>> this is dw news, live from berlin. tonight, back on her, a rocket carrying crew to the international space station malfunctions in midair, leaving seconds to correct. the astronauts reported a problem and were forced to make an emergency landing minutes after takeoff. we get the latest from moscow. also, coming up, out of the

church and into the polling booths. germany's predominantly catholic state of bavaria votes on sunday and may be about to upset the political status quo. and dw sits down with a former germany captain to talk about the state of the national football team. he says the coach is lucky to still have his job after germany's world cup disaster. i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. an extraordinary feat of survival tonight. two astronauts emerge unscathed after a failed rocket takeoff today. after a booster on their rocket failed en route to the international space station. now they are safe and said to be

in good health, but russia says it is suspending band the launches -- suspending band -- suspending manned launches pending investigation. >> a few hours earlier, the two astronauts had been all smiles, ready to spend six months aboard the international space station. three, 2, 1. initially, things looked to be goi to plan. >> there is lift off. >> the rocket successfully blasting off from its launch pad in cousin extend, but less than three minutes into the journey, it became obvious there was a problem. >> emergency, failure of the booster. >> the astronauts capsule making what nasa called ace deep -- a

steep ballistic descent and some worrying moments at mission control until -- >> we're told now that the rescue forces are in communication. we are hearing they are in good condition. >> this rescue forces having brushed to the site where the capsule came down. it might be a setback for russia 's space program, but there is relief all around that they landed back on earth unharmed. >> or more on this, we want to bring in our russia correspondent from moscow tonight. good evening to you. we've been talking all day about this being a story of nerves of steel. the cosmonaut and astronaut kept their cool throughout what could have been a life-threatening disaster and made it safely back to earth. their story and how they survived -- that's really the big story, isn't it? >> yesit is.

what is even more remarkable is that the u.s. asonaut and russian cosmonaut do not need medical attention after this crash landing. by the way, this is the second ca of a fortunate rescue after such a crash landing. in 1975, 2 soviet cosmonauts landed in siberia, but they were less fortunate and had to be treated medically for a very long time. in some ways, the rescue today was an extremely happy and for the cosmonauts -- for the astronauts. i saw firsthand how emotional this whole process is for the families. we can only imagine how much shock when they saw theapsule crashing in the y and what a big relief to everyone afterwards. >> no need to mention how happy

they are tonight the astronauts are safe, but how big of a setback is this for the russian space program and for russia in genera >> for russia, this is, of course, sad news coming at a time when moscow is an outcast on the international stage for the alleged poisoning of the russian agent. this crash is the latest in a string of bad news from russia. the russian space agency gets lots of support, for example, from the european space agency, its director general right that the safe return of the crew shows how extremely reliable the transport system is, so i think russia still has the image of a great space nation despite the temporary suspending of manned

space flights. >> they were headed for the international space station. this rocket is the only way for now to get there. what about the astronauts who are on board the inteational space statn? flex this certnly is not a reason for panic or a question for survival for them. there is enough food, water, and oxygen on the iss for at least the next year. also, astronauts on the iss can return to earth in a knuckle spit -- and another space shuttle docked on th iss. the astronauts will now be shorthanded. there were supposed to be five people. now there are just three, at least for the time being. the german commander will have to change his plans now. there will bewalks anymore, so having fewer astronauts is not that dramatic or that bad, but it's t great, especially because nobody can sayhen the

next crew can fly to tss. >> as one astronaut said today in out space, three people is nice, but having five people on board is even nicer. thank you. here are some of the other stories now making headlines around the world. the head of the eastern orthodox chch has agreed to recognize the independence of the ukrainian orthodox church despite protests from russia. the decision by the ecumenical patriarch in istanbul is a blow to moscow's spiritual authority in the orthodox world. a highway bridge has collapsed on the italian island of sardinia during heavy rainfall. it had been closed off during -- due to a sinkhole. the country's infrastructure has been underscored knee since dozens died in a bridge collapse in genoa back in august.

a powerful cyclone has struck eastern india with wind up to 150 kilometers per hour. it has claimed at least two ves and caused widespread power outages. 300,000 people have been evacuated. it is expected to be downgraded to a deep depression by friday. another storm, this one in the united states. hurricane michael, one of the most powerful storms on record to hit the mainland, has been batted -- battering southern coastline states, killing at least eight of people. it weekend as it moved inland, but it is still powerful and trenching the neighboring states of georgia and north andouth carolina. they are still recovering from hurricane florence last month. >> parts of mexico beach completely trashed by storm michael. the town in florida is one of the hardest hit areas. >> this is our house. i cannot even see where our

house is. >> this man managed to return to his home, but it's almost unrecognizable. >> hard to realize what just happened, but surviving it is the most important thing, i think. >> his house withstood the storm, but others did not. stores have been destroyed by the hurricane. driving is dangerous. or even impossible in places. michael rolled ashore with wind speeds up to 250 kilometers per hour as a category four hurricane, leaving havoc in its wake. >> so many lives have been changed forever. so many families have lost everything. homes are gone. businesses are gone. roads and infrastructure along the storm's path have been

destroyed. this hurricane was an absolute monster and the damage left in its wake is yet to be fully understood. >> the recovery effort is now under way. blue sky has returned to florida and michael, now reduced to a tropical storm, has moved inland. >> three days and counting. voters in the german state of the verio will elect their regional parliament this coming sunday. located in the south of the country, bavaria is germany's biggest and richest state, and it is a place of rich traditions. just think of oktoberfest, which attracts millions of visitors every year. historically a catholic stronghold, the center-right christian social union party has held power in bavaria for 60 years, but as in the rest of germany, right-wing populists are on the rise, and the csu is fighting to hold them off, looking to one of its past leaders for inspiration.

he dominated csu politics for four decades after the war with key jobs in both regional and federal areas. >> once again, the top figures in bavarian politics gather at the grave of the men celebrated a something between the patron saint and godfather of modern bavaria. germany's interior minister is here, too. in berlin, he is the troublemaker and angela merkel's government. in bavaria, the party leader is already trying to distance himself from an expected election defeat. calls for his head are getting louder. there's an expectation that you should take responsibility this sunday. if this goes badly for your csu

party, will you do that? >> it's nice of people to worry about these things, but i did not see a single election post with my face on it -- poster with my face on it as i was driving up here. >> instead, the state premier is on the posters and in the spotlight. he used to have a picture of strauss and his bedroom and still likes to quote him. >> there should befor democratic parties further right than us. the far right afd campaigned that strauss would have voted for em. he would have fought them. >> the strauss family has criticized csu leaders for failing to act against the rise of the far right. they have even started adopting right-wing rhetoric themselves. here in lower bavaria, many

voters have long fled from the csu and gone further to the right. although bavaria and support for the far right afd is patchy, the region saw it get around 30% in last year's general elections. making this prime political battleground. the room is packed as the afd parliamentary group leader arrives at the afd's strongest constituency in bavaria so far. she has come all the way from berlin because she knows these regional elections are about much more than bavaria alone. steiner is young, traditional,

and unapologetic about her key ambition. >> this will be the final nail in the coffin of germany's abolish or angela merkel -- abolisher, angela merkel. >> and bavaria, too, spoiled illegal immigrants knife and rape people in small villages and towns. >> during her speech, she cites figures suggesting migrants are 10 times as likely to commit violent crimes. where exactly did you get those statistics from? we are not aware of them. >> that is the official police statistic process by our chief superintendent, who is also a member of parliament. >> the statistics she quotes do not come to this conclusion. fear is a driving force for many here tonight.

>> i can no longer let my kids out on the street on their own from what i see on tv or here on the radio. just cannot do it anymore. >> the main issue is security. i have children, and we are really afraid for our children. >> that's the mood he is up against as he faces the crowd. he had knowledge is he cannot stop a broad populist movement reaching bavaria. >> there's a wind of change blowing across europe. it challenges established institutions, and a spirit of change does not stop at germany's borders, not at bavaria's borders. it is sweeping across our country. >> the figure of the verio looms large over the oktoberfest. generally a politics-free zone, the state election is being fought in the name of defending what it celebrates best and the

variance hold most dear. -- and bavarians hold most dear. ♪ >> homeland, parties, good quality of life. >> homeland, being happy, oktoberfest. >> in bavaria, like the rest of germany, emotions run high as soon as it comes to migration. the sheer ferocity in the migration debate has left many fearing for bavaria's local grounds. highs in cruel re-has been in this family for more than 500 years. german purity law makes sure that beer recipes are as old as the traditions behind them.

the great concern here is that nationalism could threaten business. >> if people outside germany by a bavarian beer, i want them to think of a beautiful country, of the friendliness of our people, of our culture, our traditions. i don't want them to think of violence and hate and racism and things like this, so we have to watch very carefully what is going on, and this cannot continue. >> visitors from around the world have been welcomed at the abbey for more than 1000 years. angela merkel is expected here today. there are demonstrations against but also for her, a fixture since what became known as the migration crisis in 2015.

it is her only joint appearance with the cservative top candidate. merkel calls for confidence in being german as an antidote for fear of others. >> those who are no longer aware of their own foundations of course don't know how to integrate others, and in this debate about islam, i sometimes get the sense that some they have become jealous, that others are living their religion while we forget hours. -- forget ours. >> souter does he faces a fight in sunday's elections. >> currently, we are seeing something totally different here in germany. people should be happy and content because things have never been better in germany. >> despite that strong economy, the public are unhappy and turning away from the csu in

both directions. current polls addict the greens could become bavaria's second strongest political force and could well join the csu-led government. their top candidates see themselves as living proof that the left-wing alternative for germany is possible. >> bavaria has a great motto -- to live and let live. i think that sums it up perfectly. of course we are open to the world. we are pro-europe, and we want to stay that way, and i believe the citizens of the very a are done with politicians and others spreading hate and fear. >> in munich, like the whole of europe, politicians are struggling to understand the new public discontent. many fear a new right-wing mainstream. >> munich is open to the world with a bavarian soul. that's how we should behave. we don't need those nazis.

>> what we need to do is balance out the gap which when rich and poor here in germany and the rest of the world, but i don't think the 14th of october will get us any closer to that. >> for the first time in german postwar history, this bavarian election campaign smacks of pro-change sentiment. at the very least, that is expected to blow away angela merkel's interior minister, but it could also deal another blow to her own grip on power. >> to sports news now ahead of a match between the german national football team and the netherlands on saturday. dw spoke exclusively to the former germany captain, who criticized the german football association and coach who stayed in the job after a disappointing tournament in which the then

reigning champions crashed out in the first round. >> germany's world cup disaster was on the mind when we met him in london. >> as an outsider, i was surprised as well as many other people that he kept his job because since a long time he works with the team, and there is this time where sometimes things don't work anymore when you are so long with a certain team. >> was once the shining star of german football. at the 2002 world cup, he led the team to a surprise final and later became the team's main man and captain. ahead of the 2010 world cup, he was injured and in the end on ceremoniously moved out of the squad. now he feels the german football association has not moved with

the times. >> if we did maybe 4, 8 years for something really good to be in world championbut you have to ask yourself every day in football -- football is really quick, you know that the we have a trend sometimes where this nation or this nation makes huge steps because of a certain reason, and you should not lose the advantage we had years before just because we think we're good. >> germany's current midfield maestro defended his coach's credentials at a press conference in berlin. >> heeems to be of the opinion that a change was needed, i guess. maybe he wanted to take over. i'm not sure. i think the coach has been proving for years that he's happy to keep on improving on himself. >> with critics continuing to doubt the decision, the coach

and team are under pressure to respond with performances on the pitch. >> talk about bad performance. global stocks not looking good. >> essentially, investors are just panicking. wall street had its worst session in a long time last night. a trade war and interest rate hikes have everyone on edge, including u.s. president donald trump, who has called the federal reserve crazy for raising rates. >> global markets were shaken. the contagion spread to europe where germany's benchmark dax lost 1.5%. investors in the world are nervous. trump losto time ramping up his rhetoric. >> i think the fed is out of control. i think what they are doing is wrong. under the obama administration, yo had aot of help because theyad very little interest.

our economy is far better than that, but we are paying interest and they were not. they were usinfunny money. but i think the fed is far too stringent, and they are making a mistake. >> trump's remarks have come as the international monetary fund and world bank hold their annual meeting in indonesia. the mood has been pretty bleak. not only have they both lower the forecast for global growth, but they've also released a report that says the world's financial system is at risk. the imf chief even made a veiled reference to trump's remarks by defending central banks. >> it's clearly a necessary development for those economies that are now showing much improved growth, inflation that is picking up and falling into the range or reaching the thresholds, unemployment that are extremely low, it is

inevitable that central banks make the decisions that they make. >> a clash in economic theory between the head of the imf and the u.s. president, warnings the global economy is slowing down and becoming unstable, not to mention a continuing trade war between the u.s. and china. against this backdrop, investor jitters are likely to endure. >> let's go to our financial correspondent on wall street. the blame game is afoot, trump hitting out at the federal reserve and its interest rate policy. are they the guilty party here? >> well, it is possible that the rising interest rates might be a damper on economic growth in the united states, but the big question is why the federal reserve is increasing interest rates. that is partly because of the politics of the trump administration. for example, with the massive

tax cuts earlier this year, we have an economy in the united states was almost full employment, and then you have those massive tax cuts. that is also driving inflation higher. if you look at trade policies, that makes imports more expensive into the united states, so those are factors white inflation is on the rise. not massively yet, but that is one of the reasons why the federal reserve is increasing rates, not just because they want to but because they have to. >> you and i have been talking about record after record after record in recent months. what we are seeing -- is is simply a downturn or a correction? >> that is the big debate we are having. is it a correction within is still ongoing bull market, or is something bigger at play at this point? certainly we cannot answer this question yet, but what will be very important to see is the upcoming earnings season that

will really take off on friday when the first big banks come out with their results and we could see headwinds for u.s. corporations with higher dollar, with higher rates, with the slowing of the chinese economy, with higher commodity prices, with tariffs on steel and aluminum. it will partly depend on those results. >> our financial correspondent for us on wall street. many thanks indeed. you are watching dw news from berlin. we will have plenty more for you at the top of the hour. you can always get the latest on dw.com. we will see you again very soon. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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