Of peaceful protest same as pivotal in toppling the dictatorship in the form a stalemate on this day in 1989 some 70000 people turned out for marches in the city of lifes ish it was a decisive moment in a chain of events that led to the collapse of east german communism and the fall of the bone and more people held candles and pace fully demanded more freedom and democracy despite the threat of a heavy government crackdown the demonstrations my motto was the people. Well lymans from now german president frank volta on my is due to give a speech commemorating those events lets cross now to leipzig where ceremonies are already underway kate brady is standing by there for us i believe can we hear you kate. Ok 2. I have been listening to good stuff manas symphony number one that to mark the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the protests that really began the end of east germanys political regime and to tell us a bit more ive got simon young data correspondent with me in the studio s
The forecast is calling for clouds to clear out, sunshine to start the warming process. But dont look for a big warm up today. 36 degrees at 9 00 and 41 will feel like its in the 30s. Thanks to a gusty wind at noontime. Back with your hourbyhour future weather in less than ten minutes. Jesse gary is live at 69th street terminal in upper darby checking conditions there. Good morning, jesse. That wind you mentioned, going right through me and feels very cold because of the wind and the snow that fell overnight melted on the grassy surfaces, but the streets are still wet and a lot of wet leaves that have blown on the roadways. As you head out to work, show caution. Were live in upper darby this morning, jesse gary. Nbc 10 news. Good morning, jesse. Lets take you to delaware for a live look on whats happening there. On the roads, not looking too bad. As far as traffic goes, its pretty quit and the roads looking really good to start this friday morning. Thats route 95 and 495 all free of an
Weve got 493 billion out of the pentagon Defense Budget and were about to cut half a trillion, which brings it close to 950 billion. Out of the 10 year budget. The signal that sends to the world is that the united dates is not going to be in a position to contribute to a more peaceful and stable world in the decade ahead. The mac thanks, afterwards, Substance Abuse and Mental Health administration. This week in her book, drink, the intimate relationship between women and alcohol. The former editor at large of canadas macleans magazine examines what she calls the closing gender gap in the world of risky drinking. She argues heavy drinking is contributing to several Health Conditions and cancers and more women in the early draft for more than 20,000 a year in the u. S. Alone. The program is about an hour. Just goes so nice to be here. Host im excited to have this visit with you about the new book called drink, very intriguing and provocative and like i said, right when i was working in t
Holding our First Official state visit with the leader of americas oldest ally. The proud nation of france. Chief white house correspondent, john roberts, joins us live with more. Good morning. President trump making a point of saying that the United States and france do share that long friendship because it was the it was lafayette that came to help washington in the revolution ordinary war and they have been friends since. The two are going to an expanded bilateral meeting them and their aides to talk about the thorny issues between the two. Theres disagreements and then theyll have a press conference at 11 45ish. Well have that when it happens. We can expect during that press conference some questions about the policy differences between the white house and france on syria. Emanuel macron warning on Fox News Sunday that if the u. S. Leaves syria, the vacuum that is left would be filled by Bashar Alassad and iran and supporting new terror groups in syria. On the iran nuclear deal, ma
Stand ovations. There is great unity. So much unity, in fact, that jeff flake today refused to rule out a run for the presidency in 2020. Are you considering running for president in the future . That is not on my radar screen. Thats a long way off. 2020 is not that long off. Has it crossed your mind . Im focused on my work in the senate. Ive got another good 14 months. It hasnt crossed your mind . I didnt entertain that thought for very long. In campaign speak, that does not count as a no. With prominent republicans like Joe Scarborough publicly declaring his own independence from the gop, and reality star Businessman Mark Cuban openly pondering a president ial run himself, we wondered how much longer donald trump will be staring in the Rearview Mirror at his 2016 victory as though even he still cant believe it happened. Its an election thats very hard for a democrat to lose because the Electoral College is set in such a way that its very hard to lose that election for a democrat. The