Good evening to you or this is our teams national appreciate you joining us. 30 years ago the berlin wall was torn down east and west berlin and heralding the beginning of the end of the cold war security has been with celebrations held across the country thousands of taking part in human including exhibitions on the walls. Now with a quick look at its rawest simple. The berlin wall a symbol of the cold war and division a mind that separated the city families friends and changed berlin for the remainder of the 20th century 40 kilometers long at slice of the city and was erected in the night august 13th 1981 1st it was just a barbed wire and concrete france with 12 checkpoints but it swiftly grew into the fortified version most know it today the checkpoints were reduced to 3 and crossing became all but impossible. Imagine this a concrete wall 3. 6 meters high and 1. 2 meters wide smooth filner running along the top to prevent anyone climbing over watchtowers every 200 meters by 962 a 2n
Live from moscow studio where it is current just past 2 oclock in the morning here watching r. T. International thank you for joining us. Now 30 years ago the berlin wall was torn down reuniting east and west berlin and heralding the beginning of the end of the cold war security is high with major celebrations being held across the country in berlin the thousands have been taken bald numerous events including exhibitions on the walls history is jacqueline with a quick look at its rise and fall. The berlin wall a symbol of the cold war and division a line that separated the city families friends and changed berlin for the remainder of the 20th century 40 kilometers long at slice of the city and was erected in the night of august 13th 1981 1st it was just a barbed wire and concrete fence with 12 checkpoints but it swiftly grew into the fortified version most know it today the checkpoints were reduced to 3 and crossing became all but impossible. Imagine this a concrete wall 3. 6 meters hi
Seas offering hope for greece dying elsewhere in the world. Prodemocracy candidates in hong kong have won an unprecedented and symbolic victory in District Council elections voters turned out in record numbers after almost 6 months of protests that have cost the territories worst political crisis in decades well go live to sock cock in hong kong in just a few minutes 1st this report from scott. In a sweeping victory prodemocracy candidates made huge gains in hong kongs District Council elections gaining control from pro beijing parties. The voters sending a clear message of the 1st polling since the protest movement began. Even before the polls closed it was clear that this was an extraordinary election and a record breaking day for hong kong elections the highest voter turnout ever over 70 percent of registered voters cast their ballots after nearly 6 months of at times violent demonstrations the polling was seen as a way for voters to officially take sides in this deeply divided city
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Palestinians israel says its respecting a cease fire Palestinian Militants have stopped their walking tax as well and white children are likely to suffer most from Climate Change experts say the combination of rising temperatures and toxic air means the next generation is especially vulnerable to life long. Im off to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin in the United States where children attending school have again become the target of the shooter one person is reported dead 5 others are in the hospital 2 of those are in Critical Condition a male suspect reportedly open fire and Saugus High School in the city of Santa Clarita near Los Angeles Police say hes in the hospital in grave condition after turning the gun on himself. Are joining me now from los angeles is jason capital and here he is the l. A. Bureau chief with n. B. C. News ready oh good evening to you jason so officials have just been giving a press conference. What do we kno