after the fall of 2 berlin november night. this is deja vu news live from berlin germany marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall we go to the city's most symbolic landmark to plan the bird gate it's the center of this week's celebrations a giant installation carrying the hopes and dreams of $30000.00 berliners written on tall earth rhythms also coming up america's top diplomat says nato must evolve

or risk becoming obsolete mike failed met with the german chancellor during his. commemoration of me. also on the show dying for democracy a vigil in hong kong for an anti-government demonstrators 22 year old perished after falling from a building it was the 1st student to die since the start of the campaign to avoid them all for seeing the territory activists say they will escalate their protests. i'm called aspen welcome to the program here in berlin the city is revving up to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall our special coverage tonight starts of course at the brandenburg gate once the of pity me of germany's division between east and west but tonight and tomorrow it's at the center of celebrations and commemoration. it's political correspondent simon young was earlier and i asked him

what's been going on there as a city gears up for the big show tomorrow. what car people have been coming down here again the seating lots of tourists lots of lynas just to see what's going on i think behind me you can see the brandenburg gate and the stage that set up for saturday evenings big show and there's some projections being displayed on there at the minutes of you know pictures from the era of the berlin wall just saw one shot with a little boy kicking his football against the berlin wall back in those days just a reminder of how you people how people became to the existence of division in this city and you have to remember as i think you said you know where i'm standing right now used to be the death zone you really couldn't enter here either coming from the east where i am now going to the west or the other way round so people are coming here today enjoying the atmosphere it's a little bit raining now but people are still coming having

a look and celebrating the change that has happened in the world of last 30 years i mean this is such a iconic landmark berlin's most symbolic one take us back to those emotional scenes 30 years ago when the walking down. well yes and people in november 1989 you know had had enough of east germany essentially and well as we know the 9th of november the date when the wall was finally breached was more or less a mistake an announcement almost you know on the cut off the cuff by one of these german officials who said yes people can can cross now when do you mean exactly minister well i mean i suppose now he said he told assembled foreign journalists it was broadcast around the world east germans kept started coming to all sorts of crossing points or ones that they they hoped they would be able to get. but also

here to the brandenburg gate which as i say was completely a no go zone and people were demanding you know the border guards let them through and just a few hours later we had those incredible scenes that i think everyone is familiar with of of east berlin is in west berlin is joining together in celebration on top of the berlin wall right here just the other side of the gate from where i'm standing now jubilating opening the champagne bottles and the rest as they say. looks like it's getting a little bit went out there now rain or shine tomorrow i'm assuming they'll be some big celebrations taking place. that's right a big music shows are said daniel barenboim will be here with his. deejay west band will be here and i don't know who else a lot of spectacular and there's also a big art display here of 30000 messages of hope for the future of been sort of

knitted together in a big a big copy it's called the cloud of freedom that's on display just just a short distance from where i am as well so lots for people to see simon young at the brandenburg gate for us thank you so much will stay tuned right here on you for special coverage reports on the events that led up to the fall of the berlin wall 30 years ago and will be live for the main ceremonies and commemorations on saturday november 9th u.s. secretary of state mike pale was in germany for a visit time to coincide with those celebrations but he also came to address disagreements over current political and military alliances. the u.s. secretary of state had come to berlin with china and russia on his mind instead wherever might come pale went he was confronted with the question whether he said french president in manoa mccall's 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 a partner a message heard loud and clear in the german government chancellor angela merkel expressed profound gratitude as germany marks 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall. 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 that's been a. great friend of the united states germany it continues to be an enormously

important partner for us. 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 compu was referring to defense minister and kate come palin bella who met earlier in the day his support for her vision of a more hands on german security policy could also help her achieve her goal to succeed on the line that. former brazilian president luis ignacio lula da silva has just been released from prison in. the leftist populist politician was welcomed by a crowd of cheering supporters this police was ordered by a judge after brazil's cream court ruled that inmates who are still peeling convictions could be freed the was jailed on corruption charges in april of last

year he has appealed the verdicts will have more on that story as it develops right here on t w now let's take a look though at some of the other stories making news around the world clashes have erupted between protesters and iraqi security forces in basra as anti-government demonstrations enter their 3rd week over 250 protesters i think killed in baghdad in the southern port city of basra many by live ammunition. an earthquake in northwestern iran has killed at least 6 people and injured more than 300 others the magnitude 5.9 events struck early on friday in iran's mountainous eastern azerbaijan province it was followed by more than. aftershocks and police in the u.k. have released details of the $39.00 vietnamese people found dead in a refrigerated truck near london last month 2 of the victims of the parents human smuggling ring were 15 years old a majority of them came from the same province in vietnam. hong kong is on

high alert as pro-democracy demonstrators promised more protests after one of their number died the 22 year old fell from a building sustaining fatal injuries hundreds of gathered where he fell to mourn his death found to continue the fight for greater freedom in the territory. protesters held a vigil for child say look at a makeshift memorials near where he was 1st found injured on monday. events leading up to what happened to him are still unclear but it's believed he fell from a multistory car park after police fired tear gas during a protest he succumbed to his injuries on friday. prominent activists joshua wong called for the people of hong kong to stay united we mourn together and we urge whole people wear black issue to gather the day and tomorrow we show our psychology and unity and now is the hind foot it got

a man who set up the indie band as investigation on the clash with making no secret truth and justice and which is really in say in an reasonable for how the government a la the polish attempted to hold on people. later protestors blocked roads set street fires and vandalized subway stations. riot police fired tear gas at least 2 places and they've been accused of using excessive force including the regular use of tear gas and pepper spray. protests started in june initially because of a planned extradition deal to mainland china however shortly afterwards demonstrations turned to mainly demanding democratic reforms more protests are expected on the weekend the death of child say look could well for their heighten tensions. a correspondent munty has bollinger is in hong kong he's right at the spot where the young man fell earlier we asked him if the police's promise

to investigate the death will satisfy protesters they have promised it as you say they have already. altered their version of the events their timetable off the events after some footage by passers by dashboard 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 long 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 investor 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 people have no trust in the police they have lost all trust. authorities in australia say an

unprecedented number of bushfires are threatening large areas in the states of new south wales and queensland queensland more than 90 blazes are burning out of control many of them in drought hit areas some of the fires are so intense that they've created their own weather systems including lightning firefighters say the bushfires are being whipped up by strong winds. so it was scenes on the eastern coast of australia as bushfires turned to sky an apocalyptic shade of orange for residents and wildlife is an early warning of approaching danger. many communities in the path of the fires have been ordered to evacuate in other areas people are taking no chances. and nearing the end of the. fire crews are battling dozens of inferno is raging across queensland in new south wales the states are experiencing

a long winning drought and it's feared the fires will continue to burn unless rain finally comes forth or just say of a hotter and faster than anything they've seen before. unfortunately we are in uncharted territory this afternoon we've never seen this many followers concurrently mergence the warning alert level we've got 94. walls 50 of them remind can time. satellite images show you the scale of the bush fires from space cameras capture of a plumes of smoke the fires have consumed thousands of hectares of farmland bush. one of the devastated areas is an important breeding ground for koalas it's estimated that $350.00 of the animals were burned alive here a show 2 is caring for those koalas rescued from the fire zone many suffered burns climbing down from smoldering trees here they are being nursed back to health.

victims of fire experts believe the blazes in australia may have killed millions of animals. on the football and former you a 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 belonged to all winner is demanding compensation for legal fees and back pay for his suspension the team he was stripped of his presidency and suspended by fevers independent ethics committee and 2015 for accepting bribes he maintains that he did nothing wrong. all right reminder now the top stories that we're tracking for you at this hour it's a big weekend here in berlin germany celebrates the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall a huge park and sent began at sites across the city. and u.s. secretary of state mike on peo tells germany that nato allies need to work together

to assure the organization remains a quote potent force for good in the world. i'm called aspen you're watching news live from berlin coming up next is g.w. business with the general general out for now thanks for watching. little. bursts. home. of species. go home or see if you can. get those are big changes and most start with small steps i can . do is tell stories of credence people and innovative projects around the world.

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