brent: this is dw news live from berlin. tonight, debating the debate -- who won the first u.s. presidential face-off? analysts and the polls give the edge to hillary clinton. donald trump said he had microphone troubles less like and at first, he praised the moderator and now you has lester holt was tougher on him than on clinton. and what about the winner? on social media, donald trump won the day. the syrian army has reportedly retaken part of rebel-held aleppo. the world health organization's warning of a medical emergency and demanding a safe way to evacuate the sick and wounded.

bombs exploded outside a mosque in conference center in the city of dresden. what do the blasts mean for safety ahead of next monday possible german unity day celebration? good to have you with us. it is arguably the most post question of the day -- who won the first televised debate between white house hopefuls donald trump and hillary clinton? that depends on who you ask and where they watched. a record 80 million viewers tuned in last night. the major news and polling organizations proclaiming clinton the winner, but online, trump was the debate darling of social media. more on that debate divide in just a moment. we begin with the scores the candidates themselves. reporter: hillary clinton was

upbeat following monday's debate, telling reporters on her campaign plane that she was thrilled about how it went. ms. clinton: we had a great time last night. i have to say i was thrilled that i got a chance to lay out some of the middle-class economic policies and profamily policies i have been talking about throughout this campaign to all of the viewers who tuned in. reporter: back on the campaign trail, donald trump said he was happy with his performance, insisting he was the winner. mr. trump: i won virtually every fall except the cnn poll. nobody watches cnn. reporter: the two sparred over a broad range of issues, including to combat terrorism. mr. trump: she's telling us how to fight isis -- go to her website and she tells you how to fight isis on her website. i don't think general douglas macarthur would like that too much. ms. clinton: at least i have a

plan to fight isis. mr. trump: you are telling the enemy everything you want to do. no wonder you have been fighting isis your entire adult life. ms. clinton: please, fact checkers, get to work. reporter: more than 80 million americans tuned in to watch the debate. viewers around the world were also eager to hear what the candidates had to say. >> it's an american domestic issue we are all interested in. i think is polarizing, it's not bringing people together, it's highlighting their differences. >> i find it a little bit overrated. everyone sticks to their arguments and there's very little room for a debate. democrats and republicans are not that different from each other, so sometimes they offer similar proposal. i did not find this debate really captivating.

>> we have arrived at a very polarized situation with extreme candidates and i don't think that it is in the interest of the united states. it is a pity. reporter: the candidates will get two more chances to sway undivided voters in october. brent: there's a lot more to this story, particularly when you try to answer the question who won last night. despite expert thinking hillary clinton came out on top, the internet had other ideas. let's go to our social media desk. you have been crunching the numbers. what did you find out? guest: let's be clear -- these official, scientific polls have hillary clinton winning by as high as easy to percent to 27% over donald trump. but, if you log into social media, you might have a different idea of who won the

debate. we discovered this by looking at our very own dw news twitter poll. we asked our users who won the first presidential debate and take a look at the response -- 62% came out for donald trump. that's almost the exact opposite of these scientific polls, so what happened? we think this is a case of alice stuffing. take a look at who voted in our poll. many of these -- ballot stuffing. many of these are trump supporters. they say i'm here to support mr. trump. many other respected news organizations did similar so-called snap polls. politico, abc news and time magazine all had similar results. in fact, we looked at 30 of these online polls today. only three of them were in favor of hillary clinton. brent: i'm sure that surprises a

lot of people if they have been looking at what is on television or reading newspapers today. you say that these surveys and polls are unscientific, so why does this matter? guest: it is for that very reason -- most people don't take a look at these polls and they assume they are done scientificl y and represent what america really thinks and candidates might be able to take advantage of that fact and that's what donald trump has been doing today. you can see on his twitter account -- here is saying it's a great honor, final debate holes are in and the movement wins. you can see him down here referencing these online polls that proclaim him the winner of the debate. now that message is getting picked up in the mainstream media. take a look at this article in this uk tabloid. the majority of polls show trump won the debate by a landslide.

and they are showing the results of these old. in the end, there's a new narrative that may be won the debate after all and take a look -- yes what is trending on twitter. the hash tagged trump one has been used more than a quarter of a million times. these full may be casting doubts on the scientific ones. they need to be careful if they do the snap polls. brent: sounds like a case of the social bots at play there. thank you very much. the debate was watch around the world. in the german capital, lawmakers stayed up through the night to see the political sparring and that includes an mp from chancellor merkel's cdu party. we caught up with peter byron asked him for his debate winner. >> who do you think the score the debate? >> all in all, think it was hillary clinton who won

the debate. i think in a first part of the debate, it was more on trump's side but in the second part, it was clear to me that hillary clinton won the debate. he took it very personal and i think from this side, he sent out the message that he is, as he would -- as we would say in germany, he's easily reacting to something and not very like a statesman. for someone want to be the united states of america, you would expect a different reaction. >> germany's tabloid asked if a candidate like trump could stand a chance in a country like germany. i want to ask you that question. could we see a german trump anytime? >> i would never exclude anything though i personally would not want somebody with this character.

it depends on how some of the is perceived by the public here in germany. we see a change in the political landscape currently and we didn't have anybody quite like him. but i would not exclude to be frank. >> what should germany do if mr. trump is elected president? >> we would first wait until the government is formed and i would expect a meeting between chancellor merkel and possibly u.s. president donald trump would take place in washington, d.c. and they would talk about the important -- the important things on the table. syria, russia, these are things that i think we should take a very pragmatic approach, thought about the facts of the issues on an international landscape. brent: a possible german donald

trump there. that was peter buyer speaking with us earlier today. syria's army has taken control of a key rebel held district in central aleppo. four days, the city has seen some of the heaviest bombing since the civil war began five years ago. the red cross is calling for safe corridors to be expanded so the sick and wounded can be evacuated. reporter: this is what is left of eastern aleppo. five years of war have reduced the once vibrant city to rubble. the syrian army's ibaka to rebel held areas has only increased suffering. food and water have become scarce. aerial attacks like this one, some of the worst since the conflict started, are taking a

toll on civilians in the medical staff tasked with their care. the world health organization warns the situation is at a tipping point. >> i'm talking about only 35 doctors left in aleppo to take care of hundreds of wounded people and the number is increasing. it not just one attack, it is a daily attack on civilians. you can imagine how many wounded are trying to get medical help in such circumstances when you have only 35 doctors. reporter the who is calling for the establishment of transportation corridors to allow the sick and wounded to leave the conflict zone. otherwise, it warns the ptolemy civilian population could become much worse. brent: it was a crime that

caused outrage around the world -- the destruction of world heritage sites in timbuktu. his lummis wrecked shrines and destroyed a mosque. today, the international criminal court handed down a nine year prison sentence to the man who oversaw that destruction. reporter: most of timbuktu's historic buildings have been reconstructed. the ancient library burnt down by the islamists is open again. even signs of destruction are visible in the crime still cast a shadow. the international criminal court considers the treasures and attempt to destroy civilization. this was the first time the icc treated the destruction of a world heritage site as a war crime.

>> ladies and gentlemen, with the regret and great pain, have to enter a guilty plea. all charges against three are accurate and correct. i am very sorry and truly remorseful. i regret all damage i've caused the community and timbuktu, my family and myin the middle agest city of timbuktu was a trading and a center for islamic learning. it was declared a unesco world heritage site in 1988. islamic extremists took over the city in 2012 and destroyed many of its monuments. nine sacred mausoleums and

thomas were reduced to rubble. brent: let's get a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the leader of govan has been sworn in as president after the country's top court rejected claims of electra -- of election fraud. that's following deadly violence in the aftermath of voting in august. the -- it is ruled the central african nation for nearly 50 years. the third typhoon to hit taiwan has claimed for lives and injured hundreds. the storm downed trees and left 3 million households without power. rain and strong winds are likely to persist until wednesday afternoon. today with us and stay dry. we are going to take a 62nd break. when we come back, more news and the latest business headlines.

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>> our strategy is based on the traditional lifestyle as a way of preserving the environment for future generations. quest global ideas on facebook, twitter and dw. brent: welcome back. you are with dw news live from berlin. opinion polls taken after the first presidential tv debate have given the edge to hillary clinton. donald trump seems to be feeling the shortly after the debate. he accuse the host of the tougher on him than clinton. here in germany, to improvised bombs exploded outside a mosque in a conference center in the eastern city of dresden. no one was injured and there has been no claim of responsibility. the blast triggered fears of security threats ahead of celebrations to mark german unity day next monday.

reporter: in the light of day, the full damage revealed. late monday night, this mosque was bombed. the imam and his family inside. his son saw the attack unfold. he first off the bomber was throwing stones but then realized it was -- it was much worse. >> then i heard a noise like boom and it was a bomb stuff i screamed my mother who got out of bed and went outside. then i called my father and we went out the back door and tried to put the fire out. germans were helping as well. in downtown trusted, a second bomb exploded at the international convention center, the main venue for celebrations marking germany fosse reunification. police say no one has claimed

responsibility for they are assuming it was a crime. the german interior minister called monday's attack appalling. >> aggression, including that against those who practice islam in germany is on the rise. we do not want this in germany regardless of who is being targeted. >> across germany, dresden is known as the birthplace of the anti-muslim movement whose rescue -- use numbers have protested the influx of refugees over the last year. many had hoped to cast their city in a new light by hosting reunification day festivities. but with the latest violence, it will be hard to escape a harsh spotlight. brent: good evening. what are you hearing from police about the investigation there?

>> police say the investigation is ongoing. they have not told us that they have any hot lead, but they say they believe there was a xenophobia votive behind the attack on this mosque. police are continuing with their investigations and when you know the city of dresden is a center of the anti-islam movement and many other far right groups are operating in this region, you have to think that's a plausible theory. police say they see a connection with the upcoming celebrations, celebrating the reunification for germany happening over the weekend. they say there could be a link to those festivities as well.

>> that is going to worry a lot of people when they hear that. what are authorities doing and how are they responding to what could be a heightened security threat or terror threat? guest: there are concerns. there are many demonstrations by our right groups plan over the weekend. there is a security sensitivity around this with chancellor merkel and so that's the kind of event that brings in many protesters. police have stepped up security and brought forward security measures that were planned and begun them this evening. they sealed off parts of the center of the city and introduced controls on the street and put more patrols out on the street.

this mosque is a very important focus of sensitivity. brent: simon young in the eastern german city of dresden. time to talk business. time to talk about the economic side of the u.s. presidential debate. we stayed up late last night. guest: definitely cap investors around the world. asia staged a relief rally as clinton appeared to land the bigger punches. u.s. stocks gained as well but european equities. reporter: she's a politician and he's a businessman. who's more qualified? during the first debate, hillary clinton and donald trump presented very different ideas on how to deal with an america

that sees two economic realities. >> has been a record sixth straight years of job growth and incomes have increase a record rate after years of stagnation. however, income inequality remains significant and half of americans are living paycheck to paycheck. reporter: how will the candidate change that? mr. trump: under my plan, i will be reducing taxes tremendously. that is going to be a job creator like we haven't seen since ronald reagan. it's going to be a beautiful thing to watch. companies will come, they will build and expand. reporter: labor and wage statistics show this kind of triple crown -- trickle-down economics does not work. ms. clinton: we need new jobs, good jobs with rising income, jobs and infrastructure and advanced manufacturing, innovation and technology, clean, renewable energy and small business because most of

the new jobs will, from small business. reporter: for stimulus sensitive low taxes. the candidates disagree on things like trade. ms. clinton: we are 5% of the world ovulation we have to trade with the other 95% for mr. trump: if you think you're going to make your air conditioning and other things and bring them in to our country, you are wrong. reporter: four trade for clinton, terrorists for trump. two different schools. voters will listen closely to their concept on the economy. >> times you turn to the new york stock exchange. what's the take on wall street on last night's debate? >> when it comes to the market,

seems the yen and a gold traded lower coming investors were less risk averse and conceit the probability of trump winning the white house is not as big as it was thought before the debate. the mexican peso, which hit new lows of the past few days instantly recovered and surged 2%. the dow jones added around 100 points on tuesday. the u.s. residential elections are known to be tricky, so we will have to wait and see what happens. >> bloomberg is reporting the u.s. government is considering a massive fines. do you have any more details? >> as for now, volkswagen shares

lost nearly 2% while investors seemed concerned about the prospect of a massive criminal fine. a civil sense -- syllable settlement is said to cost $13 million. with more than $32 billion in net liquidity, it will take a next for very fine to put. and anywhere closer to insolvency. while revenue of a trillion dollars could borrow money to stay afloat in a crisis, investors are not thrilled at the prospect of another hit we will take a -- that will take a toll on the profitability. >> thank you so much. on a different story, global trade growth is slowing dramatically. the world trade organization is slashing its global forecast by

more than a third. the warning comes and faces opposition by both trump and clinton. >> the wto's as for the first time in over a decade, the value of imports and exports around the world is growing more slowly than total economic growth. the signals are even worse than after the financial crisis. come -- these are not investing enough right now. it has dramatically lowered the forecast down to 1.7%. it is said the downgrade was largely due to an unexpectedly sharp drop in trade volumes and lower growth and developing countries. other risks include the impact of britain leaving the eu and interest rates in the united states.

trade deals could help remove barriers and get more trade growth started. >> more business later in the show. brent: here's a reminder of the top story -- opinion polls taken after the first presidential debate has taken -- have given the edge into hillary clinton. donald trump accuse a host of being tougher on him than on clinton. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. on spinning the spin. we going to do that when we come back.

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