this is news like drugs barbarian humor secretary of state mike compost says nato must grow and change risks becoming obsolete business in germany for celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the fall the burden was met with a chance of i'm going to go and welcome to a planned increase in german defense spending. and as part of our special coverage of the out of her she will take you to that most important landmark the brandenburg gate in the heart of the city that is the center of this week's celebrations the giant installations in place for concerts tomorrow we'll take you there. also on

the program a vigil in hong kong for a pro-democracy demonstrators who died of injuries a falling from the building. is the 1st student to die since the start of the anti-government campaign activists say they will ask their protests. i'm filled welcome to the program. u.s. secretary of state mike pumpin has been in germany for the past 2 days his visit timed to coincide with celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the burthen war but disagreements about how to safeguard current political and military alliances have overshadowed his visit. the u.s. secretary of state had come to berlin with china and russia on his mind instead wherever it might come pale went he was confronted with the question whether he

said french president in manoa macaws gloomy view of nato which mccall had described as brain dead so many good answers so many cameras yes. pompeo added on a more serious note. if nations believe that they can get the security benefit without providing nato the resources that it needs if they don't live up to their commitments there's a risk that nato could become ineffective or obsolete or reminded that there's a price to pay for having the us as partner a message heard loud and clear in the german government chancellor merkel expressed profound gratitude as germany marks that since the fall of the balun will. we will of course never forget that the united states of america with its president george bush helped and supported us enormously on the way to german reunification.

but a great friend of the united states germany it continues to be an enormously important partner for us i saw the defense minister statement about increasing germany's contribution today to over time we think that's powerful because we think that relationship with nato matters and we need everyone working together to make sure that it remains a potent force for good in the world to compel was referring to defense minister on a cape come talent boa whom you met earlier in the day his support for vision of a more hands on german security policy could also help her achieve her goal to succeed on the lam ethical us tonfa. just part of d.w. special coverage of this out of a national take a look now at one of lynn's most significant locations the brandenburg gate on the 9th of november 1989 thousands of germans gathered there on the western side of the wall euphoric crowds

a climate on civil war which had been off limits for decades the symbol of german division would soon become one of unity. d.w. political correspondent simon young is that welcome assignment so we just saw scenes from 30 years ago what's it like there now. well phil there's an atmosphere of expectation i should say tonight people are gearing up for events really happening tomorrow this big show and music display with daniel barenboim and these orchestra and other acts performing here at the brandenburg gate which as you say is one of these one of the most iconic locations in germany want formally back in the 18th century one of the city gates of berlin but it's had a turbulent history built by the prussians. sort of misused as

a backdrop for parades and marches by the nazis and closed under communist east germany this was pretty much the end of the road you couldn't go any further down this street where you were crossing from the east where i'm standing into the west all the other way and so people are coming down here tonight to see what's going on and they're sharing a few stories from 30 years ago as well. not. guarding the brandenburg gate to highest duty for border guards until november 9th. i can't take it anymore. and i just wanted for once in my life to go through the brandenburg gate to take a look around i just want to send the other pows. i've never been over that and i know that i had no fake on no grandmother no uncles over there do you understand that. i wanted to go through and come back with my head

high like i love and yet it will buy but if you keep going like this we'll never get there why is that so hard to understand. it that bad so bush did. shoot or deal with her as a person the border guards at the brandenburg gate seem to be waiting for orders only gradually did it become clear that it was all over. so i saw many young 30 years what's happening that tonight. yes as i say tonight people on just gathering and remembering there's a lot of tourists here as there always are at this central location. and people are sort of of marring the colored lights and projections what we've also got here on the other side of the gate is a display with 30000 little messages that people have written of their hopes for

the future i think the brandenburg gate nowadays is a symbol not of the pain of we that we saw just there so much is of the joy that people feel germany's we united you could walk through backwards and forwards some people say they even like to drive their cars through here that's not allowed these days but it's a symbol of freedom this gate is open and that's what people will be celebrating again this weekend simon young brandon thank you. we'll be providing special coverage and reports on the events that led up to the fall of the 30 years ago and we'll have live coverage of the main ceremonies and commemorations that's tomorrow november the 9th now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world a quake in north western iran has killed at least 6 people and injured more than 300 of this magnitude 5.9 events struck friday in the country's mountainous eastern

. province it was followed by a 1000060 aftershocks. government protesters have been killed in iraq's capital baghdad. security forces used tear gas and the races to switch because. of a government corruption and a lack of jobs. to beas boots made for walking. experts say yes on display in paris to be open to the end of the month memorabilia could fetch more than $50000.00 euros. for the 19th century french emperor. not to wear a university student who reportedly fell from a building during clashes between police and protesters has died other students of . events leading up to the incident still unclear but it's believed to. fell from

a parking garage after police fired tear gas through the protests last weekend has process leader. today. clash. and which is. reasonable. and then allow the police attempted murder hold on people. to assure wall correspondent mathias billings is in hong kong the place where i. fell and where people are gathering again behind me you see this parking deck where this student fell from last week when we had clashes in this area here

no there were long queues before queuing up. for the site where he felt a light laid on flowers light candles here you can still maybe see a few candles burning but most of these people have left now and those who are now here on the scene left are the more radical protesters they have set up barricades you may notice that around me everything is dark they've set fire to electric disabused boxes stations so the street lighting is off here and now they are waiting for the police to arrive. for another round of clashes here in this area we have also reports from other areas in the city that clashes have been happening reportedly live rounds have also been fired and materials what is known of the circumstances leading up to jackson longstaffe. well we know that it happened in this garage he fell down from one of the parking decks

and. that's about what we know. their room is that he was fleeing from tear gas hiding from teargas inside the parking deck there was so rumors that police were chasing him inside the police are denying this but these rumors are still on the security cameras they have not captured the moment when he fell so we pretty much do not know what happened but people anyway do blame the police yet so given that well the police promise to fully investigate this satisfy protesters. they have promised it as you say that they have already. altered their version of the events that timetable of the events after some footage by passes by ford car footage showed that their 1st version that they had not been inside before he fell was

wrong so this did of course not contribute to more trust in the police and we've just heard what joshua alongside that is the opening of many people here and it's one being one of the team ons for a long time now people want an inventor independent investigation into what the police has been doing that day and the weeks before and anything else will not satisfy the protesters they will continue going on the streets as we can see that people have no trust in the police they have lost all trust which is building here in hong kong thank you. after arriving in italy in the most desperate of circumstances a group of migrants is now taking part in the most italian of forms opera of 30 taking to the stage at rome's opera house for a new production of mozart's masterpiece eliminate. when it's getting ready to go one stage originally from 1000 been in italy for 4 years this production is the

1st step towards a long held ambition. it's really a great privilege because all my life out of all those trained to be an actor but these adult i tivo and i believe this. backstage her cast mates are also getting ready. to production is aiming to raise awareness of migration and they're either playing themselves also which is the story of the story. it's a story about migrants about war because about everything i understand it i feel it it's a message that speaks to me and that's why i'm also taking part in this show because still with tivo. it's almost showtime.

the scene is familiar but the setting is the have trickled. for the choir of migrants taking part it's just one more sign of how far they've come. on the vo ball of former u.n. for president michel platini has made a splash following the end of his 4 year suspension from the sport due to ethics violations the 3 time ballon d'or winner is demanding compensation for legal fees and back pay for his suspension he was stripped of his presidency and suspended by fief as independent ethics committee and 2015 for accepting bribes he maintains he did not. thing wrong. is reminder of our top stories at this hour as belden marks the 1st of how diverse you fall off the old u.s. secretary of state might compare tells germany that nato allies need to work together to make sure the organization remains what he called a potent force for good in the world. time to pro-democracy activists

in hong kong all calling for a full investigation on prosecutions after a student died of injuries sustained during an anti-government demonstration of this week student fell from the building after police fired tear gas to disperse a rally. the daily business africa is up next after the. syrian born imam visits a local bar in berlin. he lives just opposite with a father who was a member of the hitler youth as a child. some residents are suspicious of refugees in the neighborhood.