at the iron man in hawaii germany's patrick lang in six a new records to win the competition and wins and even more important progress in. the ordinary. and christine window balcombe to the program german voters have sent tiles of coal for change from the southern states off the area off to elections sunday projected results show going to mak holes conservative allies the c.s.u. has lost its absolute majority off to decades of dominance in the region the c.s.u. gained less than forty percent of the vote that's a drop of more than ten percent the greens also integrating huge gains now becoming the second strongest posse in bavaria they nearly doubled their support from the last elections the free version is that's a coalition of independent candidates trailed them within the five point six percent the far right if he is say to enter the various parliament for the first time they've jumped onto the scene taking more than ten percent off the vote to support the social democrats who lost basically they halted they support and dropped to less than ten percent now votes for the if t.p. and

with charles settling for second and a house of germany coming in third in the men's germany's patrick lang it was trailing until the final running stage that's also perhaps because he had been stung by a jellyfish just prior to the competition and wasn't sure if he could compete but compete he did and how finally making his mark late on and beating the previous race record by almost nine minutes he then dropped to his knees to propose to his girlfriend. long also became the first athlete in history to finish the competition in under eight hours. northern ireland's jonathan wright has set a new supers bikes a record in argentina he becomes the first rider to win ten straight super bike races having already retained his world title calls arc rider started eighth but battled his way up to first gaining momentum with every lap it was not though such a happy race for eugene lafferty though he crashed out the season ends in two weeks in qatar. let's get your miner now of our top stories this hour german chancellor all americans allies in bavaria suffered major losses in a regional election the f

and at the iron man in hawaii germany's patrick lang the second new record to win the competition then won even more important price. in egypt money welcome to the program all eyes in germany are on bavaria today as people they head to the polls in state elections now the vote is an important barometer for angela merkel's government after a difficult year for her coalition now various not just known for its bia and of course leader holes and it's germany's biggest state and an economic powerhouse that's also traditionally conservative in fact the conservatives haven't lost an election here in more than sixty. years and here's how the state parliament looks now chancellor merkel's sister party the christian social union or c.s.u. you can see there it holds an absolute majority in bavaria but polls show that c.s.u. may lose its absolute majority forcing it to form a coalition government any shockwave from the bavarian vote is likely to be felt right here in berlin chancellor merkel's interior minister who is there hope for well he is the leader of the c.s.u. party a poor result today cou

and at the iron man in hawaii germany's patrick lang the first set a new record to win the competition and then won and even more important prime. news. i'm carl kasell and welcome to the program all eyes in germany are on the various today as people there head to the polls in state elections the vote is an important barometer for america's government after a difficult year for her coalition now varia it's not just known for its beer and later hosen it's germany's biggest state and economic powerhouse and it's traditionally conservative in fact the conservatives have not lost an election here in more than sixty years here's how the state parliament is shaping up right now chancellor merkel's sister party the christian social union or c s u holds an absolute. already in but there yes but polls show that the c.s.u. will lose votes in today's election and likely even that absolute majority and the shockwave from the bavarian vote will be felt in berlin chancellor merkel's interior minister horst they hoffa is the c.s.u. party leader a poor result today could see calls for his removal furt

in the men's germany's patrick lang it was trailing until the final running stage that's also perhaps because he had been stung by a jellyfish just prior to the competition and wasn't sure if he could compete but compete he did and how finally making his mark late on and beating the previous race record by almost nine minutes he then dropped to his knees to propose to his girlfriend. long also became the first athlete in history to finish the competition in under eight hours you're watching live from berlin we'll be back at the top of the hour with more news. we make up over but we want to go to the undisputed by. the surface of the sea. want to show you the continent's future. party and join them stars as they share their stories their dreams and their challenges the seventy seven percent platform for africa john.

in the men's germany's patrick lang it was trailing until the final running stage that's also perhaps because he had been stung by a jellyfish just prior to the competition and wasn't sure if he could compete but compete he did and how finally making his mark late on and beating the previous race record by almost nine minutes he then dropped to his knees to propose to his girlfriend. along also became the first athlete in history to finish the competition in under eight hours. you're a business with market now and saudi arabia's investments are in the spotlight indeed brined the saudi economy is in turmoil following the disappearance and suspected murder of a dissident a journalist the riyadh stock exchange was down as much as seven percent on sunday and a top business leaders including the heads of airbus and j.p. morgan chase have been pulling out of a major investment conference and that conference had been meant to showcase saudi arabia's move away from an oil based economy now a week ago washington post columnist jamal khashoggi entered the saudi consulate in istanbul and was nev

iron man weld championship event in hawaii where the winnah proposed to his girlfriend germany's patrick lang approach the course rec host and after nearly eight hours of swimming cycling and running it was time to get down on one knee. my. thanks. all right that is all useful and i will have more for you later nice story thank you for that joe more from the sports team in the thirteen hundred g.m.t. news hour i will see you as well right now mr adrian finnegan is in with your latest news and headlines right here on al-jazeera stay with us. the latest news as it breaks her security officials said that they were treating chris of his disappearance as a murder investigation. with detailed coverage the area here was the preschool people thought it would be a safe place to run to the grounds beneath them and swallowed them up from around the world the local government has been trying to clean up to every. the more danger at a college to both live around big. brother leader or brutal dictator. with discontent spreading through north africa time was running out for libya's self-styled king of kings

with charles settling for second and a house of germany coming in third in the men's germany's patrick lang it was trailing until the final running stage that's also perhaps because he had been stung by a jellyfish just prior to the competition and wasn't sure if he could compete but compete he did and how finally making his mark late on and beating the previous race record by almost nine minutes he then dropped to his knees to propose to his girlfriend. long also became the first athlete in history to finish the competition in under eight hours. ok let's get. some uncertainty on the currency markets this morning well brian everything is going topsy turvy this week in europe you already mentioned those negotiations and then of course there's italy but the british pound is under pressure following sunday's failed breaks it talks and today the italian cabinet is expected to approve a costly two thousand nine hundred budgets despite criticism from the european commission the government backed by the right wing leak and the anti establish less austerity and more investment italy's government wa

marry you well that's what happened at the world championship event in hawaii where the winner patrick lang of germany was in such a hurry to see his girlfriend that he ended up breaking the course record and somehow still managed to get down on one knee to pop the vital question. i. always support and i will have more later on. thanks for we'll have a happy ending with more news on the other side of the break to stay with us here because their homes the whole room thanks very much for your time and your company . carcinogen. with bureaus spanning six continents across the globe. to. al-jazeera has correspondents live in green the stories they tell. us about it. al-jazeera fluent in world news the cricket world isn't not about match fixing i mean you have to think why would you give me a gun because then we didn't burn the media in the i you know big bang bang. al-jazeera is investigative unit reveals explosive new at the documentary confirms to my mind now is a very hard profile figure in match fixing and international cricket do you know this man al-jazeera investigation cricket match fix

marry you that's what happened at the iron man world championship event in hawaii where the winner patrick lang out was in such a hurry to see his girlfriend that he broke the course record somehow still managing to get down on one knee. to pop the question. of the not much choice that you really think that. it's cool that you very much for that now does it for the al-jazeera news alba do stay with us on al-jazeera because london will be taking over just a few minutes with all the latest news including from outside the saudi consulate ball which investigates us have finally beat allowed to look into the disappearance . all that much more in just a couple of minutes. when they're on line for humanity has been taken out. or if you join us on the say i guarantee no one has a back story like this is a dialogue i'm just tired of seeing negative stereotypes about native americans everyone has a voice. and that's your comments your questions i'll do my best to bring them into the show join the global conversation on how to zero. journeys of possible discovery more american here and then more in the. a

you well that's what happened at the ironman world championship event in hawaii where the winner patrick lang of germany was in such a hurry to see his girlfriend that he ended up breaking the course record and somehow still managed to get down on one knee to pop the vital question. sorry sport for now we'll have more later on. thanks very much paul of course you can follow all of the stories that we're covering here by logging on to our web site is there a top commuting watching al-jazeera news on that means a whole ramadan jordan's up with another full half hour on the other side of the break until and for me on the team thanks for your time and your company. you don't know where public service stops and private interest begins what's at stake is the very essence of democracy and we have never had a president so brazenly treating the oval office as an opportunity. like follows the money investigating whether donald trump is profiting from the presidency and asking what the cost will be for democracy the usa and the president's profits on al-jazeera. for nine hundred forty six to nine hundre

iron man world championship event in hawaii where the winner proposed to his girlfriend germany's patrick langa broke the course record after nearly eight hours of swimming cycling and running it was time to get down on one knee. was. just. ok we're poor who are more at eight hundred g.m.t. but for now it is back to joe thank you very much for that and that will do it for this news group and remember you can keep in touch with us on social media the hash tag as ever as a.j. news good that's on twitter that our handle is at a.j. english all the other ways to connect there facebook dot com slash what's that past line seven four five zero one trouble one four nine we will see you back here in studio fourteen at fifteen hundred g.m.t. on tuesday. after. afghanistan is finally preparing to hold parliamentary elections by constant violence and continually influenced by as many afghans are hoping for a real change what direction the country takes were given in-depth coverage of the afghanistan elections. getting to the heart of the matter the three big challenges facing human crime in the twenty firs