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 antigovernment 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. Im 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 on the line between the 2 blocs thats why it later became such a powerful landmark representing german unity the night the border was opened it was the site of deeply emotional scenes thats where Political Correspondent simon young was earlier today i asked him whats been going on as the city gears up for the big celebrations tomorrow. Well car people have been coming down here again this evening lots of tourists lots of news just to see whats going on i think behind me you can see the Brandenburg Gate and the stage that set up for saturday evenings big show and theres some projections being displayed on there at the minutes of you know pictures from the era of the berlin wall just saw one shot with a little boy kicking his football against the berlin wall back in those days just a reminder of how you people how people became to the existence of division in this city and you have to remember as i think you say you know where im standing right now used to be the death zone you really couldnt enter here either coming from the east where i am now going to the west all the other way round so people are coming here today enjoying the atmosphere its a little bit raining now but people are still coming having a look and celebrating the change that has happened in the world of last 30 years i mean this is such a conical landmark berlins most symbolic one take us back to those emotional scenes 30 years ago when the walking down. Well yes and people in november 1989 you know had had enough of east germany essentially and well as we know tonight from november the date when the wall was finally breached was more or less a mistake an announcement almost you know on the cut off the cuff by one of these german officials who said yes people can can cross now when do you mean exactly minister well i mean i suppose now he said he told assembled foreign journalists it was broadcast around the world east germans kept started coming to all sorts of crossing points or ones that they they hoped they would be able to get through 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 bowling wall right here just the other side of the gate from where im standing now jubilating opening the champagne bottles and the rest as they say is history now simon looks like its getting a little bit went out there now rain or shine tomorrow im assuming theyll be some big celebrations taking place thats right a big music shows are said Daniel Barenboim will be here with hes. A deejay west band will be here and i dont know who else a lot of spectacular and theres also a big. Display here of 30000 messages of hope for the future of been sort of knitted together in a big big coffee its called the cloud of freedom thats 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 very much on continuing our special coverage of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall there is no doubt that it brought about huge changes but berthing all for the better as he reports that the pens and whether youre from eastern germany or from the west. The events that unfolded on the night of november 9th 30 years ago were life changing for millions of germans. How do germans feel today about the fall of the berlin wall and all that came afterward germans from both sides of the former border were asked about the impact of german reunification on their lives people in both east and west agree that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages over half of western germans say this while 60 percent of eastern germans report a positive impact of reunification. Its been nearly 3 decades since east and west germany became one country for eastern germans nearly everything has changed for western germans apart from berliners thats not the case what about the achievements of citizens from former communist east germany just about half those in western germany say the achievements of east german citizens are not valued enough in the east more than 3 quarters of survey respondents say their life achievements are undervalued the freedom to travel beyond the former communist east bloc was a dream east germans could enjoy only after the fall of the wall today they travel more often to the west than western germans to the east asked about travel to the east or west since 1909 the people of western germany say they rarely go to the eastern part of the country by contrast eastern germans travel 4 times as often to western germany 30 years on despite differences in culture and perceptions people from the former east and west say they still feel they are all simply germans. You of course have special coverage and reports on the events that led up to the fall of the berlin wall 30 years ago and well have live coverage of the main ceremonies in commemorations on saturday november 9th u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei oh is in germany for a visit time to coincide with celebrations to mark that anniversary but he also came to address disagreements over current political and military alliances. The u. S. Secretary of state had come to berlin with china and russia on his mind instead wherever my pump aoe went he was confronted with the question whether he said french president in manoa might cause gloomy view of nato which mccall had described as brain dead so many good answers so many cameras yes. I. Pompeo added on a more serious note. If nations believe that they can get the security benefit without providing medo the resources that it needs if they dont live up to their commitments theres a risk that nato could become ineffective or obsolete or reminded that theres a price to pay for having the us as a partner a message heard loud and clear in the German Government chancellor merkel expressed profound gratitude as germany marks that since the fall of the berlin wall. We will of course never forget that the United States of america with its president george bush helped and supported us enormously on the way to german reunification thats been the not to be focused. But a great friend of the United States germany it continues to be an enormously important partner for us i saw the defense minister statement about increasing germanys contribution today to over time we think thats powerful because we think that relationship with nato matters and we need everyone working together to make sure that it remains a potent force for good in the world and pump you know was referring to defense minister on the cape come kavin boa whom you met earlier in the day his support for her vision of a more hands on German Security policy could also help her achieve her goal to succeed on the lam ethical asked tonfa. On chancellor merkel also help talks with European Commission president founder lyon in berlin on friday. Afterwards one alliance said that North Macedonia and albania had made enormous efforts to qualify for membership of the European Union the remarks were in support of miracles they did wish to keep alive the 2 balcony hopes of joining the e. U. French president s Emmanuel Mccall had vetoed further e. U. Enlargement at a recent summit. Are the check now of some of the other stories making news around the world supporters of former brazilian president luis does silva have gathered outside the prison where he is detained awaiting his possible release the countrys Supreme Court has ruled that convicts should remain or could remain free during their appeal process which applies to the popular leftist politician known as lula he was convicted of corruption in 2017. Clashes have erupted between protesters and Iraqi Security forces in basra as antigovernment demonstrations enter their 3rd week over 250 protesters have been killed in baghdad and the southern port city of basra many by live ammunition. Brush fires in eastern australia have been burning out of control with firefighters describing the situation as unprecedented effected area covers a 1000 kilometer stretch of the coast many residents have been told to evacuate. Police in the u. K. Have released details of the 39. 00 vietnamese people found dead in a refrigerator truck here in london last month to the victims of the parents human smuggling ring were 15 years old majority of them came from the same province in vietnam. Hong kong is on high alert as prodemocracy demonstrators promised more protests after one of their number died the 22 year old fell from a building sustaining fatal injuries hundreds of gathered where he fell to mourn his death now and to continue the fight for greater freedom in the territory. Protesters held of the. For child say look at a makeshift memorial near where he was 1st found injured on monday. Events leading up to what happened to him are still unclear but its believed he fell from a multistory car park after police fired tear gas during a protest he succumbed to his injuries on friday. Prominent activists joshua wong called for the people of hong kong to stay united we mourn together and we urge all the people wear black issue to get or today and tomorrow we show our psychology and unity and now is that high put it got a man to set up the in the band as investigation on the clash with the king you know and see for truth and justice and which is really in saying and and reasonable for how did gotham and a lot of the polish attempt to hold on people later protesters blocked roads set street fires and vandalized subway stations. Riot police fired tear gas at least 2 places and theyve been accused of using Excessive Force including the regular use of tear gas and pepper spray. Protests started in june initially because of a planned extradition bill to Mainland China however shortly afterwards demonstrations turned to mainly demanding democratic reforms more protests are expected on the weekend the death of child say look could well for their heighten tensions. Are. Boiling over as in hong kong hes right at the spot where the young man fell earlier we asked him if the polices promise to investigate that death will satisfy protests. They have promised it as you say they have already. Altered their version of the events their timetable of the events after some footage by passes by dashboard conflict showed that their 1st version that they had not been inside before he fell was wrong so this did of course not contribute to more trust in the police and weve just heard what joshua long saadat is the open you know of many people here and its one being one of the t. Months for a long time now people want an investor independent investigation into what the police has been doing that day and the weeks before and anything else will not satisfy the protesters they will continue going on the streets as we can see people have no trust in the police they have lost all trust youre watching the news still to come robert encompass former Football Program played for germany and suicide 10 years ago after suffering from depression well hear from his widow blessed campaign since then to raise awareness of Mental Illness in the sports world. And a new production of a mozart offer of being staged in rome but its a show with a twist. But 1st spain is holding another general election on sunday yes another one its the 4th in 4 years in the last poll in april the socialist party of Prime Minister it was sanchez won the largest share of the vote but couldnt get a majority in parliament after failing to form a government says he hopes to increase his share of the vote this weekend. Mcgann. Is fighting to defend his future hes campaigning for the socialist party the p. S. L. E. Its leading the polls but likely to fall short of an outright majority. Eastons for the aspirations of us young people who want a world with more social justice. With fighting for better working conditions against Climate Change and we support feminism. The 30 year old has been an activist for 8 years he fears that these elections could be more crucial than previous polls that show men. The center right p. P. R. To take us and come 1st the likely team up with the far right vox which is predicted to come in 3rd. And thats really scary they would put in place inhumane policies against women p. T. People and migrants. We need to convince as many people as possible to vote for us. But that wont be easy especially since a Supreme Court verdict on catalan separatist leaders lead to violent backlash by independent supporters it looks like voters are set to punish the socialists conciliatory approach and to reward the tough stance of the far right vox party thats especially pealing to many young people. After the 40 years ago we handed over catalonia to the enemies of the nation who are now controlling its Education System police and media. We need to send in all our Available Police to suffocate this revolt take back control and suspend autonomy status. But. We feel it at least things thought. Its just what spain needs not only. We finally have a party that speaks its mind without fear and ignores the rules of political correctness. We own people can finally see out loud again that we love our country. Doesnt buy into this false feminism which is so one sided that we are the real feminists even though were right wing we are prolife and defend family values. The 24 year old is still hoping right wing parties will get the upper hand in these elections but its likely that neither the big center left nor the big center right party will be able to shift the votes enough in the last 2 days of campaigning to win an outright majority and that means they would again have to join forces with other parties however if theres one thing that spanish politicians just dont seem very good at its forming a Coalition Meanwhile miguel is optimistic that the socialists can still boost their share of the vait hes banking on the roughly one 3rd of voters who havent yet made up their mind and if that isnt enough a different approach might be needed. Politicians will need to take their share of responsibility if we arent able to form a coalition the other party should give their tactical support to the front runner so that the party can work as a minority government. That might indeed been acceptable compromise for many spaniards because the one thing that voters seem to agree on is that the political deadlock in spain finally needs to end. Germanys Football Community is marking the 10th anniversary of a tragic event that shook the sports world was a decade ago that robert enter former hung over 96. 00 and germany keeper committed suicide was devastating for his family his teammates and his fans now his widow remains to. Term meant to raise awareness about Mental Health and sports. Remembering robert anka a decade on trial his death this Memorial Service in hanover was organized by the robot Anker Foundation set up by the former goalkeepers widow tickets sold out within days among the mourners were colleagues of the man who made 8 appearances for germany. There i dont see that people still think about robbie. Thats quite im happy that after 10 years theres still so much interest. It was 10 years ago that robot anchor took his own life before the tragic news came through few people knew that he had battled against depression for many years. Actually where he said now much sometimes i feel sad and think my god you ruined everything as if he did it on purpose and that he was sick back. In his illness from the public in september 2009 we did an interview with him and saw no indication that he was suffering a depressive episodes. Are we sitting in the go where you can see that yesterday. With with thats right it was the 40th minute it went in the 1st half after wed had a lot of chances but fail to take them. And as so often in football when you dont take your chances you get punished. For what happens to us yesterday times over. Over 20 minutes and could told us that he felt good at hanover the club where he spent his longest spell as a player 6 weeks later he committed suicide. Sports psychologist and of its helped thank his teammates in the aftermath he said the club was overwhelmed by the situation since then much has changed and the bundesliga. Is covered under even in those days there were incidents now and then but you can see that a kind of caution or even. Awareness has developed that things like this exist and how dangerous they can be compared to. Raising awareness is one of the robot and to foundations main goal. At this event 3 initiatives are honored for their work in preventing and treating depression in sports. Team out to people to talk about it break the taboo thats the most important thing talking about it it helps the people who are suffering. I get so much feedback from people thanking the foundation for being there for them and for showing people that anyone can be affected by this sickness is a sickness and it has nothing to do with being weak. Their work continues i