Democrats warmer president obama also says theres more at stake than ever before the judge of this country was one who you know whose office. As early voting begins will explain why these elections matter not just in the u. S. But also here in europe also on the show. Piers growing for the safety of at least seventy nine pupils and their teachers kidnapped by armed separatists in cameroon fosses fakers say they will not let them go until their demands are met. And the loss of concentration camps still hold was a place of pure hard as a suspected former guard goes on trial here in germany today we speak to a survivor about why its so important to keep talking about the past. And in football the Champions League returns but one big name will not be playing. Liverpools are gone secure he will not be facing Red Star Belgrade because of fears of tensions due to his heritage. By brian thomas thanks so much for being with us americans are voting in one of the most crucial midterm elections in decades today some thirty six million americans have already cast their ballots an early voting now thats far more than at the same time in the last midterms says the polls a referendum on his presidency in that it will determine if hes able to keep his agenda on track. Early voting has begun for the u. S. Midterm elections and early polling suggests it will be a record year for turnout. And its all because of this man hes divisive and hes energizing for those that love him and for those that dont this election is widely being seen as a referendum on the man everyone cant look away from if he doesnt say so himself. I mean who ever even heard of mid term there not even know what it is ive had a lot of people say i dont know what that term is but now im watching every single minute and im going out to vote. But the key is you have to go out to vote because in a sense i am on the ticket you got to go out to. Republicans our town seeing a booming economy. And accusing democrats of being weak on migration democrats are inviting caravan after caravan of illegal aliens to pour into our country overwhelming his school yard spittles and your communities five. U. S. Networks have withdrawn this trump ad about a mexican migrant convicted of murdering two Police Offices it originally claimed democrats allowed him into the country and c. N. N. Called it racist. The democrats not so secret weapon former president barack obama has been on the campaign trail taking aim at the president s often abrasive personality. Character this countrys on the belt who we are is on the ballot. Thank you. What kind of. Politics we expect is on the ballot how we conduct ourselves in public life is on the ballot how we treat other people is on the belin. There are likely to be swings to both sides across america in deeply conservative texas a surprisingly strong showing for democratic rule seeking election to the senate. Just a few weeks ago democrats felt fairly sure of recapturing both the senate and the house but poll suggests the race is now wide open. While it is completely wide open to talk about that with me in the studio was having regular head of the Transatlantic Relations program of the German Council of Foreign Relations good morning thanks for being with us winning these midterms are getting far more attention here in europe than midterms in the u. S. Usually do whats whats behind that i think its because were so puzzled by donald trump isnt how he acts the very disruptive policies the pressure on the allies in europe. The possible damage he does to the political system in the u. S. So were wondering how he can survive this kind of a different approach in policy his own policies partly erratic partly in a certain way to to. Improve the position of america in the world as he says without possibly doing it so its interesting for us and we wonder where the checks and balances work whether the political system in america is working and whether hes now getting tighter control and oversight from congress with new majorities possibly ok this vote being called the most important in a generation if not longer by members of both parties lets take a look at at whats at stake. The midterms are first and foremost about congress and they can make or break a president s agenda republican control of both the house of representatives and the senate has made trumps life relatively easy so far but if democrats flip one or even both houses the good times may be over the entire house all four hundred thirty five seats are up for election as they are every two years republicans currently hold two hundred thirty five democrats one hundred ninety three seats thats a lot of distance to the two hundred eighteen majority mark but democrats hope that the slew of republicans leaving their seats this year along with enough anti trump fury among voters will deliver them to the house so all eyes are on the thirty or so tonsils races that polling data have is too close to call on the senate side republicans rule with the slimmest of majorities fifty one of one hundred seats sounds like good news for democrats but only thirty five seats of those are up for election most twenty six are ones democrats and independents allied with them need to defend that makes victory harder polling data suggest maybe just six seats in all are toss ups as the Minority Party democrats have been limited in effectively resisting trump but what if they win in both the house and senate they could block his agenda and introduce their own they could investigate the myriad allegations of abuse and misconduct facing trump. In the Senate Democrats could reject trump appointees up for important positions and they could impeach a long and fraught process that starts in the house and ends in the Senate Democrats have history on their side as the president s party usually suffers in the midterms whether that trend stays true wont be clear until ballots are it. Has been under constant criticism here in germany from members of. Hes since hes taken office since hes been in office over the last two years what a shift in the balance of power in congress towards the democrats improve relations between the United States and germany with that mind. I wouldnt think so we would possibly gain a bit more trust in the checks and balances system in the trust in the in the leading democracy but its hard to foresee how would react would he if you. Would see his own legislative agenda blocked as all of those projects blocked by congress would he then step up the sort of internal civil war that hes starting the inflammatory rhetoric the polarization that hes using to to reach out to his base because hes what he wants to be reelected in twenty twenty or will he look for like foreign theatres and start wars to the outside which is not so easy hes also a press corps in the words to the outside that is quite a claim i mean hes stepping up the escalation with iran he has. Embraced the north Korean Leader but its really opened whether this would lead to denuclearization i dont i dont see that. The donald trump is looking for. A failure in his Foreign Policy he wants to be the strong man he wants to to to be seen as somebody who gets things done and he doesnt want to go into failure so so he might pick his enemies. At that point in time this might also mean for us for you for a for us europeans that hes trying to squeeze out more for the u. S. In terms of trade relations or in terms of burden sharing in nato and that is a more a more plausible scenario ok so should the democrats take power there is a very real concern in europe the donald trump could become more active on the Foreign Policy front and that would include dismantling some of the global institutions hes very much opposed to part of. What he calls his anti globalist agenda on trade and nato do you see that as you mention this being a real threat it is a it is a threat but when you look at what the americans do they support nato they spend more money for defense of deterrence. In the un the skeptical about certains of neurons but theyre not withdrawing completely so there will be a reshift reshuffling of resources from from the american side and a lot of bad rhetoric but i think on base the europeans have people in america to work with so having reka ahead of the times a lot of Relations Program of the German Council on Foreign Relations thanks very much welcome. And here on the w. Will have of course extensive coverage of the midterms throughout the day bring you all the results and europes perspective as well on these elections you can also follow us on twitter for updates s w news while as weve been talking about President Trump is using worries about illegal immigration is a key issue to adam ate his conservative base and on the eve of the midterms thousands of Central American migrants have been streaming into the mexican capital mexico city theres a lead in the socalled Migrant Caravan headed to the u. S. Border where they intend to seek asylum they say theyre trying to escape violence and poverty but trump has rallied his voters against the caravan on the campaign trail calling it an invasion. This stands at this mexico city stadium filled slowly but not with sports fans as usual instead these are migrants from Central America exhausted and hungry. Its been a hard journey sometimes weve had pouring rain then burning sunshine we have children with us theyre tired well have to wait until theyve arrested. Theyve walked fifteen hundred kilometers so i found. These are among the first to arrive in mexico city. Thousands more are expected this week he they receive food and fresh clothing. And play space for children after a few days theyll push on towards the us mexico border. Theres one of us is that im ok we have to get to show donald trump that we are not afraid of his soldiers. He can send as many as he wants to get a chance remarks havent discouraged anyone on the move those will fled their homes are willing to risk everything to start a new life elsewhere because they see no hope in their homeland. But whats really important for us to gather our strength and keep going. Can have a better life so they can study back home we cant send them to school we dont even have the money to buy new shoes. But theres a but. So its onward with the old shoes the migrants hope that whatever they wearing on the fate will be enough to get them to a better life. Time for a look at some of the other stories making the news today. In peru a truck crashed head on into a passenger bus monday local media reporting at least eighteen people are dead among them twelve women and a child the bus been traveling along highway. Near lake titicaca. The files in the tourist drug lord shop oh is actually in Joaquin Guzman the set to begin in new york under tight security hes accused of leading a criminal enterprise sold vast quantities of cocaine and smuggle billions of dollars into mexico. To pakistan now and the fate of a pakistani christian woman is back in the hands of the countrys Supreme Court is the most hardliners have filed an appeal aimed at reversing their her acquittal on blasphemy charges aasia bibi spent eight years on death row before a Supreme Court ruling found her innocent last week but shes effectively been stopped from leaving pakistan pending the appeal speaking at a press conference in the hague her lawyer said hed fled the country fearing for his life after hardline violence erupted following the acquittal. Well d. W. Spoke with pakistans information minister short while ago and asked him whether ozzy abebe was safe to remain in pakistan given the violence surrounding this case. She is he she has been particularly is. The security. Guy i think we are quite confident that she is she is really a pretty face she is popular cool to see and she is obviously not going. To be and scared but because of for security she is. Shes under under security this is due to be a new news still to come on the show as the nazi concentration camp go guard goes on trial here in germany we meet a woman who survived the horrors of the holocaust. But first were turning to camerons volatile northwest where separatists gunmen have kidnapped seventy nine students and three Staff Members of the school separatist groups in the anglo phone region are fighting an Armed Campaign for independence from the majority french speaking country the kidnappers say they will only release the students once the goal of creating a new state is achieved. This footage purportedly shows the dozens of students kidnapped it was released by the perpetrators. Seeking to in school and meeting on the loose. Last evening and. One member of the separatist group who is filming the boys also appears on camera before turning it back to the children telling them they will be going to school there now. All of us. I am going to school yeah the kidnapped students are from them and in the western English Speaking part of cameroon separatist groups like the boys are waging an Armed Struggle for independence in the majority french speaking country groups have long vowed to destabilize the region and have attacked and kill teachers for disobeying orders to keep schools closed the armed separatists broke into the School Building before dawn and of ducted the children from their dormitories as well as three stuff members. The local governor came to the school to meet with some of the parents assuring them the children would be brought back home. Despite what happens here. The State Government will know sort and. Where to make sure. The student the people in the book to run back to the classrooms. But i disagree with them then in that regards. Was. The incident deepens the atmosphere of fear and is likely to lead to more students staying at home in the future while here in germany a ninety four year old former concentration camp guard is set to go on trial today hes charged with involvement in hundreds of murders at the nazi concentration camp off prosecutors say the defendant knew that inmates were being murdered in the camp and therefore must be held to account its estimated that more than sixty thousand people died in that camp one survivor dora holt has made it her mission to tell her story she spoke with the w. s tony kraemer sometimes it is still difficult to tell her story dog would say this as a child she spent several years in this to talk of concentration camp her parents and her sister were killed in the holocaust born in poland doris how many flat the jews get involved so to lithuania from their store of us deported to the studio of concentration camp you dont think i can own it though you what happened in the in the years since that i will never forget i will never forget that i was hungry day and night i will never forget that and my mother died from hunger because the little piece of bread that she got she gave the me. It is estimated that over sixty thousand people were murdered and stur tough gassed executed or killed by extreme Labor Conditions and frequent epidemics. Remembers both the fear and the daily violence off the nazis what they did its not he was not human you dancer or a child in their heart can of water the learned you have done to make a child. Pick up a twenty killer cement which i had to pick up and i couldnt so i was beaten up only daughter and her brother survived the holocaust in is version got married and raised a family since then she has made it her mission to talk to children about her experience of the show are they seeing sledges they what the germans put on our shoulders. Its incredible and therefore i sing there to ever knows it and when it all ever knows how to share it with others i think they should that because i need that way we can prevent another holocaust its important for her she says to speak out for the many other children who didnt survive to keep their memory alive. Lets check out sports now on footballs tempi inslee take center stage again and i trust harrington from our sports desk is here to talk about that chris lets start with last years runners up there traveling to liverpool but theyre not taking a very key player with them whats happening thats right brian twenty six year old jared on she kiri he was born in kosovo ethnically albanian now in the late ninetys kosovo fought a war of independence against Serbian Forces the serbian government still refuses to recognize kosovos independence security made headlines he plays for switzerland and not albania in the world cup when he scored a game winner against serbia he made a pose of the albanian flag which is a hand gesture and in this current there it is right there you see and that was a viral moment actually and that potentially could be in issue a distraction you know because hes going to the capital of servia belgrade you know tonight the team is the head coach youre good close up touched on the at the press conference yesterday on why she carrie has been left behind lets take a listen thats what you have to play football and. We want to focus on that. Because the situation people all know better. How the situation is we decided not to bring sharkey said if hes old to play a lot of games for us but not tomorrow thats all. Ok tactical and strategic but it was no known so theres ok now theres still a lot to play for in this group just how close is it at the halfway mark wright will group c. Is as tight as Cusick Christmas time because liverpool they leave the group six points p. S. G. Is right behind them with five scuse me napoli is right behind them with a five p. S. G. Has four points napoli face at p. S. G. Tonight and you have p. S. G. Have have havent been living up to their potential in the Champions League pits as of late they have lots of talent you know interestingly enough napolis head coach carlo answer lottie spoke highly of p. S. G. Because he had a coaching tenure there he said they could potentially win the silverware if they do live up to potential p. S. G. They are on the road at napoli tonight but they do have their goalkeeper gigi buffon back between the posts so they are looking good in that situation he no. Interest in lee enough theyre going to have to either draw and wait to see a liverpool does of belgrade or just flat out when you know i expect napoli to not try to contain as much and i do expect. Company to fire on all cylinders and i expect to win for p. S. G. Ok lets talk about a top german team but your leaders dortmund their own actions and i let it go madrid is a team theyre facing off against once that theyre looking like well right now dortmund is on fire you know there is no debating that they top the group domestically here in germany and right now they have yet to concede a goal in the Champions League you know all of their new pieces are jelling well together axel vit sol and company look very good moving forward but to keep it all honest and aboveboard this will be a litmus test because they are playing in madrid electical madrid you know didnt really show up last time out according to their side you know they will stick to the script and play what theyve been playing but they do recognize that dog is a force to be reckoned with right now and they as of right now therefore they look like they can you know walk away with a double you know this year they look like they. With the Champions League and the bundesliga ok but let it go will have the home advantage because they will have the home advantage but they are wounded a little bit at the moment they have a few players out they have Diego Godinez out and diego is out is well going to wait and see if the world cup champion and told greece will show up in you know dazzle the home side but im pulling for development all right well so that i want to go into the server thanks very much. Some tennis now rafael nadal says he will not play this season anymore after undergoing Ankle Surgery the spaniard was already a doubt for the season ending p. T. P. Finals in london because of an abdominal injury in view of that he said hed taken the opportunity to have the operation on a problematic right ankle in the dolls absence from last weeks finals means that Novak Djokovic is guaranteed to finish the year as world number one. Get a business out with gary hart and amazon is looking for a second home thats right brian could decide to split its new headquarters between two locations with fifty thousand new jobs up for grabs there could be problems finding enough talent in one area the company says h. Q. To as its called could now have two sides with twenty five thousand workers each no locations are confirmed but with so much at stake the competition is high the company with the implications down to shortlist new york city is one of the key comes and goes along with crystal city in virginia as and which is based in Seattle Washington has refused to comment for the update is expected soon. This swift Money Transfer system has blocked access to key iranian banks swift says the measure which was announced of the first day of u. S. Imposed sanctions on iran is necessary to maintain stability of the Global Financial system during the first round of sanctions and twenty twelve. Swift also disconnected iranian banks but later readmitted some of them still prohibiting the transfer of u. S. Dollars belchers based swift is a cooperative used by eleven thousand Financial Institutions worldwide. Its an unprecedented standoff between the un the Member States governments the European Commission rejected italys Budget ProposalItalian Government is so far refusing to draw up a new one at that meeting in brussels on monday eurozone finance ministers have supported the commissions view and asked italy to come up with a new plan. The eurozone finance ministers are hoping for a compromise between italy and the European Commission without some fear that could be dire consequences for everyone. Who was. Is the path of Dialogue Exchange of views to find the best solution for the eurozone as the four fold it into government and for common currency because what you dont say now hes come on current. Italy wants to increase spending to both states economy rather than save but that violates e. U. Rules says the European Commission. News thats it europe today more coming up at top of the hour thanks for watching. Great. Generation. Again. Invoked a new spirit. Nineteen sixty. Three and still. Our special. Late. Late. Lasting shock. Make only manager against type of. Terrorist speech such violence. Yes again to strengthen. Sixty minutes on. Whats coming up on the display youll have plenty to talk about here on. The monitors leader of the weekend here. Wouldnt have been fighting for this case to be taken seriously in the world of work heres whats coming up womens tour. For sure women smart talks smart station manager frank recently. Dangerous time. For mom. Hello and welcome to arts twenty one this week were celebrating the spirit of nine hundred sixty eight. Its a year that changed the world. In rome in. A time of social and political upheaval the old order was stripped away and nothing was ever the same again and taking stock of the legacy of sixty eight and its relevance today you were about to hold for a little half a century