that increases the upside, there is a bigger opportunity for him, a bigger risk for hillary clinton. that makes them all the more unfortunate. brent: all right, richard walker on the story tonight, thank you. there were plenty of reactions to trump's comments about vladimir putin on social media. tony schwartz is donald trump's former ghostwriter. you may remember he helped write that book "the art of the deal". he said on twitter that trump reveres putin, he wants his power and wants to be a dictator. every american should be terrified of that. the former u.s. ambassador to russia questioned trump remarks saying trump is doubling down on his admiration for putin tonight, should worry anyone concerned about polish, balkan or ukrainian security. one person in italy tweeting for

a better world, and that russia and america must end. would be better if you did as well. moving now to europe tonight, what could be a major crisis inside nato has been resolved for now. turkey's government says it will allow german mark lawmakers -- mark -- german lawmakers to visit itsbase. this is where 250 german personnel and aircraft first got stationed. turkey banned up visit earlier. what caused the change of heart. we haven't report. -- we have a report. reporter: the german reconnaissance officers will be staying put and the bundestag kent state there.

-- can stay there. this has deepened strains in the relationship. >> it was one of the conditions for extending the mandate against i.s. we must stand together. and the government is sensible. >> it has become clear to turkey it is all about the fight against i.s., and it is clear to us the best position for the bundeswehr isn't that location. so we should be glad. reporter: the dispute escalated following a bundestag resolution which they german parliament declared the persecution of the armenian minority in the ottoman empire to be genocide. it was only after the german government said there were no legal obligations attached that turkey began to make concessions. still a better -- bitter aftertaste remains for german

politicians with turkish roots. this man was denounced as a traitor on social media by erdogan supporters. she is worried about the course erdogan's government is taking. >> it bothers me. i think what is happening there now is not good for 10 turkey's democratic development. when leading figures in sight the people with their rhetoric, it is not ok. reporter: even so, today's decision marks an important step towards reconciliation between germany and turkey. brent: i am join now in the studio by patrick lindsborg, a member of the german parliament. thank you for taking the time to be on this show tonight. turkey has changed its position allowing your colleagues to visit the airbase. that decision comes at the same

time the german government agreed to invest 58 million euros to modernize that airbase. the timing looks very suspicious. the government have to pay to get access, pay to play in turkey? patrick: no, we want to use this spot for a longer time. it is important for us and our policy, so there are many decisions coming at the same time, it is true. but for example, the topics about incirlik were not satisfied with the situation. there were many talks who wanted to change the situation. and now the turkish side has made a step. brent: can you confirm tonight to there is no connection between the indecision -- the decision to invest and turkey letting the lawmakers visit? patrick: if we would not have a visit, we would not have this spot for the german air force for a longer time, we could not invest.

we are looking for some other possibilities. now the situation is solved, we can use incirlik for a longer time. that is a good starting point to invest in incirlik. brent: interview with a member of the german parliament. that member interview is coming up today. the victoria and albert museum has a new exhibition dedicated to the late 1960's and its lasting legacy. records and rebels takes a look at how pop culture mixed with political activism as the west swann to a more liberal beat. wong to a lit -- swung to a more liberal beat. >> there is more revolution in the air, is going to look lasting impact of the late 1960's on life today. it was a time of rapid social

change. >> you could still be hanged for murder, sexuality was illegal, had to be married to get the pill or get a credit card. reporter: music played a central role in transforming the news areas. the beatles' sergeant pepper suits are on display. and the remains of a guitar once played and abused by jimi hendrix. recreational drugs were also a part of the 60's. this club was known for combining light shows and films. pink floyd played as the house band. >> the 1960's was genuine, a revolutionary period. it was amazing to think today that music and politics came together in such a different way. so much skim from the political

ferment went back in as inspiration and led to political changes. >> you don't even deserve freedom. reporter: political revolts involve the paris student write it -- riots of 1968, protests over civil rights, the rise of the black power movement, and opposition to the war in vietnam . 50 years on, what remains of ideals and ideas of the 1960's? as visitors leave, imagine plays. there is still a long way to go. brent: all right, we will take a 62nd break. we will have more news later. daniel will be with the latest is ms. headlines. -- business headlines. ♪

brent: you are with dw news live from berlin. after a day of on-again, off-again talks in syria, russian officials will meet with u.s. secretary of state john kerry in geneva tomorrow morning. earlier in kerry's office, they issued a statement saying he did not think it was worthwhile to talk to the russians about a cease-fire at this time. the other is already in geneva and has met with the special envoy from syria.

the u.s. and russia are a long way off to a durable cease-fire deal. they back opposing sides in the civil war, which shows little signs of ending after five years. earlier we spoke to michael in washington. he is a senior fellow at the brookings institute, specializing in defense and foreign policy. he told us about a brokered cease-fire. reporter: it is not definitely out of reach, because neither side wants to be seen as starting innocent civilians. if there is a way to get aid to people for a chopper 8 -- for a temporary juice -- truce, it is possible. they share the common enemy of isis and the front for conquest. that is an al qaeda derivative even though it is trying to hide al qaeda rates. -- roots.

you could have collaboration, but the fundamental goals are quite different. syria, russia would like them to prop up president assad, not have him move out of power in the heartland and the coast with the big cities. and the united states most of his allies has wanted of post assad government to be negotiated. those are fundamentally incompatible. we don't recognize quite well enough how incompatible they really are. we are hoping for a lot. it is not possible to have temporary partial collaboration. but it is not necessarily very likely. i don't see a broader strategic cooperation imminent anytime soon. brent: that was michael hamlin seeking earlier from the brooking institute. it is thursday, so it means there are good chances for a european central bank decision.

daniel is here. daniel: mario draghi is the jekyll and hyde of this whole situation. the european central bank is holding interest rates at record lows. it is part of a controversial strategy. the hope of mario draghi, there he is, the president of the eurozone central bank, is encouraging banks to lend, people and businesses to spend, and boost inflation which is vital to economic growth. here's is what he had to say. mario draghi: based on our regular economic and monetary values, we decided to keep the interest rates unchanged. we continue to expected to remain at present or lower levels for an extended time. daniel: his critics say he is on the road to disaster. it is a case of good draghi, bad

druggie. let's meet the good wife. southern countries like greece and spain love him. he wants weaker economies to get back in shape. low interest rates mean they can borrow cheaply to spend on building or creating a business, for example. also, because he encourages spending, the punishing belt-tightening measures in southern europe are loosened, but here comes bad druggie. country like -- draghi. countries like germany and the netherlands who like saving money feel bad they can't get much on interest. and debt will increase with the risk of another collapse. it is not just low interest rates. the ecb is leaving its money printing machine on so it can buy up bonds and pump liquidity into the eurozone economy. it is not just euroeans interested in the ecb's strategy. this person has been tracking it from america and joins us now.

what has been the reaction to the ecb decision there in new york? jose: we saw some disappointment among investors that quickly transmitted into a stronger euro. draghi could not go back to this bond of thing from 2017, but it easily postulates biting will continue over the forecasting horizon thursday meeting was not a game changer. but analysts look forward to the time for the ecb to take action in december. daniel: let's look at something else. you like selfies, and snapchat wants to go public. what are you hearing? jose: as for now, it is too soon to tell. sources are still waiting for us to file proper documentation. with that of the $20 billion,

the app i am still figuring out how to use could be i see you next year or the next. so far the ipo economy has been down over 53% from last year. so investors would be very happy to take a bite in this kind of company. daniel: i will let you get back to working out snapchat, thank you very much. u.s. firm ready media is buying the racing business formula one. bernie ecclestone has been asked to stay on for the next three years as chief executive. liberty will purchase a minority stake in the leading motor racing championship. a full takeover is planned. it is valued at $8 billion.

and we are over the finish line. that is it for your business update. now we go to africa. brent: still amazed by the snapchat. thank you very much. we are going to go from bad to worse in zimbabwe. new government numbers show the economy slowing even further, the currency in freefall. unemployment at crisis levels, food stocks running short. human rights groups say the government is withholding emergency supplies from areas where the opposition is loud. the once relatively prosperous country, the situation is desperate. we have this exclusive report on how one family is struggling to survive. >> [indiscernible]

in the morning, children have to go to school, and we don't have anything to give them. [indiscernible] >> this is our home. we have about six children living in this house. so this is quite a very small place. very, very small place. this is the room which we use to get water or go to the grinding mill. we expected zimbabwe would be a nice country, but all went to the shambles. >> as you can see, there is

nothing. this meet, my uncle brought it today because there was nothing for the children to eat. >> i am preparing porridge at times, we cook this porridge earlier,but because there was no minimum -- [indiscernible] we have got so many credit. the rent must be paid. but they don't [indiscernible] so one day you change. if the government will change, i

think everything will go ok. >> these are the buckets we use when we fetch water. we finish it quarter past four. this is my daughter. she loves zimbabwe. zimbabwe is free, things should not be bad. i will see. brent: here is a reminder. top stories we are following for you. republican presidential candidate donald trump has repeated his praise to russian president vladimir putin, saying he's a better leader than president obama. hillary clinton stand -- slammed

the statement and said it is evidence trump is unfit. washington that there is no agreement to hold talks with russia about these in syria and moscow says backing of the syrian government causes global instability. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪

this week on "wealthtrack." how to have those difficult discussions about retirement. personal finance guru jane bryant quinn shares her guide next on consuelo mack wealthtrack. >> announcer: new york life along with mainstays family of mutual funds offers investment and retirement solutions so you can help your clients keep good going. additional funding