this is g w news wire from berlin a nation commemorates the upheaval that changed the world order germany is marking 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall a week of celebrations is underway here in the capital we'll take you to the church where prayers and plans for a peaceful revolution shared the same space also coming up a flamboyant former trump advisor a self-proclaimed dirty tricks goes on trial on charges of obstructing justice roger stone was investigated in the probe into russian meddling in the 2016th u.s.

election and these are some of the most ancient human settlements on earth now disappearing under water as a huge dam project nears completion in turkey. i'm off it's good to have you with us we begin tonight right here in berlin the german capital is marking 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall on that historic night november 9th 1989 the unthinkable happened east germany's communist regime opened the border the announcement allowed its citizens to safely cross to the west for the 1st time in 3 decades now and all those years crossing without permission was often fatal hundreds of people were killed trying to us. the country but after

the berlin wall fell friends and family were finally able to reunite without fear paving the way for the to germany's to do the same in less than a year's time. all right for more on the celebrations this week let's go now to my colleague or our reporter david levitz he is out in the balance in berlin this evening in front of a very well known church here in berlin david what's going on. hey brant yeah i'm in front of the good salmon in church in what was 30 years ago communist east berlin and as you can see behind me there's some quite impressive projections of that time of these days leading up to the fall of the berlin wall which at that time no one was actually expecting that's what this whole week is about it's about commemorating the peaceful route to revolution now 30 years ago today there was a concert in this church they did so many church of beethoven's 3rd symphony this

and at the end of that the conductor stood up and he said the wall has got to go there was huge applause and people took to the streets in an impromptu march which not that long ago would have been very very dangerous that was 4 days before the berlin wall fell of course they didn't know that it was going to fall but already there was this momentum this impetus and that concert 30 years ago wasn't the 1st event at this church in terms of opposition to the church was a place for people to meet from the opposition it was one of the few safe places where people could talk politics. and really speak their mind now in the weeks and months leading up to the fall of the berlin wall this whole plaza behind me was filled with candles people came together here for candlelight vigils for pro-democracy demonstrators who were being imprisoned and that started off pretty

small at 1st there were only about 50 people but after a few days there were thousands of people people who weren't necessarily even christians weren't church members weren't even people who consider themselves political so this church is where a major groundswell of support for this peaceful protest movement took place and let's take a look back at those events from 30 years ago. in october 989 think. if sam in a church in what was then east berlin became the center of the revolution communist east germany was celebrating its 40th anniversary and there was still rousing applause for the country's leaders but at the same time the streets were slowly filling up with protesters. and police and members of the country's notorious intelligence service brutally beat the demonstrators. on this night thousands some of them wounded fled into the safety of the church there were fears that the church would be storm.

but the police didn't intervene a new wind was blowing from the east under mikhail gorbachev moscow was no longer willing to back the use of force against demonstrators the protest movement based in the guest them in a church was allowed to continue with candles courage and nonviolent protests these demonstrators paved the way for the peaceful revolution and the fall of the wall. and you know david a lot of people may be surprised to know that it was a church churches in communist east germany where people actually found safe zone is if you will where they could actually talk about changing the system of his full revolution and not have to be worried about the secret police for example arresting them a truly historic place what went on there today to mark 30 years of the berlin wall

fall. what went on and what is going to continue to go on through the night hours are these fantastic projections that really bring in images and also soundbites of people who were there who helped make this happen who helped pave the way for the wallets of all and also. a very certain someone by the name of patti smith is giving a concert inside the church she's here from the united states her whole created career has been built on the notion of freedom and people are here trying to get tickets a lot of them i saw a sign earlier saying if it was possible for the berlin wall to fall it must be possible to get tickets patti smith concert david thank you very much. all this week you will bring you special coverage on reports on the fall of the berlin wall 30 years ago the biggest party is taking place on saturday at the landmark

brandenburg gate in the center of the german capital will be joining the celebrations broadcasting live throughout the day. on out to the united states a republican strategist and former advisor to u.s. president donald trump has gone on trial in washington accused of obstructing justice roger stone was investigated as part of the special counsel probe into russian meddling in the 2016 u.s. presidential election the case coincides with the impeachment inquiry against president trump is taking place in the u.s. house of representatives. like few other political operatives in u.s. history roger stone revels in attention whether it's good or bad. guy out. first. is. a veteran republican strategist whose career goes back more than 40 years roger

stone counts former u.s. presidents ronald reagan and richard nixon among his clients his affinity for nixon apparently strong enough for him to get this permanent reminder his ties with donald trump also go back decades in the eighty's stone turned trump the entrepreneur into a major donor for reagan's campaign and saw in him a potential contender for the white house. i have great affection for trump and the trump family i have wanted him to run for president since 1980 but while dirty tricks and prince of darkness are among the kind of names his critics used to describe him stowe now faces a new one conducted felon. indicted by special counsel robert muller who was investigating russian interference in the 2016 campaign stone was charged on several counts. the central question did tip off the trump campaign that the wiki leaks website was about to publish hacked e-mails

supplied by russian spies as possible coordinated campaign to sink trumps democratic rival hillary clinton i will not give these charges and i will defeat them or i was really. politically motivated investigation of the ruling class is found guilty of political provocateurs could now face jail in the style they so highly profile trial is set to test roger stone's long held theory that any publicist is good publicity. all right here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world yemen's internationally recognized government has signed a power sharing deal with a southern separatist group the southern transitional council had been battling for control of the city of aden despite finding with the government against the country's who think. the deal aims to end months of infighting in the cell at least

4 people were killed when security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters in iraq's southern province of basra this comes a day after 5 people were reportedly killed in protests in the country's capital baghdad as they called 1st sweeping political reforms at least 3 women and 6 children have been killed in an ambush while traveling through a remote part of northern mexico the victims held both u.s. and mexican citizenship and were part of a mormon family for officials say the group will probably be targeted accidentally during fighting between criminal gangs. well now to one of the most difficult problems facing europe the large number of refugees arriving on europe's shores in search of a better life many migrants are finding that conditions are no easier than those that they left behind refugee camps on the greek islands near the turkish coast are

dangerously overcrowded this report now comes from the island of coasts. they had to improvise or face a night sleeping out in the open this. is a house. refugee arrivals and coasts in recent weeks have overwhelmed the system now as many as 6000 asylum seekers are on the island most living in inhumane conditions. they had a problem. 8 sick problem that of her other head life it trickles. a new camp is steadily growing outside the official reception facilities the island community has asked athens and the european union for help. the situation is dire on islands across the aegean sea and is likely to worsen. volunteer aid workers fear that some migrants won't survive the winter unless things change. let up in what they many of them have serious health problems that we can't deal with here

this is just one doctor for everybody but it's 3 years now no volunteer organization has been able to afford medical help really. because. the official reception area must provide for nearly 4 times as many people as it was designed for everyone here hopes the asylum seekers will quickly be resettled in better conditions on the greek mainland. well now to turkey and a highly controversial dam project that is almost finished the elusive dam was constructed on the tigris river and the result is the flooding of a huge area thousands of people are going to see have been forced to resettle dozens of towns and villages will disappear among them the town of hostin kid which is one of the world's oldest human settlements. people have lived in haasan cave for thousands of years now the ancient town is being demolished building by

building. concrete platforms have been set under the centuries old mosque soon the entire structure will be moved to higher ground before the entire area is flooded. the chiggers river has been rising for weeks several restaurants on the river's edge have already closed some 90 kilometers downstream dam has stopped the rivers flow to form a huge manmade lake that will submerge an area that humans settled millennia ago thousands of people will lose land and homes in the once bustling street where tourists used to shop merchants are now loading up their wares. place if only they've been able to save. a few kilometers to the north a new city is taking shape there haasan mostly kurdish inhabitants can purchase

subsidized housing ankara is also preparing a site for historic structures in the hope that tourists will still come to new house when it stands on the edge of the new lake but the residents of haasan are skeptical that anyone will come to their town when its ancient attractions like deep below water. well the rugby world cup winning springboks of south africa were welcomed by a sea of supporters at or tambo airport in johannesburg on tuesday 1000 silvie airport to greet south africa returning home after they defeated angel in 322122 win the world cup on saturday in japan the springboks had ear to ear smiles as their countrymen celebrated their return and they survived the cycle own as well up next business with jenelle stick around she'll be right back.

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