to mikhail gorbachev's policy of glasnost inspired the song of change that became an anthem for the end of the cold war. and with fads welcome to arts and culture celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall in november 1989 mikael got breasts off the last leader of the soviet union is one of the heroes of germany's peaceful revolution at least from a western perspective 3 decades later the man who rocked the world with his vision of social democracy met with the rockers who wrote that soundtrack of hope that we just heard they are of course in the meantime good friends and scorpions paid the 88 year old got a better off a visit in last go. down to. listening to them with of cherry. scorpion singer klaus minor serenading me. with his famous ballad about the fall of communism and the end of the cold war

the former polish president also came to moscow to nobel peace prize laureates reminiscing about the fall of the berlin wall 30 years on. the most important thing was that the germans didn't leave the streets in cities across germany they said we are one nation we have to reunite. the friendship between scorpions and michelle you go by chance goes back to the final days of the soviet union when the country's last leader invited the band to the kremlin now 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall the rockers are thanking him again. without him german reunification and the fall of the berlin wall wouldn't have happened so peacefully it wouldn't have been the peaceful revolution that it was where no one's. fired

a shot we know the fact that no one died and that the tanks didn't roll limbed that november the night to gorbachev was on the go watch off of about. of course the main reason for the band's moscow visit was this sold out stadium concert. more than 10000 scorpions fans turned out to see the band sing their song about the last days of the iron curtain. mom my. mom hit. a. song i was missed was on a cleft the song hasn't lost any of its power or its message namely we're all still longing for a mortgage peaceful world it's more than anything else. a world without all the hate the aggression the wars and the conflicts that are currently still happening.

i just was so excited. when the template. to what. was good. in the late 1980 scorpions where one of the 1st western bands to play in the soviet union it was there that closed mind i was inspired to write when if change which was where it would be parents came with tanks we came with guitars it was a new generation plus minus says music can build bridges where politics can't expand continue to tour the world with that message then they need it back in moscow soon michel you got a chance invited the rockers to his 90th birthday in 2 years' time if i'm still alive he said there's no doubt about what song foul play there. all this week we're marking the fall of the wall anniversary with reports from locations that played key roles in that historic event and many of them of course

attract thousands of tourists today but there are some less obvious locations just as deserving. one of them is underground and only visible now for the very 1st time a rediscovered escape tunnel from the year 971 has been officially opened to the public and our reporter adrian kennedy was there. we're here for the reopening of a famous escape tunnel from year 1971 it began here at $143.00. and was supposed to end just beyond that road. west and freedom so let's take. between 961-1909 at least 254 people escaped from east to west via tunnels built under the border. the most successful. 57. to defect. but at least 4 people have

died and 200 were arrested this is the story of a tunnel that was discovered by german authorities tantalizingly short of completion. work on this channel. i was in east berlin and an early september of 1961 about 4 weeks after the wall was built it escaped to west berlin or the sewer system. and then friends and i thought about what we could do about this dam wall and how we could get our friends from the east. we decided to dig a tunnel. you know he worked on for tunnels the most successful allowed 29 people to a sky. his final tunnel was begun in 1970 as an engineer pfeiffer was responsible for the precise calculation of the route to al's

100 meters away in the east. so this tunnel began in a building that used to stand on lac corner in the west here was the war the tunnel started in the west and it went in the kurth round here and down to that house almost 50 years after 5 years final tunnel was buried under rubble by the stars see it's back in the spotlight the berlin mayor is here to cut the ribbon and assure the 1st visitors have been ok let's go. so here we are in the new access tunnel. they can see the woods eastburn and. the cost of a big experience gives a unique insight into the great lengths people would go to to escape from the communist east. in this case the tunnel

was discovered shortly before completion. almost in the end amas being incredibly disappointing to have it be discovered to be so cute metres from the actual destination here in the. fire 1st says he's not a hero just an engineer. or nazi in real time though was already about a 110 meters long and then the border police started using ultrasound machines to search for the top of it into a new and government bodies also then the jig was up we had to start with. this is a picture that the east german secret police took of all wished for. i found watching them just drawing his tongue off to its discovery. now parts of that song known as open dump witness to

a dark cold war history. german born director holand best known for his blockbuster disaster films like independence day or godzilla but with his latest effort he's getting more serious with a cinematic tribute to the young men who died in the little known battle of midway a story of this pivotal world war 2 battle between the u.s. and japan in the pacific theater has been told before in a 1976 version for instance starring charlton heston but it's never been told quite like this. roland emmerich star with the story we all know the somerset of 1941 the japanese attack on pearl harbor. the greatest military defeat in u.s. history and the trigger that brought america into world war 2 just intelligence

failure. then he tells a story few people know the build up and battle between the u.s. and japan at the pacific island of midway just 6 months later a fight many historians say decided the war and a story largely forgotten even in hollywood. brings his full arsenal of special effects to recreate the epic scope of the battle in which $300.00 americans annually $4000.00 japanese lost their lives but still find. it took the german director who's lived in hollywood for decades more than 20 years to bring midway to the screen the director of science 5 blockbusters like independence day and the day after to morrow knew this time he'd have to get his facts right. midway incredibly well documented battles both in film and endless books about it and well i kind of didn't invent anything but just try to tell the story as good as we can.

stick on highlight woody harrelson as gruff admiral chester nimitz so what's the target i think it's important in getting people's concept of world war 2 right because there were a lot of very crucial events that happened in the course of world war 2 most of which people are familiar with but. people generally familiar with the battle of midway i wasn't think it's great that the people who were involved in getting the credit they deserve. the result is a thrilling and convincing war. there was plenty of american pride on display when an american the midway cast of the film for the us navy but midway is not. emerick's depiction of the japanese is balanced and empathetic the director actually sees midway as an anti war movie

with a message for the national politics of today. we have a rise in national listening and in fascism right now all over the world so it's great to remind people that there were once people who fought against fascism and bush heroes and you know like kind of defended democracy. with midway roland emmerich is trying to remind his adopted country really need to break here's hoping that message doesn't get drowned out by the who rock chants of american national. and before we sign off we'll go to the french capital where. the world's largest art photography fair opened its doors on thursday at the. it's a commercial fair so everything there is for sale and there are typically many one of a kind pieces and the focus this year creators and environmental issues. with about 180 galleries from over 30 countries taking part there's lots to seize on

that note we'll leave you with some more images from paris and wish you all the best until next time have more coverage. good. good good. good. good. good. good.

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is the w. news wiberg. from berlin tonight a major figure in nato and the french president warns europe that the military alliance is brain dead but germany's chancellor and nato secretary general rejecting president back home plenty of that europe can no longer rely on the u.s. to nato there is unity however that freedom does not come for free will explain

that also coming up tonight for dignitaries gathered here in germany and of the nation prepare.