at the brandenburg gate commemoration event thank you very much here. on now let's bring in peter craven who's with me here in the studio peter hello to you there's been a lot of speeches today from different political leaders we heard from uncle americal earlier we heard from the german president or what was the central message from political leaders today i think the central message is very much that this was a peaceful revolution that there was no bloodshed and that has been echoed by all the political leaders and people here in germany are indeed rightfully proud of this fact it could of course have been so very different tournaments square in china just a few couple of months earlier and there was at least one prominent east german communist leader who actually applauded what took place there the robust approach of the chinese authorities so that kind of thing was avoided here in germany and that's important because obviously germany had. got a very difficult history with the nazi period and then the east german communist period so a bloodless revo

techno after so vote it out at the brandenburg gate the official start of ration is over but now the party is quite seriously all off initially we thought the songs from the east german song royce's some of whom wrote the fish which some people fled from the east across hungary. did they say it will mean a lot to lot of these some until you many questions would have heard of those so also a lot of people on stage sharing their own personal stories now what you can hear behind me i just say is small for the younger for the next generation. what did we hear from the national leaders who attended. this we heard from germany president frank steinmeier was that the official celebrations early on we heard from michelle. the mayor of reminded 6 lynas that those who enjoy freedom also responsible for the freedom of the future and this is listen to what the german president steinmeyer said there was a lot to read between the lines. is the the origin today isn't just about the old pictures on the highs of days gone by. then we can feel that today is for us to mourn today's about union our coun

of the brandenburg gate and we were waiting. for people of literally coming through the wall they have not yet seen the doors were shouting it was strictly. going to east german guards came and hose everybody off the wall. on the east berlin side the border guards barricaded the gate against the fast growing crowd of people there. was a recall there was a steel fence in front of the brandenburg gate. to the border police officers were behind it of course they tried to end. simulator's but as soon as we got to the barrier the 1st person jumped across the people's police officers grabbed him and tried to hold onto him but there were only 2 of them and we all climbed over one by one. and i mentioned a little. because you were dished i jumped over the steel fence and ripped my right hand then i ran towards the brandenburg gate they called out stop the stretch between the place where the hotel are don't know stands where the barrier was and the brandenburg gate was quite long with a lot of common but then a larger number of people's

simon young that buttons brandenburg gate thank you so much. u.s. secretary of state mike pompei oh is in germany for a visit timed to coincide with celebrations to mark that but he also came to address disagreements of current political and military alliances the u.s. secretary of state had come to berlin with china and russia on his mind instead wherever it might pump aoe went he was confronted with the question whether he said french president in manoa mccall's gloomy view of nato which mccormack described as brain dead so many good answers so many cameras yes. i. pump out it on a more serious note. if nations believe that they can get the security benefit without providing nato the resources that it needs if they don't live up to their commitments there's a risk that little could become ineffective or obsolete reminded that there's a price to pay for having the us as a partner a message heard loud and clear in the german government chancellor angela merkel expressed profound gratitude as germany marks 30 years since the fall of the ballon will.

guarding the brandenburg gate to highest duty for border guards until november 9th. i can't take it anymore. and i just wanted for once in my life to go through the brandenburg gate to take a look around i just want to send the other pows. i've never been over that and i know that i had no fake on no grandmother no uncles over there do you understand that. i wanted to go through and come back with my head high like i love and yet it will buy but if you keep going like this we'll never get there why is that so hard to understand. it that bad so bush did. shoot or deal with her as a person the border guards at the brandenburg gate seem to be waiting for orders only gradually did it become clear that it was all over. so i saw many young 30 years what's happening that tonight. yes as i say tonight people on just gathering and remembering there's a lot of tourists here as there always are at this central location. and people are sort of of marring the colored lights and projections what we've also got here on the other side of the gate is a display with 30000 little messa

guarding the brandenburg gate to highest duty for border guards until november 9th. i can't take it anymore. and i just wanted for once in my life to go through the brandenburg gate to take a look around i just want some the other part of. i've never been over there and i . have no fake on no grandmother no uncles over there do you understand that. i wanted to go through and come back with my head high i love and yet still buy that if you keep going like this we'll never get there why is that so hard to understand. that we have to push did. shoot or deal with her as a person the border guards at the brandenburg gate seem to be waiting for orders only gradually did it become clear that it was all over. simon quite the emotional look back there now 30 years later just walk us through what's planned at the brandenburg gate this weekend. yes on saturday evening the night the november that's the actual anniversary of the fall of the wall of course. they'll be a big get spectacular show here i think you can see the stage just on the other side of the gate behind me they've

guarding the brandenburg gate the highest duty for border guards until november 9th. i can't take it anymore. and i just wanted for once in my life to go through the brandenburg gate to take a look around and i just want some the other part of. i've never been over there and i have no fake on no grandmother no uncles over there do you understand that. i wanted to go through and come back with my head high like love and yet it still but if you keep going like this will never get there why is that so hard to understand. that. the bush did. shoot or deal with her as a person the border guards at the brandenburg gate seem to be waiting for orders only gradually did it become clear that it was all over. powerful testimony that simon so how much longer did it take until germans could actually true. well indeed east germans were climbing on the wall and west berliners as well and were climbing on the wall just on the other side of the branning gate from where i'm standing on the on the night of the night of november into the wee hours of the following day and father for the

the barrier was and the brandenburg gate was quite long. uncommon but then a larger number of people's police came marching out under the brandenburg gate and they lined up there we didn't know how they would react and how dangerous they'd be with someone it's not. your if it's your that made me think what are we doing here really there's nothing to it i mean if you're. out in hardly it's good to shop off ski got an alarming phone call from delhi. there's a part of the. i said what a mess why has communication been so bad in the last few days as i hadn't understood yet this it was a fundamentally muddled situation when i heard the news i was horrified because i knew that it could lead to confrontation which had to be prevented without fail. then i drove into 1000000000 that i mean. very shortly after midnight he reached the highway kind of the border crossing. over the ocean as i was getting out of my car a civilian came towards me and he was from the start he told me they're letting them through now no incidents as. there was nothing more

gate. early in germany east and west celebrates 30 years in the fold of the fallen who are here at the brandenburg gate in this city built to symbolize the power structures in the now and over the past decade has gone from being the symbol of the whole movie when they so when the also part faced off to becoming the symbol of german reunification a lot of fans a lot of pro-forma says this evening but in between also the masses that east germans need more of a say in where germany or unification is truly go we politicians here like fallen may. also reminding that experiencing the freedom east to west germany howards today also means taking responsibility for the freedom of the future. and those spectacular celebrations mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall but let's turn the clock back 30 years and see what actually happened on that night that changed the history of the world. the world must go what had seemed unimaginable became true on november 9th 1989. after 28 years of

gate become a symbol of unity rather than one of division well call of course the brandenburg gate is one of the most iconic symbols of the german nation it was built by the prussians later it was misused by the nazis as a backdrop for their parades and marches and the east german communist regime closed it off because just on the other side of the brandenburg gate on the western side. was the berlin wall for 28 years into where i'm standing was a complete no go zone you could come from here you couldn't cross from the east where i am to the west or the other way and that in that way it was a symbol of division but on the noise of the 9th of november 1909 of course people were able to come here and. within a few hours of the unexpected announcement that people would be allowed to leave east germany they were dancing on the wall just near here and you know of course as we say the rest is history people now of course come here to celebrate and just to tell each other the stories from that time look at some of the art installations of it here but to really get that feeling once again the

at german capital's iconic brandenburg gate thousands joined the party to celebrate and we'll take you to our forces. also coming up on tonight's coverage the presidents of poland the czech republic slovakia hungary joined germany. to place tribute to the german president trying to tell the role for these countries in the event. of course we'll look back about historic night 30 years ago. to the fall of the world. i'm sure the program germany is marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the bush. the main event is underway at the historic brandenburg gate which for decades was part of the heavily guarded border between east and west germany until november the 9th 1900 communistic east german authorities lifted travel restrictions on its citizens and reopened the border crossings to. let's talk about it these are life images from. the unification which happened less than a year later so let's go down to tonight's events at the brandenburg gate rejoined it up as chief political editor became a customer welcome mckayla took us through what's going on now. his right now behind me you can

all of the berlin wall the brandenburg gate that stood back then in 1989 in the death zone between east and west where nobody could cross and this is of course a commemoration of history and the sadness is that go with that but also of hope for the future above or maybe you can see these colorful cloud of freedom as it's called 30000 strips of paper with people's hopes for the future written on them and they've suspended them here in this colorful art installation one of the many creative ideas that to berlin is have come up with to celebrate this anniversary and tonight despite the rain there is still plenty of tourists in berlin as you've come down here to the brandenburg gate to have a look at what's going on to share their stories with each other and to sort of enjoy this atmosphere of street party event we're seeing you can see the brandenburg gate behind me and in front of it the stage where on saturday evening evening the night of november will be the big garlow show with all christers in d.j.'s the v.i.p.'s will of course all be here but many berlin is i'm sure will be here they

at the center of celebrations the landmark brandenburg gate and john installation carries the hopes and dreams of 30000 people worldwide written on colored ribbons. but november the 9th is also the date of about just dhaka in germany history the night of broken glass the nation wide life of attacks on jewish people and property not in 38 that the stock have widescale nazi persecution of jewish people. a method he held welcome to the program. the german capital is revving up to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall. celebrations and commemorations have got underway at the brandenburg gate once the symbol of germany's division into east and west they don't leave political correspondent simon young has been taking a look at preparations for saturday's festivities. the brandenburg gate is the centerpiece of these celebrations marking 30 years since the fall of the berlijn wall the brandenburg gate that stood back then in 1909 in the death zone between east and west where nobody could cross and this is of course a commemoration of history and the sadness is that go with that but al

of the brandenburg gate. all the days almost done the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter at t.w. news or use a hash tag today i'll leave you now with more of the 30 year celebrations of the fall of the berlin wall. ah. 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall on d. w. . little feat you wrote it. to keep passed it on. and he read it to the. job ever 9989. the story behind one of the most remarkable days in recent german history. schabowski is no the night the wall came down. next. in a timeless way discover the palace of bauhaus world starts nov 14th on t.w. .

reporting from brandenburg gate so 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall where can you still see it the longest surviving section runs along the east side of the river after the wall opened artists from around the world transformed it into a giant outdoor cart canvas it's now world famous and one of balance most popular tourist attractions. the east tai-chi larry was started in february $990.00. artists were invited to paint an original portion of the berlin wall back then the initiative was designed to help east german artists who had suddenly been left without an income but in those exciting days of the former communist state opening up artists came from all over the world. when berlin was divided it was common for people on the western side to draw graffiti on the wall but on the eastern side people approached at their peril the wall became more and more fortified with heavily armed guards tripwires searchlights and lookout towers border guards were ordered to shoot to kill anyone who tried to escape and more than 100 people were killed trying to cross the border in berlin alo

so let's go to berlin's of brandenburg gate where today's main celebrations took place and joined the w.c. chief political editor became a welcome mckayla so a lot of joy we were seeing there in berlin 30 years ago is that carried over to today. well absolutely i mean you can see behind me that things are wrapping up here brandenburg gate it's getting late but there was a day that was full of commemoration also of those victims those rather serious moments where it wasn't clear whether this would be a peaceful revolution a tall those broken lives both through division but also through reunification but overarching all of that a big celebration a big party down here brandenburg gate he so became the symbol of division but also the symbol of germany growing together again and i'm not hearing you mention the war was cut through where you're standing now so how did brigade become this symbol of unity rather than division. where i'm standing right here that was west berlin you can see brandenburg gate behind me that was already east berlin and it was technically right at the heart of germa

are now to berlin where until the border was opened the brandenburg gate stood right in the middle of the barrier between east berlin and the capital the capital east germany and west berlin which was surrounded by the communist east but of course part of the west germany the brandenburg gate was a cold war symbol the standoff between the warsaw pact and nato and ultra sensitive spot on the line between the 2 blocs that's why it later became such a powerful landmark representing german unity the night the wall was opened it was the science of emotional scenes. and that is where g.w. political correspondent simon young is right now is at the brandenburg gate for us and that's where there will be some big celebrations of course tomorrow but 1st of all just tell us what's going on tonight what can people have been coming down here again this evening lots of tourists lots of lynas just to see what's going on i think behind me you can see the brandenburg gate and the stage that sets up for saturday evenings big show and there's some projections being displayed on there the minutes of you k

s chief political anytime a fan a curfew has been covering the celebrations at the brandenburg gate. live in germany east and west celebrates 30 years in the fold of the fallen for here at the brandenburg gate in this city built to symbolize the power of crosses in the now and of the past decade has gone from being the symbol of the cold when they so when the also park faced off to becoming the symbol of german reunification a lot of sounds a lot of the foreman says this evening but in between also the mess is that east germans need more of a say in where germany or unification is truly going politicians here like fallen may. also reminding that experiencing the freedom east to west germany power today also means taking responsibility for the freedom of the future. we're going to go from a reporting you're watching special coverage of the 3rd it out of the story of the fall off the boat in war we've seen some of today's commemorative events here in the city so let's now go back to that historic night 30 years ago. the world must go what had seemed unimaginable became true on november

brandenburg gate and i thank you. and i did 1st is also out and about on the streets about unwelcome. out of more than schloss in the center of the lane and because in this building behind me all the building that stood there before the political events of the 9th of november culminated in a very famous press conference during the day but the political scene in east berlin was very basic busy there was frantic activity there was a put it pro meeting there was a central committee meeting where basically it was decided to lift travel restrictions on the next day the 10th of november and then a man called going to schabowski who was have been the government spokesman only for 3 days was told to go and brief the international press which he then did and there were a couple of misunderstandings there in that press conference and i think we can have a listen to that right now. the east german government is under growing pressure. on the evening of november the 9th party secretary going to shove all ski calls a press confere

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but also here to the brandenburg gate which as i say was completely a no go zone and people were demanding you know the border guards let them through and just a few hours later we had those incredible scenes that i think everyone is familiar with of of east berlin is in west berlin is joining together in celebration on top of the berlin wall right here just the other side of the gate from where i'm standing now jubilating opening the champagne bottles and the rest as they say. looks like it's getting a little bit went out there now rain or shine tomorrow i'm assuming they'll be some big celebrations taking place. that's right a big music shows are said daniel barenboim will be here with his. deejay west band will be here and i don't know who else a lot of spectacular and there's also a big art display here of 30000 messages of hope for the future of been sort of knitted together in a big a big copy it's called the cloud of freedom that's on display just just a short distance from where i am as well so lots for people to see simon young at the brandenburg gate for us thank you so much will

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gate. live in germany east and west celebrates 30 years since the fall of the fallen who are here at the brandenburg gate in this should be built to symbolize the power structures of the now and of the past decade has gone from being the symbol of the cold to move when they so when the also park faced off to becoming the symbol of german reunification a lot of fans a lot of good formants is this evening but in between also the mess is that east germans need more of a say in where germany or unification it is truly go we fall into this in here like fallen may. also reminding germans that experiencing the freedom east to west germany power today also means taking response ability for the freedom of the future. so 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall where can you still see it the longest surviving section runs along the east side of a river after the wall opened artists from around the world transformed it into a giant outdoor canvas it's now world famous and one of berlin's most popula

thousands gather here to celebrate as they did 30 years ago on the state when violence brandenburg gate became an unforgettable backdrop to a night that changed the world. in what was a no man's land between east and west the thousands rushed to the landmark to climb atop the wall and make history. as the main celebration german president foreign fighters paid tribute to east germans and others in the east bloc whose peaceful demonstrations led to the fall of the iron curtain here people to carry their legacy into the present. invent hard. today when we remember the brave people back then with gratitude. and maybe even tears in our eyes and we can't just sit by and watch as that for which they fart is forgotten. we can't allow people to be excluded in attacked democracy to be disrespected and our solidarity destroyed we can't allow that to happen. to the us. thank you earlier in the day leaders from central and eastern europe placed roses to honor the many who were killed trying to escape communist east germany under an arch tosser the berlin wall ran straight to the middle of the stree

gate with thousands joining the punk scene also coming up. raging bushfires cut a path of destruction across eastern australia thousands of things to feed our homes many 3 people have died in the blazes. and but it is president evo morales calls it a new battle president says anti democratic groups are trying to depose him as police change sides and joining the protests. might have an unfree glad he could join me germany has been marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall events took place across the capital with the main celebration at the brandenburg gate where german chancellor angela merkel and other european leaders took part in a special ceremonies remember those who died on the east germany's shoot to kill orders against anyone trying to flee to the west but the evening began with an iconic conductor leading an iconic concerto in front of an iconic backdrop. thousands gathered here to celebrate as they did 30 years ago on the state when violence brandenburg gate became an unforgettable backdrop to a night that changed

you know what the brandenburg gate stands for no no i just got here it's my 1st time here i actually do not know. a couple start it's a symbol of germany's reunification so. exactly i'm very good. now it's not about my travel experiences but about yours send in your holiday videos and they might end up as a female here on the show this week's video is by settlement hour from philadelphia seth has been on a tricking trip to norway fantastic pictures of your mountains and waterfalls. now on my tour along the berlin wall trail i for rifa took stock lots here you can see a couple of sections of the original berlin wall during germany's division the area was a vast empty field now it's one of the busiest squares in europe. after the fall of the berlin wall everyone wanted to have a piece of it it was. people who took part in some of the. later. well what's left of that and how many real pieces of the berlin wall. it was a golden opportunity for the so-called war. these were people who just went and collected pieces of the berlin wall as many as they could carry a short time before the sit

gate the center of this week's celebrations a giant installation carries the hopes and dreams of 30000 berliners written on colored ribbons a gala concert is scheduled for tomorrow. also coming up america's top diplomat says nato must evolve all risk becoming obsolete might attempt met with the german chancellor during this early in a ball commemoration week. and a dying for democracy vigil in hong kong for an anti-government demonstrators the 22 year old perished after falling from a building it was the 1st student to die since the start of the campaign for more democracy in the territory activists say they will escalate their contacts. i'm calling assman welcome to the program we begin our special coverage of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall until the border was opened the brandenburg gate represented the epicenter of the cold war standoff between the warsaw pact and nato it stood between east berlin the capital of the. germany and west berlin which was surrounded by the communist east but of course part of democratic west germany so it was an ultra sensitive spot

gate with thousands joining the party. i'm called aspen welcome to the program in spain citizens are voting today in the 4th election in 4 years but polls suggest the vote will do little to break the political deadlock between the parties opinion polls show prime minister pedro sanchez is the socialist party is in the lead though it's predicted they will not secure a majority all right fox party could double its seats in parliament after a rise in the last election. for more i'm joined by our course. spondon barbara basell she is in madrid for us and barbara for elections in 4 years i mean is there a sense among voters that they are just completely fed up with this heading to the polls. there is certainly care a large amount of election fit she spayed because the last elections here were in april now just 6 months i mean people are called out again they're faced with the same parties again the same pros now and the same slogans so what has changed in the meantime nothing really so you get a strong feeling of that plus the

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gate with thousands of people joining the party. on car last month thanks for joining us bolivia's embattled president abel morales is calling for new elections after a regional election monitor reported multiple irregularities with october's voting results it marks a sudden reversal from ralitsa after claiming victory 3 weeks ago demonstrators in bolivia say the president rigged the votes and have staged multiple protests in some cities police have marched right alongside anti-government protesters further increasing pressure on the president or alesis bolivia's 1st indigenous leader and has held office since 20 since 2006. let's bring in our correspondent your 100 mirrors he's standing by for us in the capital of bolivia that would be love past know your 100 b. election monitoring group always yes that's the organization of american states said that the october vote should be ignored why is that what did the group find. you know they're going to say enough american states has announced that they found in this audit they have been

gate with thousands joining the party. i'm calm assman thanks for joining us bolivia's embattled president evo morales is calling for new elections after a regional election monitor reported multiple irregularities with october's voting results it marks a sudden reversal for the leftist who claimed victory 3 weeks ago made his announcement following weeks of anti-government protests he's still facing calls from the opposition to step down or only says bolivia's 1st indigenous leader and has held office since the year 2006. here's what the president said to reporters a short while ago. calling for new national elections which by voting allowed the bolivian people to democratically elect new authorities could incorporate new political actors. are let's get more now and bring in correspondent your 100 nearest who is standing by for us in bolivia's political capital the pos no you on the president's backtracking calling for a new election how were opposition leaders reacting to this announcement. the reaction of the opposition

we go live to the city's symbolic landmark, the brandenburg gate. a joint installation carries the hopes and dreams of 30,000 berliners written on colored ribbons. a concert is scheduled for tomorrow. also coming up, america's top diplomat says nato must evolve or risk becoming obsolete. mike pompeo met with the german chancellor during the berlin wall commemoration week. and dying for democracy. a vigil in hong kong for an antigovernment demonstrator, a 22-year-old who perished after falling from a building. it was to die since the start of the campaign for more democracy in the territory. activists say they will escalate the protease -- protests. ♪ ♪ anchor: i am carl nasman. welcome to the program. we begin special coverage of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. until the border was opened, the brandenburg bank -- gate represented the cold war standoff between the warsaw pact and nato. it stood between east berlin and west berlin, which was surrounded by the communist east , but part of democratic west germany. it was an ultr

gate with thousands joining the party. i'm calm assman thanks for joining us bolivia's embattled president evo morales is calling for new elections after a regional election monitor reported multiple irregularities with october's voting results it marks a sudden reversal for the leftist who claimed victory 3 weeks ago made his announcement following weeks of anti-government protests he's still facing calls

leaders were surprised and overwhelmed former an incumbent mazz at brandenburg gate. they spoke of the happiest people in the united europe a vision and ideas. leave the peace somewhere for the museum. but the people must be able to meet each other again freely not just for a few days but only ways. one year later east and west germany were united but bitter memories of decades of separation and a system of oppression remained. and at the heart of this oppression was the politburo the heartbeat of east germany's communist government where all key decisions were made here's a closer look at one of the places where history was made the politburo the power center of the east german state. they met here every tuesday morning the socialist party bosses they were the people who made practically all the decisions for the country. behind these walls they did everything agreeing on economic plans setting the prices for cars and deciding the details of parades through berlin those decisions were implemented by the government but it was here that every aspect of public life in e