starts nov 14th w. . faces date every news line from berlin germany marks 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall fireworks and musical performances were the centerpiece of celebrations at the city's landmark brandenburg gate with thousands joining the party also coming up in our coverage of this historic anniversary sumburgh remembrance of the berlin wall memorial to the victims of cold war division german president frank

doltish and my pays tribute to eastern european countries and their role in the events of 989. and in bundesliga football it was a clash of the titans as behind me coast and proceed dortmund to bring you all the action from that game as well as the school. i'm rebecca has welcome to the program germany has been marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall events took place across the capital with the main celebration at the brandenburg gate earlier german chancellor angela merkel and other european leaders took part in a special ceremony to remember those who died under is germany's shoot to kill orders against anyone trying to flee to the west but the evening began with an iconic conductor leading an iconic concerto before and iconic backdrop.

thousands gathered here to celebrate as they did 30 years ago on the state when berlin sprang number gate became an unforgettable backdrop to a night that changed the world. in what was a no man's land between east and west the thousands rushed to the landmark to climb atop the wall and make history. at the main celebration german president foreign fighter stein my up pay tribute to east germans and others in the east bloc whose peaceful demonstrations led to the fall of the iron curtain here its people to carry their legacy into the present.

today when we were a member of the brave people back then with gratitude. and maybe even tears in our eyes and we can't just sit by and watch as that for which they farm is forgotten. just we can't allow people to be excluded and attacked democracy to be disrespected and our solidarity destroyed we can't allow that to happen. to notice. earlier in the day leaders from central and eastern europe placed rosa's to honor the many who were killed trying to escape communist east germany on banners toss the wall run straight to the middle of the street dividing families neighbors and friends. chancellor spoke at the chapel of reconciliation nearby it was built on the former death strip where the east german government

demolished a church to build border posts. having grown up in the center many american knows the impact of the berlin wall firsthand. at this ceremony she delivered a message of hope. well you know by want many of them with the berlin wall ladies and gentlemen is history kind of it proves that no war that segregates people and limits freedom is so high and so wide a scene that it could not be broken through again. this is brilliance message to the world on this 9th day of november not unlike the scenes that captured the world's imagination 30 years ago. and data is chief political editor mahela kirsner has been following the celebrations for us at the brandenburg gate. first live in germany eastern where celebrate 30 years in the fold of the fallen who are here at the brandenburg gate

in this should be built to symbolize the power of crosses in the now and over the past decade has gone from being the symbol of the bold move when they so when the also park faced off to becoming the symbol of german reunification a lot of fans a lot of good formants is this evening but in between also the mess is that east germans need more of a say in where germany or unification is truly going politicians here like followers may. also reminding that experiencing the freedom east to west germany today also means taking response ability for the freedom of the future. so those spectacular celebrations mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the wall but let's turn the clock back 30 years now and see what actually happened

on that night the change the history of the world. the world must go what had seemed unimaginable became true on november 9th 1989. after 28 years. a chink in the wall and suddenly in measurable freedom. when i'm with my mother and my father over there can i go over there and see my parents yes. good luck with. that dust no one dreamed that this was possible in their life a tough guy image upload the solution it is too good to be true millions of people have been waiting for this moment. so you've never been to the west no never what sort of feeling is that brilliant indescribable the atmosphere in the joy you can't believe it my it's crazy. logs and. 11 30 pm at berlin's bornholmer

strasse a transit point the borders 1st began to open here freedom had finally won. now it's off to west berlin. destination the glittering came down from a not. just and we just walked right through without being stopped it was fantastic i felt i just went over with my id was let in just went over there i asked if it was free yes they asked what we're planning to pay with money and what did you do here in western and no effort just went over there and stood there had my feet on the ground that was it 1st just went over there to see if it's true because now i can go back and forth at any time it's fantastic leaders were surprised and overwhelmed form an incumbent man as

a prime timber gate. they spoke of the happiest people on earth the united europe and fissions and ideas. leave the peace somewhere for the museum. oh on. the list of people must be able to meet each other again freely not just for a few days but always. one year later east and west germany or united but bitter memories of decades of separation and a system of oppression remained. our reporters have been out all day it came locations where history was made 30 years ago they devotees rachel stewart joins us now rachael where are you. well i'm here at the very point where the 1st crossing was opened on the 9th of november 1809 is not one of the best known crossings perhaps the brandenburg gate or

checkpoint charlie i'm in the north of the city at bornholmer strasse and there are plenty of other people here tonight too celebrating this historic moment so 30 years ago today there's an announcement is just been made a little premature lee perhaps that the borders are going to be open and you can imagine the reaction over here in the east people haven't been allowed to cross borders like this one for decades at least not without risking their lives many of them have also got friends and family still on the other side as well so as soon as they hear the news many people make their way straight to the border before long there's a large crowd gathered here upon how much faster but remember the gods themselves haven't actually been given any official information at this point worst case scenario they could end up shooting at people who try to cross that's their instructions they've had so far but luckily they avoid this the still an air of panic there that's rising as more and more people arrive by about $920.00 they decide to start letting a few people through to ease the pressure but it's not enough there are thousands

and thousands of people demanding to be let over to the west which they now believe is their right so the chief border guard makes the decision as 11 30 pm now we're going to open the areas within the next few hours more than $20000.00 east germans will cross over to west berlin at this point to lead and other checkpoints across the city will soon follow suit and remember this won't just mark the end for the burden will it will mark the end for the east german communist party will be the end of the getting of the end of the cold war and within a year it will mark the reunification of germany. the racial stuart reporting for us from home in berlin thank you. now let's turn to some of the other stories making news around the world in the u.k. residents in the town of doncaster have been forced to. back in their homes due to continued flooding with water levels reaching record highs the environment agency is warning that severe weather is set to continue. former brazilian president lula

silva has rallied support is a day after being released from jail the silver criticize current conservative president diables the narrow and said leftist parties could take back the leadership in the 2022 election. hundreds of catalan independence activists gathered in barcelona spain prepares for an election on sunday i called for the release of jailed separatist leaders in an independence referendum it'll be before the election in spain in as many years. india's top court has ruled in favor of building a hindu temple at a disputed site in the town of. location is also claimed as sacred by muslims more than 2000 people were killed as hindu mobs attacked a mosque there more than 30 years ago. when german football by munich hosted rusia dortmund for the fixture known as the classic with both teams struggling for consistency this season this one same to be anyone's game but that's

not how it turned out. kanzi flick decided not to tinker with the starting 11 that defeated olympiacos at midweek byron's big match against dortmund his opposite lucy in 5 the also opted for consistency trotting out the same line up that pulled off an improbable comeback win over enter milan in hopes of improving dortmund's awful record in munich after some early probing from both sides the visitors were the 1st to create a true chance with the team in its place and buyer nick were already on the board games to none other than robert the dots another record for the pool as he's the 1st to score in 11 straight but in this league of matches dortmund's 1st time performance lacked the intensity they had called for prior to the match and only 69 seconds had been played in the 2nd when the ball once again pitched the spine of the ball and met after a triple check with the video assistant ref sage not a breeze goal stood. to nail. dortmund finally seem capable of

threatening manuel neuer as goal in the 60 minutes such as you talked about causes squandered an opportunity to cut byron's lead and what would be a door and only chance meanwhile the but their hands refused to take their foot off the guess. a few minutes later in the dusty put things out of reach at the 16th hole and 11 matches yet another league record. and if things weren't bleak enough for the black and yellows base scored an own goal with 10 minutes left. 4 nil put in by mats hummels who switched back from munich to dortmund this offseason i restored mint against early tranced in byron's 1100 bonus league a victory in term coach condi flick made an impressive case for more time behind the wheel in munich cut up in london england hosted

germany in front of a record crowd for english wince. of nearly 78000 but they couldn't reward their fans with a win clara boo broke english hearts with a winning goal for germany in injury time england had earlier equalized after germany open the school a missed penalty so england's lionesses go down to one and watching the new news up next a special program on the fall of the wall featuring journalists who covered those historic events at that time but 1st we'll leave you with more of the music from the celebrations at the brandenburg gate enjoy. their guns.

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