this is g w news live from berlin tonight a major crack in nato as the french president warns europe that the military alliance is quote brain dead but germany's chancellor and nato secretary general they are rejecting president macros idea that europe can no longer rely on the u.s. it nato there is unity however into thinking that freedom does not come for free also coming up tonight as foreign dignitaries gather in germany as the nation prepares to celebrate 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall among them u.s.

secretary of state who met american troops in southern germany where he once served as an army officer in the cold war also. in iraq they're hoping for a revolution but it's not going to be peaceful protesters tear down blockades and push towards government ministries security forces have responded and the demonstrators have fled for now but they say they will be back and as part of our special coverage of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall our reporter takes us through a tunnel dog under the wall to follow the trail of some of those who was skiing from communist east germany. i'm brink off to you. we're viewers on p.b.s.

in the united states and all around the world well the french president's timing could hardly be worse as the world marks 30 years since the cold war began to end france is a crucial member of that winning team in suggesting that the alliance the ties that bind no longer do and that is putting nato as future in prompting german and nato leaders to mount a hasty defense today part of the berlin wall is displayed outside nato headquarters right now again stoltenberg is meant to be celebrating the anniversary of the victory over communism but instead he's declaring that his alliance isn't dead. nato is strong. united states north america and europe we do more to get that done that done for decades. one of nato's most important members has spoiled the party in a historic week for the alliance emanuel macos at least

a is calling into question some of nato's founding values in an interview with the economist magazine nicole said the mutual defense pact was in danger of breaking down. what we are currently experiencing is the brain death of nato he said adding you have no coordination whatsoever a strategic decision making between the united states and its nato allies. it's the events of last month in syria that have met home worried 1st the alliances largest member the united states announced a troop pullout without consulting its allies then another alliance member turkey marched into the syrian northeast despite the vehement objections of berlin and paris they are worried it threatens european security. but does all this add up to a threat or just a blip in nato's history nato in germany insisted today in berlin that the alliance is still alive and well even if we do have

a problem. even if we do disagree from the german perspective nato is very much in our interest it's our security alliance had been. for its part berlin has been signaling an increase commitment to the alliance visiting trainee soldiers defense minister and a good at comic-con said she's in favor of making nato's 2 percent spending target mandatory she least is optimistic about nato even as other alliance members question its future. of our let's bring in our political correspondent simon young going to do you simon the german defense minister a k k she's known optimistic about nato does she have a right to be well i mean there are certainly reasons to be concerned there you know the president says it's brain daid you have the u.s. on the donald trump you know not impressed that the europeans are so slow to increase military spending and indeed the president sometimes seems to be calling

the whole alliance into question as a result of that and then the position of turkey which is rather confused at the moment within nato as a result of the conflict in syria so you know the troubles of there but the reasons to be optimistic i suppose are also there you know the idea of a strong common defense for europe is still front and center and we see the posture of the united states is still strong a pick leaves of a russia and the commitment that the u.s. is putting in terms of troops into year so the europeans have heard the message that they've got to spend more on their own defense and you know most of them are actually doing that that's why you're seeing the german defense minister again actually now putting a concrete date on way. germany is going to reach that is sent towards the $23120.00 little a couple of years to go from have to wait a little bit it will 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall we're going to be

celebrating that tomorrow is germany now rethinking its position its place in the world i think it has been over the years that spain a gradual process and we've seen germany used to be said you know germany's economic giant and a small person politically well now we have germany stepping up diplomatically using its diplomatic clout where it can taking a lead in organizations like the e.u. and the un increasingly as well and you know they are taking the lead only issues like climate change and and in other areas having said that the military thing that still the the the where there's a sense of blockage of course germany has been less keen to get involved in international problems militarily that's because of history and there is there's a reluctance it's not of winning policy to say you're going to massively increase

you know germany's military role which makes it surprising that the defense minister is coming out strongly she has been in recent weeks with someone who doesn't have to worry about winning anymore elections is the german chancellor angela merkel she's going to step down in 2021 where is she in all of this with germany's new position in the world well i think she's watching and waiting as she often does she's listening to the. efforts by her defense minister to kind of you know rally people around the idea of a more prominent defense role for germany and these plans by the way are quite quite controversial as the defense minister admits self you know things like a national security council it's been an idea that's been kicked around for a long time but germany has this. this policy of running all military operational decisions through the parliament so you know it take can be a slow decision making process she wants to speed that up it's

a good thought but it's controversial difficult and there's some other things as well the chancellor as you say she stepped back it's a sort of twilight years she no longer runs around policy that's run by the k.k.k. and the great crime karen by the defense minister so we seeing that shift of power and medicals influence is perhaps waning some young as always we appreciate your reporting thank you. well another crucial actor in the history and the future of germany is the united states u.s. secretary of state mark pompei oh he's in berlin to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall he and his german counterpart michael moss they did some reminiscing together today to try and improve current relations between the 2 countries. it was in some ways a deeply past novus that he was secretary of state might bump you he's the 1st day of his stay in germany to return to his full military base he was stationed here is

a soldier in the eighty's one of these 2 teams back then patrolling the border that separated east and west germany together with the foreign minister. this was also no cajun to ease the recent tensions in the u.s. german relations. it was a bit of a walk down memory lane for me. every. every structure. you could. you could say i saw a piece of history that i was a tiny little part of back in the late 1980 s. i think it's indicative of the credible port relationship between our 2 countries michael mass expressed gratitude for american support of the german reunification process is it because. we have committed c.q. with great sudden terror and pratchett's he's there we owe our freedom to you as well as our unity and she'd annoy each company you also wanted to show

solidarity with jews living in germany in the eastern city of hollow together with mass he visited the side of of recent anti semitic attack and they are not see gunmen had shot 20 people last month after he was unable to enter a synagogue and carry out a mass shooting thank you thank you for coming here with me today thank you for being here to say honor to those individuals who were killed here to the people who want simply to come here and worship in their own faith in the way they desire in berlin might come pale we'll meet german chancellor i'm going americal to discuss current issues in foreign policy. so here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world turkey's president richard pryor better won reiterated his warning that he will let refugees travel to the european union if he does not get more e.u. support to accommodate those refugees over 3000000 syrian refugees are now living in turkey workers every moved over 60000 explosives from the bottom of the black

sea the project involved months of efforts on the wreckage of a world war 2 cargo ship belonging to the former soviet union the air bombs artillery shells and other devices were then detonated as you see there on shore. in iraq protests against the government carry on unabated in these so-called battle of the bridges over control of crucial parts of baghdad there is still everything to fight for and in other parts of the country demonstrators are blocking ports stopping exports of oil and imports of food. for iraq's protest is this will too is a symbol of a country divided it's time to stop them getting too close to government ministries this triumph and say tear it down. the. but while the pictures might look

similar this is not europe in 1909 it's rather the start of another deadly clash in baghdad. with protests is again running for their lives and security forces apparently once more firing live rounds into the crowds evident we are not afraid of your bombs here sound grenades or smoke bombs we want to get rid of the government because we the young people of iraq are dying because we have missed out on our youths of march and tell them that. it is being dubbed baghdad's battle of the bridges because both sides a struggling for control of the crossings of the tigris river approaches says one to reach the green zone on the other side while security forces want to stop them from getting there. the now there's a strategic style made on the straits but it's one that's paralyzing the city and increasing pressure on the authorities. to the what the politicians have destroyed

the country for years have taken what's ours get out we don't want you paralysis to outside the capital protest this regime in a blockade of one of the country's main ports from here food imports into the country and oil laves that. political crisis that's already heating the economy threatening any remaining stability this country still has. for your watching t.w. news still to come we'll take you on a journey into a relic of the cold war only visible now for the very 1st time a rediscovered escape. from the year 1941. bernie berlin. where german engineering conglomerate zeman has reported the rise in its 4th quarter profit and revenue beating analysts expectations the company says it had sheaves full year targets for 2019 that's despite headwinds from

a cooling global economies siemens is in the midst of every structuring process which aims to make the group fit for the next decade. siemens chief executive joe kayser has big plans with his vision 2020 plus strategy he wants to make the industrial giant ready for future challenges he's going to do this by splitting it into 3 major units health logistics and digitalization as far as he's concerned the era of large corporations is over we consider him their names concept with our corporate concept we are embarking on the biggest transformation in the company's 172 year history this is a significant even on the storage milestone stored as she moved. to health care division has already gone public with the listing of health nears last year after some teething troubles it's now a successful business siemens still holds the majority of shares then there siemens energy yunus with its troubled gas turbine business this was the group's core

business for many years the plan is for this to go public as an independent company the energy unit generates around 40 percent of siemens total sales of $30000000000.00 euros it employs 80000 people that leave siemens digitization business its railway technology sector and its stake in health nears this should make siemens leaner and more profitable but this restructuring is risky critics fear that siemens is in danger of destroying itself. or celebrations are underway in south africa following the country's triumph of the rugby world cup the team beat england in saturday's final to claim its 1st world title in 12 years now the players are taking the trophy across the country to share their big moment with the fans. south africa's world cup victory tour began in pretoria where thousands lined the streets to greet the players and their prized

trophy. the country stood well title makes it the joint most successful team in rugby union and the fans are ready. in the springboks moments of glory. brought the . motions of head down as. i. really had before it was president cyril ramaphosa help to kick off the celebrations his predecessor nelson mandela was a key figure in making rugby a true national sport off they had been dominated by white afrikaners during the apartheid era now the team's 1st black captaincy a khaleesi stance as the personification of the vision espoused by mandela who is often referred to locally as many. thought they could do us a. wee wee grigory hey pete i did post it on. top and then yeah we should sort of break. those celebrations will continue

throughout the nationwide parade of the trophy the party is just getting started. are now to west africa cameroon a country that has very few cinemas most of them have closed down in recent years because people are watching movies on t.v. at home and that is making life hard for film makers but it has not stopped some intrepid directors from going out on location take a look. the cameras are rolling in cameroon every month several low budget movies are made by independent filmmakers here. raises but there's a problem on distribution companies or even movie theaters filmmakers like direct to cannes equine off forced to find other ways to show off their work some raise funds by holding exclusive premieres for friends and family or they get lucky if

there's a film festival on the story you're telling is good enough and you get lucky to be selected in the 1st of all you can have the opportunity to have your people see your movie or are for some reason so powerful that it illegitimate by your movement . most films have a local theme such as the recent saving ban go which portrays the struggles of a cameroonian family but in spite all the hard work few here are able to watch the result demaris dam has starred in more than 10 films but she's still struggling to be seen you're only expected to once say hello 1st your movie and. any feel for straight sometimes when you don't get that right i don't put that 1st my number one reason for doing what i do is the passion for the art i love what i

do a super p. come on now even though they haven't found much success on the domestic market cameroonian films have done well internationally many have won awards and made it to festivals around the world but it hardly pays the bills so most filmmakers like canny a do of the what survives. but he could never give up his true love. and that passion is what drives you when the enthusiasm is what drives you it becomes very difficult for some folk for if you make a income alone to want to do something because you feel like filmmaking is where you are while premie is like this office and glitz and glamour and an opportunity to watch the movies it's out on the streets that these film critics get they have a real buzz. argues look at some of the other stories that are making headlines

iran has resumed uranium enrichment and underground nuclear plant a further significant breach of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers it follows the united states unilateral withdrawal from the agreement and the re imposition of sanctions against tehran the german airline of tons that has canceled 1300 flights on thursday and friday affecting 180000 passengers it's due to a 2 day strike by cabin crew over pay and work conditions the industrial action mainly affects flights that are leaving germany airports. well as part of the w. special coverage of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall we're looking at what for many instruments was their 1st time shopping in the capitalist west on the 9th of november 1909 the night that the wall came down east germans cross the border by the thousands many headed straight to west berlin's most famous shopping

boulevard known as the curve. it's a street that was a showcase of consumerism in the divided city today d.w. is returning to this famous boulevard looking at what it meant for many germans from the communist east to see it for the 1st time on. one of the top destinations for east berliners exploring west berlin with the luxury car a department store which was famous throughout the country even before the war cotty date was ready for the rush many east german shoppers stayed up all night for the opening. first and foremost we decided that all our guests should get a free cup of coffee here so they can warm up 1st. the grocery department was overflowing with exotic products a new experience for many. a company of my eyes

i don't know what i should buy 1st or what i should eat 1st i bought some muscle. these are new to me. these were nervy days the east germans had to head back across the berlin wall by 8 o'clock in the evening no one knew if they would be allowed out again. some east berliners refused to wait for the wall to fall they risked their lives to get over around it even under the wall now some of those desperate to escape east berlin dug tunnels just like these to get to the west attempts were made throughout the history of the wall beginning in 1961 some succeeded but others were discovered by the east german authorities one of these tunnels built in 1971 has been open to the public our reporter adrian kennedy went inside. we're here for the reopening of a famous tunnel from the year 1971 it began here at $143.00.

and was supposed to end just beyond that road up in berlin west and freedom so let's take. between 961-1909 at least 254 people escape from east to west via tunnels built under the border. the most successful. allowed 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 the german authorities tantalizingly short of completion. by far work on this tunnel. it was brilliant had been i was in east berlin and in early september 1961 about 4

weeks after the wall was built escaped to west berlin or the sewer system or new york a man friends and i thought about what we could do about this damn war and how we could get out friends from the east also did it of all serve or doesn't and we decided to dig a tunnel. known he worked on for tunnels the most successful allowed 29 people to a sky. his final channel was begun in 1970 as an engineer pfeifer was responsible for the precise calculation of the route to a house 100 meters away in the east. so this time no you can 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. when in the. round here and down into that house almost 50 years after 5 his final tunnel was buried under

rubble by the stone see it's back in the spotlight the only in my eyes here it's cut the ribbon and i showed the 1st visit to see. that's. in the new sets tell no. one can see the woods it's. the cost of 5 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 see the end and the spinning incredibly disappointing to have it be discovered it's just so cute meets is from the actual destination. and he. says he's not

a hero just such an engineer. cross that every day on the way to work this is the w.'s these are our top stories german chancellor angela merkel has rejected french president claimed that nato the north atlantic treaty organization is experiencing quote brain death the chancellor along with native secretary general young. reaffirmed their commitment to the military alliance today despite the recent controversial actions of member states turkey and the u.s. in syria. u.s. secretary of state to my pompei has visited an american military base in the bay area he's in germany to take part in events marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall and the end of the cold war. german defense minister on the great crime common bar has called for a more active military presence in the country's foreign in gauge ments germany has tended towards minor roles in foreign military missions partly because of

constitutional restrictions imposed after world war 2. chile's president says he will seek to raise the minimum wage by around 15 percent and investigate human rights abuses by police the announcement came as he tries to quell the country's worst unrest in decades truckers blunt talk of ways to protest against the road tolls and there have been renewed demonstrations in the capital santiago. this is news from berlin for more news you can follow us on twitter at w news i'll be right back with the day. after

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there are signs that the united states is turning its back on us we are experiencing the brain death of neda words from french president emanuel mccrone published this week his warning for europe is not exactly surprising but it is shocking compared to sentiment just a generation ago tonight on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall and important question here in europe and in the u.s. how strong are they those ties that are supposed to buy i.