this is t.w. is live from but germany celebrates reunification day chancellor merkel says the process has remained a success but there is still more to do. the survey shows. unification in which people from eastern germany feel they are 2nd class citizens the chancellor is herself from east germany some. also on the program. and the government protests in the iraq threat to spiral out of control the 1st day

of clashes claims more lives the government imposes curfews and an internet blackout. i don't start as you call kong allows police to use more force against protesters after teenage demonstrators were shot in the chest over the weekend pro-democracy activists fear of the crackdown could be in the offing. i'm phil welcome to the program. a germany is marking the anniversary of the country's re-unification 29 years ago east and west became one country after decades of hostile division during the cold war this is official commemoration ceremonies took place in the northern city of kill german chancellor angela merkel hailed the country's progress since reunification but said more must be done to bridge the divide between east and west. sound lines evoking the shifting counters

of germany's history as a country marked its 29th birthday in the north and city of cute chancellor and the america herself a product of the former east germany highlighted the successes of rain a few cation but she acknowledged that there was still work to do. and you know in advance that you are in the 29 years that have gone by since for unification an incredible amount has been achieved overall in both western and eastern germany people are now more content with their lives than is any other time since reunification but we also know that that is not the whole truth surveys show that 29 years since reunification the majority of people from eastern germany feel they are 2nd class citizens. drawing upon her own experience and going to america spoke of the mixed feelings of east germans i think country disappeared. from mission few on the battlefield myself into many others the fall of the berlin wall in 1989 and

german reunification in 1990 when moments of happiness of confidence and of openness but others were intimidated by this new openness for them the east german system was a form of support. chance in america us so used the occasion to pay tribute to victims of the company's 2 regime. we can order that most i also want to remember the victims of the dictatorship those who lost their lives trying to flee those who were persecuted imprisoned they shouldn't be forgotten even on a day full of joy like today. focusing on them talk therefore to be avoided and. the german chancellor acknowledged that a gap still remains that the raising of border between 2 states wasn't enough to overcome differences in the tubes and values really got less than half of east germans are happy with democracy here in germany which means that aside from what

happened all of us politicians and civil society alike have to understand that and also by german unity wasn't just a positive experience for many east germans. and the poor the future of august that day or set abrasion for germany but also in occasion to look at how differences that still exist between east and west can be mended. let's take a closer look at. the speech with political correspondent i don't. know what to do with it but i found very interesting that anger america and in something that's quite unusual for her drew so much upon her own person personal experience in that speech she saved out upon reification it was a cultural shock for her and saying that she was actually mirroring emotions from. fear felt by many east germans and it's something that in the past has been reproached trying to america several times that she didn't refer to her bringing in

east germany that she didn't make any mention of life in is then germany and that's something that she actually really put to light today shows so emphasized the victims of there is 10 germany she said that should be remembered today even if it's a day of joy and yet like i said it's unusual for her to draw so much a tent. to our own personal experience of the whole event and nearly 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall it is interesting that the chancellor to the significant difference is that still persists between east and west brom's you could touch on them and why they have remade yet so does differences are quite blatant if you look at the economy situation of the former eastern regions of germany economy the east like the former east germany still lags behind if you look at the docks for example the 30 biggest german companies not of them have their headquarters in east central amman and that's quite telling also d.m.

unemployment rate in those eastern germany states is team still higher than in any other states in germany and like anglo-american say there are enough cation wasn't seen as something positive for everyone i see so that there is a sense in the east that when the country was put together again essentially the east was plundered family history has it right as i said the theme of this year's unity is a courage connects was. how did the chancellor speech connect with with coverage when he was quite interesting when she called us a petition for maybe having failed to understand the differences of mentalities between the east and away as she say it is quite easy actually to raise a border but it's not that easy to actually be a shift mentality as you kind of do that overnight then she calls for politicians to actually take that into account that there is a different mentality through the 20 east and the ways that cannot be mended just as easy as a border can be raised so that's something she emphasized as so she praised the

college of people who tried to leave east germany and those are the 2 notions of courage that that shone through our speech emmanuel rushes thank you sir thank you . i will take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world police employee with a knife killed 4 colleagues to parse this headquarters before another officer shot him to death. investigators have not determined a motive in one package came a day after officers march through the french capital to protest the low pay long hours and rising some sirens. friends prime minister has presented these new bret's that proposal to parliament boris johnson told lawmakers that he is required to deal could prevent harm border between the republican guard in the northern ireland when britain leaves the e.u. with the irish prime minister and he normally would say the proposals don't go far enough because. u.s. congressional investigators in washington d.c.

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a bid to quell unrest protesters angry about unemployment corruption and the lack of basic necessities. since protests started on tuesday and spread across the country iraq has been the scene of burning barricades dozens of fatalities and countless wounded the country is descending into chaos. the police have been using tear gas water cannon and live ammunition and an effort to suppress the demonstrators which is only ignited further anger of protestors. the government in baghdad appears an able to regain control a curfew has had no effect. furious protesters are out in force everywhere from the capital to the cities of najaf and basra. but now that we're here despite the curfew we're fighting for our rights we want to a different country security forces have arrested our compatriots were being

treated worse than members of islamic state they hit us humiliate us and then shoot at us what have we done we're just standing up for our rights i don't want a savage and my people feel there's been robbed they go begging on the streets there's no work and when we protest they shoot at us many of the security forces iranians you can hear it when they speak. it's a citizens protest it's not being led by anyone and the people are rising up and they won't stop until the government steps down we've been patient with the leadership but it hasn't come up with the goods. the protests are triggered by widespread frustration especially among the younger generation about corruption poor infrastructure and high unemployment many are concerned about what they see as shiite iran's growing influence on the political leadership in baghdad. demonstrators want to a new government and a restructuring of the state and an elimination of the mutual suspicion among shiites sunnies and kurds they say this is the only path to

a brighter future for iraq. now. says of loosen the rules of engagement for police allowing them to use more force to deal with the antigovernment protests that have rocked the city for months this is escalated over recent days after police shot a protester in the chest officials are also reported to be considering a curfew and the ban on face masks. scenes like this have become common on hong kong streets every weekend and even some weekdays protesters face off against police many of the demonstrators wear masks and some are warning of dire consequences if a ban on face masks is put into effect. saying. if this regime really wants to suppress the voice of the people like this it will only make the deficiency in our society more serious i think our people won't be afraid they'll continue to hit the streets and use more drastic methods to fight.

such masks are commonly available many people buy them at pharmacies they're one of the few defenses against the widespread use of facial recognition software by the chinese government authorities say that's part of the problem. this law is the best way to help police officers to prevent those violent acts it's challenging for the police officers to collect evidence if the protesters wear masks but there's little agreement on whether the move would actually help the authorities. to help this national policy and also to crowds greater powers for the police to detain protest is that some of the skeptics already expressed their concern that this may violate thinking of i saw you call and point put on the esteemed doubts that what if this bill intimidate medical protestors. with no sign of a swift resolution both sides are digging in the situation is likely to escalate.

and football dortmund's have secured their 1st champions league win of the season after beating slavia prague quite a relief for the club after a run of shaky domestic form in recent weeks technical director sebastian cow was keen to look on the bright side this is a bit of a my place just be a positive one to know against a team that hardly ever concedes i think maybe length 3 goals in about 24 games they all must be into milan away from home why should we look for the negatives of the ones we want to know we kept a clean sheet obviously it wasn't perfect but i just like to take the positives and i hope that you will treat. it as also to. day 6 of the world athletics championships in qatar 3 gold medals were up for grabs on wednesday is a roundup of the action in. poland's hammer thrower pavel fighter sealed his 4th consecutive win at the world championships. but apparently his mojo

only works at this competition at the olympics he's never even made it to the final round of the. drama in the 110 metre hurdles in lane 4 jamaica's omar macleod current olympic and world champion was well on force to grab his next title but then i blew it allowing american grant holloway to win in his world championship debut. tina asher's. smith became the 1st british woman to win a sprint world title she dominated the 200 meters to win in 21.88 seconds to gold in the 200 meters team after winning silver in the 100 her personal medals tally is also great britain's entire medals hall i this is did a 1000000 years life about and coming up a w t o ruling that sets the stage for an escalation of trade tensions between the united

states will the global economy suffer and physical will have that in that business next. at the top of the hour have a good day. today don't miss our highlights. program. w dot com highlights. carefully.