Its a brutal crackdown as the battle of the bridges in baghdad continues and scientists declare a Climate Emergency as the u. S. Begins leaving the paris climate agreement is an agreement that france and china say must be irreversible. I bring golf its good to have you with us that november week when everything changed the german capital is marking 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall on the night of november 9th 1989 east germanys communist regime reopened the border on that night the announcement meant that citizens could safely cross to the west for the 1st time in 3 decades it turned the hated and Deadly Border into just a wall this week as well as remembering the people who died trying to cross berlin is also celebrating the freedom that followed for everyone. And our very own David Leavitts he is out in about in berlin among the festivities this week good evening to you david i can tell behind you you must be adds the east side gallery tonight. Thats right and its been turn
By east german Border Guards either from the towers around me or from patrol boats on the river behind me and now behind me you can see these lit up blue posts these are mark the border itself which of this part of the city was directly in the river and 10 people died just here trying to cross from communist east berlin into the west in total over a 1000 people died trying to escape east germany and so its really no wonder that in 1909 when the border opened people came down to the wall with. Picks with hammers and they wanted to just get rid of the wall and the only reason that this stretch of the wall survived is down to the efforts of a group of artists. The east time gallery was started in february 990. 00. Were invited to paint and original potion of the wool but then the initiative was designed to help east german autists he would suddenly been left without an income but in those exciting days of the full mccomas state opening up came from the life of the world. When berlin was d
It was once the largest and most magnificent synagogue in germany. A palace of faith a temple of understanding. Beneath its gilded dome fragments of the past desecrated torah scrolls mysterious inscriptions. And charred remnants of darker times. The noir synagogue or new synagogue in the heart of berlin paris testimony to a bygone era. The shimmering dome is visible for miles around the synagogue on Iranian Border schussler is a magnet for tourists a landmark and a solemn reminder. Built as a house of worship more than 150 years ago its a jewel of the city. Yet it. Almost lost on november 1938 kristallnacht the night of broken glass when thousands of synagogues across germany were set ablaze. To mourn as on his way home near the station he sees the facade and the synagogue and claims. The administrative director of the preacher hospital rushes back to work. His hospital is directly next to the synagogue asa sure enough here to starting a fire. Calls the police and threatens to sue the
Blairs after the fall of the berlin wall nov 9th to topple. The for. The end of the lock up period marks the start of a major selloff friday heeling absolute versus that shares driven down to a record low as early investors from both to shut their stock. Also on the shelf germany of Economic Council terms its growth forecast and insists the country should spend its. Later competitiveness. And speaking of competitiveness thats hard to achieve without next generation connectivity but can germany trust chinas one way to help build its 5 g. Infrastructure. This is the way of business im joined now the milan in berlin welcome and its a rough ride for her as its stock tumbles to a historic low thats after a stock lockup period expired allowing early investors and employees to sell their shares analysts say that means 80 percent of all issue chairs could now hit the market the right ailing company went public in may in a bumpy i. P. O. And guber is still struggling to win over investors despi
By east german Border Guards either from the towers around me or from patrol boats on the river behind me now behind me you can see these little blue posts these mark the border itself which is this part of the city was directly in the river and 10 people died just here trying to cross from communist east berlin into the west in total over a 1000 people died trying to escape east germany and so its really no wonder that in 1909 when the border opened people came down to the wall with. Picks with hammers and they wanted to just get rid of the wall and the only reason that this stretch of the wall survived is down to the efforts of a group of artists. The east time gallery 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. W