Historic night 30 years ago and the events that led up to the fall of the wall. Omarion evanston its great to have you with us germany is marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall events are taking place across the capital with a big celebration currently underway at the landmark Brandenburg Gate on november 9th 1989 communist east German Authorities lifted travel restrictions and opened the border crossings to allow people to move freely to the west after decades of oppression and the fall of the berlin wall was the result of whats seen as a peaceful revolution that soon led to german reunification. Correspondent michelle is covering the event at the Brandenburg Gate and she joins us now so what is the mood where you are is any of the euphoria from back then noticeable tonight. But it was it is a celebration removed down of Brandenburg Gate where several 1000 people are gathering and those central celebrations are just getting underway you can hear the music in the b
A very intense speaking and interns evening and then we went together to the border to the checkpoints where the pressure on the border was drawing growing in every minute nothing was happening at that very moment thank you very much for sharing your memories of a very sad reporter on the back to the studio i guess hard fact so much i guess. Its the sight of the former politburo there in east l. A. And youre watching the w. Special coverage of celebrations to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall weve been looking at commemorative events taking place across the city today now heres a look back about historic night 30 years ago. The world must die but it seemed unimaginable became true on november 9th 1989. After 28 years a chink in the wall and suddenly immeasurable freedom. When im with my mother and my father over there can i go over there and see my parents yes. Good luck with. That dust no one dreamed that this was possible in their life a tough guy image abroad
Joined germany. To place tribute to the german president trying to tell the role for these countries in the event. Of course well look back about historic night 30 years ago. To the fall of the world. Im sure the Program Germany is marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the bush. The main event is underway at the historic Brandenburg Gate which for decades was part of the heavily guarded border between east and west germany until november the 9th 1900 communistic east German Authorities lifted travel restrictions on its citizens and reopened the Border Crossings to. Lets talk about it these are life images from. The unification which happened less than a year later so lets go down to tonights events at the Brandenburg Gate rejoined it up as chief Political Editor became a customer welcome mckayla took us through whats going on now. His right now behind me you can hear im not always singing shes a well known german actress and singer who myself as a teenager flats via hungary but i
Will look back but historic night 30 years ago the events that led to the fall of the. Im from welcome to the Program Germany is marking the 30th anniversary of the form of the pearl the wall taking place across the capital with the main event at the Brandenburg Gate on november the night 989 communist east germany lifting travel restrictions and reopen the border checkpoints people to cross freely to the west after decades of repression before the wall was a result of 20 seems a peaceful revolution that led to german reunification with any. Moves. On to the. Theres chief Political Editor i became a vet at the Brandenburg Gate welcome michela whats going. Well well into the tech now after so voted down at the Brandenburg Gate the official celebration is over but now the party is quite seriously all off initially we thought the songs from the east german song royces some of the fish which some people fled from the east across congo. Did they say it is to meet a lot a lot of these summon
Lechler were also at the wall on the night of november 9th 1989 today there are guests on a film set. This was sponsored its amazing to watch 25 years later. I am i was glad. I can enhance here can legler live to what was then communist east berlin for them a film set is like a journey back in time to the moment in which their lives and the country they lived in changed forever. This most its a very emotional moment for me watching this right now even though of course its just a movie. Culture and cut 2nd hons Martin Fleischer 1st met each other on bornholmer bridge that night. She lived in the east and he lived in the west of the divided city. Listen closely with the people started shit makes me start to choke up i feel like i want to join in but it was. An amazing moment its like a journey back in time to this and. Credible moment in history absolutely. For catron and hans martin that chance meeting on the bridge sent their lives in a different direction. Yes going lived in west berl