A life spent in opposition to the berlin wall. German rock legend painter and vocal critic of the divisions of germany. We caught up with them in lights with a peaceful revolution against the east german regime began. Lights is also hosting an exhibition devoted to winton bairds art and his commitment to the people of east germany. Im in the museum of its for a very special exhibition special because of the artist whos right here because hes actually better known as the legend of german rock music and i dont use that word legend lightly because this man has a strode to the german rock scene for nearly 50 yes 50 years linda welcome. The italians had an. Absolutely im my 1st question is he in your 8th decade playing 2 stadiums yeah the biggest audiences ever was with his suv and as you know they all love you know dependable close welsh all you know to carry is through the shoot 230000 then read the stalls and all that yeah yeah. We did it of you. Know. I. Was really. Its made from. d you
Postwall history. Washington journal is next. East berlin tonight, tens of thousands of people crossing into west berlin, pouring through the berlin wall, which opened today. Not waiting for officials or even daybreak, they are still coming. Host those are the words and images that nbc used to open its special report on the night of november 9, 19 89. 30 years later, we are remembering that earth and concrete shattering day. Gallery,he berlin wall from the newseum and washington, d. C. It is our home for the next three hours on washington journal on cspan and cspan3. Were asking you to share your own memories. Give us a call and let us know fall meantrlin wall to you. If you live in eastern or central time zones, the number to call is 202 7488000. Mountain or pacific time zones, 202 7488001. At a special phone number for germanamericans this morning that number 202 7488002. If you want to send us a text this morning, that number is 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and w
And more them, 100,000 of them in the summer months were taking refuge in west german emphases in czechoslovakia, hungary and other places. They were trying to go to west germany. The country was hemorrhaging. At some point the leadership decided we have to let people travel. This point anyone between if you are under six or over 70 may be you could travel to the west. Most young adults could not travel. They decided to have a meeting and some new laws allowing east germans to go to the west, west berlin, west germany and see what it is like. It is late at night on the night of november 9. Official withried a piece of paper and he reads it and says soon people will be able to, without a visa, travel to the west. An Italian Journalist is in the audience and he says these germans are all seeing this. The Italian Journalist, and a flat voice, he says immediately. East berliners here this. Thousands left their homes. Some of them were in pajamas. They come with their families and they walk
Leader sam rainsy is free to return but will have to face justice as he arrives in malaysia. And remembering before all of the wall in germany that he is since the balun war came down. Indias top court has ruled a disputed religious site be given to hindus for the construction of a temple where the piece of land in the state of pradesh is claimed by both hindus and muslims now in its ruling the Supreme Court said muslims should be given 2 hectares of land for a mosque at a different location that indias government will set up a trust to manage the site and oversee the building of the hindu temple dispute over just who owns the land has been one of indias most contentious issues hindu hardliners destroyed a 16th century mosque in 1902 sparking riots that then killed at least 2000 people the course added that the right to build a temple on the land will be subject to peace harmony law and order. Well the disputed land is in ayodhya thats in the state of georgia pradesh which hinders ragh
Free to return but will have to face justice as he arrives in malaysia. And Ukrainian Forces and protests begin withdrawing from the village in the disputed east and the latest step towards a peace summit. In sport also in vegas says he will speak to bahrain munich about the very kind of moment his position before all store balls talks in germany next week well hear from him later in the program. Now indias top court has ruled that a disputed religious site be given to hindus for the construction of a temple the piece of land in the stage about a pradesh is claimed by both hindus and muslims now in its ruling the Supreme Court said muslims should be given 2 hectares of land for a mosque at a different location indias government will set up a trust to manage the site and oversee the building of the hindu temple now a dispute over just who owns the land has been one of indias most contentious issues hindu hardliners destroyed a 16th century mosque there in 1992 sparking riots that killed