The release of human rights organizer. It comes on the same day that his trial got under way stuart was arrested and has tested relations between turkey and germany will go to istanbul for the latest also coming up the rerun no one wants to watch ahead of tomorrows disputed repeat president ial election kenyans say their country is deeply divided and germanys president appeals for better times between berlin and moscow on the visit to russia he tells led amir putin that the two countries have to Work Together if they want to trust each other. Its good to have you with us tonight we start off with some breaking news from turkey a prosecutors call that may have diplomatic echoes turkeys Public Prosecutor is seeking the release of german human rights activists. To start his trial got underway today after he was arrested it is stamboul last july there is accused of links to terrorism but berlin has dismissed those allegations and demanded that he be released he is among the group of eleven
President ial election kenyans say their country is deeply divided. And germanys president appeals for better ties between berlin and moscow. On a visit to russia he tells Vladimir Putin the countries have to Work Together if they want to trust each other. Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you with us tonight. We start off with breaking news from turkey. A prosecutors call might have diplomatic echoes. Turkeys Public Prosecutor is seeking the release of german human rights activist Peter Steudtner. Steudtners trial got under way after he was arrested in istanbul last july. Steudtner is accused of links to terrorism but berlin has dismissed those allegations and amended he be released. He is a man among a group of 11 activists being prosecuted, including several from the rights watchdog amnesty international. We are going to our correspondent who has been covering the trial proceedings for us in istanbul. Was this decision from the prosecutor, was it really expected . Guest it c
Lutheran church. This particular one encompasses central and Northern California and northern nevada. Almost 200 congregations including a seminary and a bible camp. We connect with all of these agencies as well as congregations. It is big. A lot of territory. I drive about 3000 miles a month to connect with congregations and leaders and the two offices we have. That is a lot of out and about. Yes. I imagine there is joy and frustration with being a bishop. Tell us what it is that makes you particular particularly gratified to be a bishop. What would those tasks to be . One of the things i get to do is travel around and be with congregations. Sometimes sunday morning. It is a great opportunity for me to connect with the congregation, the leaders and the pastor and find out what they are doing in the place where they were planted maybe 60, 75 or 100 years ago, to bring christ into a way of understanding hoping to make a difference in the life of that community. And how they connect with
Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you with us. U. S. President donald trump is in israel. It is following a twoday visit to saudi arabia. He has become the first sitting u. S. President to visit jerusalems western wall, one of the most sacred sites in judaism. He spoke of a, quote, rare opportunity to bring peace to the middle east, dubbing a peace accord the ultimate deal. Trump also had tough words for iran, promising that tehran will never have nuclear weapons. Reporter in a visit heavy in symbolism, even the plane ride was unprecedented. Donald trump arrived in israel on probably the first ever direct flight between saudi arabia and the jewish state. The two have no diplomatic relations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcome to trump, hailing his countrys close ties with the u. S. Your visit here, never before , as the first foreign trip of a president of the united states, included a trip to israel. Thank you mr. President. [applause] thank you for this powerfu
It is good to have you with us. U. S. President donald trump is in israel. It is following a twoday visit to saudi arabia. He has become the first sitting u. S. President to visit jerusalems western wall, one of the most sacred sis in judaism. He spoke of a, quote, rare opportunity to bring peace to the middle east, dubbing a peace accord the ultimate deal. Trump also had tough words for iran, promising that tehran will never have nuclear weapons. Reporter in a visit heavy in symbolism, even the plane ride was unprecedented. Donald trump arrived in israel on probably the first ever direct flight between saudi arabia and the jewish state. The two have no diplomatic relations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcome to trump, hailing his countrys close ties with the u. S. Your visit here, never before , as the first foreign trip of a president of the united states, included a trip to israel. Thank you mr. President. [applause] thank you for this powerful expression of your frie