maria about the bars regulars. to cross the road worlds apart. starting november 11th on d w. this is d w news live from berlin and germany marks 30 years since the fall of the ballet and it was all fireworks and musical performances were the centerpiece of celebrations that he seized the landmark brandenburg gate with thousands joining the punk scene also coming up. raging bushfires cut a path of destruction across eastern australia thousands of things to feed our

homes many 3 people have died in the blazes. and but it is president evo morales calls it a new battle president says anti democratic groups are trying to depose him as police change sides and joining the protests. might have an unfree glad he could join me 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 where german chancellor angela merkel and other european leaders took part in a special ceremonies remember those who died on the east 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 in front of an iconic backdrop.

thousands gathered here to celebrate as they did 30 years ago on the state when violence brandenburg 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. as the main celebration german president in my up paid tribute to east germans and others in the east bloc whose peaceful demonstrations led to the fall of the iron curtain here people to carry their legacy into the present. invent via.

today when we remember 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 fought is forgotten. yes 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 rosen's to honor the many who were killed trying to escape communist east germany under an arch tosser the berlin wall ran 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. you know about all men in the home of the berlin wall ladies and gentlemen is history kind of proves that no war that segregates people and limits freedom is so high and so wide that it could not be broken through and. 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. well following all of this for us is correspondent john barrett good to see you john to begin with tell us what's your assessment did macros address resonate with a crowd when it was unusually personal i think. she's the person is not

a politician who's often not very emotional in her speeches more quiet and pragmatic it was quite emotional she stressed the values of liberal democracies which were of course made possible in the east in eastern europe through the fall of the berlin wall of the flaps of the iron curtain and i think that was particularly relevant because she said it also in the presence of the president of the bishop grug states the czech republic slovakia president and hungry and in poland and hungary at least the rule of law which he specifically mentioned the rule of law is under threat to some extent because the judiciary is have been severely curtailed and the european union has criticized those countries for that let's take a look then instead at our franco to steinmeyer the president i mean in his address he specifically spoke out against the threat of new walls within society i mean what exactly did he have in mind is it what we assume it might be well he was

a former foreign minister and i think he had also an international view it was a very impassioned speech i thought. in the german context of course we have seen a rise of far right ideas and far right political movements only 2 weeks ago. the far right alliance for germany's so-called won a considerable victory at regional elections state elections so i think he was thinking of that there's also been a rise of anti-semitism in germany only last night in the western german city of beautiful 230-0000 population it was a very tiny demonstration only about $300.00 people but neo nazis marching on the 9th of november which is also of course the anniversary of the major program in 138 which heralded the nazis persecution of the jews as just briefly then talk

about those divisions between east and west germany today what needs to happen in your assessment to to help mend them when i think it's perhaps something so obvious that it's almost embarrassing to say i think both sides of the political divide and there are huge political divides in the world today in the united states as well in britain you all across europe both sides need to seriously listen to one another there is i think far too much of the people actually screaming at one another too much as the medical said in his speech too much hatred and too much intolerance and. it's obviously necessary for people 1st of all to listen to where that pain is coming from absolutely correspondent john barrett thanks as ever for your insights appreciate it. so a 30 years after the fall of the wall where can you still see it well the longest surviving section of the wall runs along the east side of a river and off the wall opened office from around the world transformed it into

a giant outdoor cound the school the side gallery is now well famous i want to butlins most popular tourist attractions. the east i carry was started in february 990 artists were invited to paint an original portion of the berlin wall back then the initiative was designed to help east german artists who had suddenly been left without an income but in those exciting days of the former communist state opening up artists came from all over the world. when berlin was divided it was common for people on the western side to draw graffiti on the wall but on the eastern side people approached at their peril the wall became more and more fortified with heavily armed guards tripwires searchlights and lookout towers border guards were ordered to shoot to kill anyone who tried to escape and more than 100 people were killed trying to cross the border in berlin alone just

a few months after those instruments of oppression were dismantled the east side gallery and the symbol of terra into a canvas for free expression some of the artworks have become famous around the world because the gallery is exposed to the weather the images of her to be restored or even repainted several times today the east side gallery is a popular tourist destination. all right let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world tens of thousands have turned out to watch a spectacular parade in tokyo to celebrate the instrument of emperor naruhito spectators rose and waiting outside the imperial palace to see the new emperor and his wife and 1st masako them for took over his official duties last month. former brazilian president lula da silva has rallied supporters a day off he being released from jail this is the criticised current conservative president abbas in auto and said leftist parties could take back the leadership in

2022 election. in mexico the funeral has been held for the final victim of a suspected cartel attack in a township founded by a group of breakaway mormons 9 women and 3 children were killed it's not clear whether they were targeted what ambushed by accident. hundreds of catalan independence activists gathered in barcelona as spain prepares for an election on sunday they call for the release of jailed separatist leaders and an independence referendum it would be the 4th election in spain in as many years. in the u.k. residents in the town of doncaster have been forced to abandon their homes due to continued flooding with water levels reaching record highs the environment agency is warning that severe weather is set to continue. now bolivia's

embattled president evo morales says what he calls anti democratic groups have staged a coup in the south american country now weeks of protest and on rest reached a tipping point when police in the central city of santa cruz joined with the demonstrators as they were supposed to be controlling the protests now earlier police in the city of the past joined in marches as protesters cheered them on demonstrators sickies morales of breaking last month's election. to secure a 4th. i d w reporter on this the rest explain what is behind the protests in bolivia. well the protests come after a dispute over the results of the country's general elections those were held in october 20th and what happened was that initial results showed a tie between sitting president ever on what alice and the main opposition candidates. and then for 24 hours the government stopped publishing any results of

the vote count and then announced himself as the winner of the 1st round so this prompted the opposition to call the elections reget by now has also issued an audit into the results of the vote count with their organization of american states but this is not enough for the opposition they want to model this out it's also because what alice has been president of bolivia for 14 consecutive years so he also earlier this year refused to honor the results of a country of white referendum which called to limits the amount of mandates a president can hold while in australia at least 3 people have been killed in massive bushfires raging across the eastern state of new south wales blazes are also tearing through queensland the north and thousands of people have been evacuated and a total fire ban has now been declared at. a family's desperate scramble to

beat back the flames in their backyard suddenly relief comes from the skies. with dozens of fires raging across new south wales residents everywhere are recounting their brush with death. i was right here bob look it's that whole i. bear no meal is what. an inferno it was like the apocalypse might was like hell on earth. even seasoned firefighters seem shell shocked by the ferocity of the blazes i'm still gathering thoughts trying to remember what it was that actually did so whether america believe what i saw. it was an unprecedented event hundreds of people have been moved to evacuation centers anxiously holding out hope that their property has survived being really apprehensive and evacuated since yesterday and i've come back and my house is still there. but others haven't been so fortunate

at least 150 homes have been lost emergency services in new south wales are bracing for several busy days ahead forecasts predict severe fire danger across white suites of australia's most populous state including near the country's largest city sydney with so many fires already burning authorities say homes and lives will be at risk and they've issued a stark warning on twitter if you're threatened by fire you may not get help. well you're watching the news stay tuned for the buddha's league or your front row seat for german football on the w. every weekend and we leave you now with more full of the wall celebrations from biden's landmark brandenburg gate i'm going to humphrey embody thanks for watching as he say.

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