Im going to have our 1st welcome to this special edition of the news as we cover the festivities commemorating 30 years of german reunification on this Germanys National holiday it was on this day 30 years ago that east and west germany reunited to become one country again for the 1st time since the 2nd world war this years event is being held in potsdam the capital state of brandon book state near berlin that german president from father steinmeyer will be speaking shortly well bring you his speech live its a splendid occasion but this years festivities are scaled down in compliance with social distancing measures and other restrictions put in place due to the coronavirus kind. Of help me guide us through the events today and shine a light on its significance im joined in the studio but it of you cross part. Common ration venue in potsdam nina hoss is standing by at the iconic Brandenburg Gate in berlin we welcome. Thomas sparrow and lets start with you the german president is speakin
A new Prime Minister is to begin. And they make a living out of rubbish but recycling is in argentina exploring about their jobs. A crackdown on press freedom this is a report by the committee to protect journalists accusing china of preventing journalists in hong kong and taiwan from reporting freely it details an increasingly constrained media environment in hong kong where pro beijing outlets outnumber the independent ones probating groups are also accused of scaring off companies from advertising with independent outlets who can be critical of china the report says that theyve been repeated and unprovoked Police Attacks on journalists in hong kong have been covering the protests the committee to protect journalists says these are the effects of chinas rising influence on a region that once had free press has sarah clarke in hong kong was obviously reported right throughout this whole process of protests in hong kong. And has been looking at the report to take us through some of the
There are dates we have that are personal and dates ladies and gentlemen, please welcome former abc news anchor stan donaldson. Stan well, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this mornings program. There are dates all of us have that are very personal, and dates that we have is a country that we all share. In my lifetime, december 7, 1941. November 22, 1963. 9 11. All terrible dates for the country. And november 8, 1989, good news, the fall of the berlin wall presaging the end of the soviet union. A subject we will discuss today, how did it happen . What were the consequences . Who did this . Who knew . For a look at what is in store for us, it is a pleasure to welcome andrew card, who served in three administrations with Ronald Reagan as Deputy Assistant to the president and director of intergovernmental affairs, with George Herbert walker bush the treasury, not the secretary of the treasury, secretary of transportation, and with george w. Bush white house chief of staff. Andrew card. [a
Ladies and gentlemen, please stanme former news anchor donaldson. Welcome to this mornings. There are dates all of us have that are very personal, and dates that we have is a country that we all share. 7,my lifetime, december 1941. 3. Vember 22, 196 9 11. All terrible dates for the country. And november 8, 1980 nine, good news, the fall of the berlin wall presaging the end of the soviet union. A subject we will discuss today, how did it happen . What were the consequences . Who did this . Who knew . For a look at what is in store for us, it is a pleasure to welcome andrew card, who served in three administrations with Ronald Reagan as Deputy Assistant to the president and director of intergovernmental affairs, with George Herbert walker bush the treasury, not the secretary of the treasury, secretary of transportation, and houseeorge w. Bush white chief of staff. Card. Andrew thank you very much. I wanted to be here. Very grateful for Georgetown University and the school of Foreign Serv
Is a result of 14 years of tory misery. But is that the is a result of 14 years of tory misery. But is that the case, or are they being abused by people who dont really need them . Well, thats all coming up in your next hour. And as well your next hour. And as well as all that, weve got two astonishing political stories. The first one is this 50 mps and peers have written to James Cleverly demanding that britain takes in refugees from palestine. What could possibly go wrong . Well, look to denmark, go wrong . Well, look to denmark, where they tried this in the 1990s, and 64 of those taken in went on to get criminal records, and i can dramatically announce that after last night on the Jacob Rees Mogg show , when jacob Jacob Rees Mogg show, when jacob would say that richard tice nigel farage and ben habib of the reform party, of course, should be welcomed into the tory Party Tonight , the dons of the Party Tonight, the dons of the rise, the godfathers of the riots, Jacob Rees Mogg and ni