>> welcome to the journal coming to you live from berlin. >> it's great to have you with us. these are our top stories. >> standoff in hong kong. protesters are told to go home but more join the demonstrations for democracy. >> turkey is poised to join military action against the islamic state as the u.s. carries out more airstrikes against jihadist targets. >> on this day 25 years ago, the speech in prague that led to freedom for thousands of east germans.

thousands of people have joined the already massive pro-democracy protests ahead of what organizers hope will be the largest day of road tests so far. >> people have been blocking parts of hong kong for days, demanding to choose the city's leader. >> authorities ever fused to meet with demonstrators and issued the stiffest challenge since it took control in 1997. >> tens of thousands set into motion after beijing said it would screen candidates for the territories first erect elections in 2017. this has been dubbed the umbrella revolution, to protect against rain and pepper spray. >> we demand the current chief executive step down. we demand the right to choose our only there's. >> senses are trying to control the reporting of the protest but

social media is making that impossible. the chief executive have warned that beijing will not reverse its election policy. >> i do not believe continuing illegal actions can make the central government rescind its permanent committee decision. >> british prime minister david cameron has expressed his growing concern for the former british colony. he also voiced support for the demonstrators. >> when we reach the agreement with china, there were details about the importance of getting hong kong people a democratic future within this two sisters approach that we were setting out with the chinese. >> the demonstrators about to stay at least through the national day on wednesday. here's continue to mount that authorities may resort to force to clear the streets. >> what does the future hold for hog kong? we are joined by kristin from

the institute for china studies. look into the set. who is leading these demonstrations? >> it is initiated by students and teachers and parents joining. it's sunday, we have seen behavior of the police that also brought populations to join the protests. wrecks how worried is the chinese government at this point? >> they are very worried and in a dilemma because they promised to keep the political economy status of hong kong and they don't want to see a violent sex -- escalation of the protest. they also don't want to show signs of thweakness. they are also worried that maybe these protests might also spark

fire on mainland china. >> what is the possibility that these protests in hong kong could spread to the rest of the country to shanghai? >> they lack such mobilizing structures, also they don't have such an organizational base. we have various social problems as a possibility. some people also wear t-shirts and show support for the demonstrators. >> how unusual is it for protests to go on this long in hong kong? >> we have seen protests before. there are 600,000 people on the

streets but it is quite unusual and has been lasting for so long. it seems like there is a larger support base. >> from the institute for china studies, thank you. >> carried out the first airstrikes on islamic state target in northern iraq. >> flying out of a base, they reportedly bombed an artillery post and some military vehicles. they say both strikes were successful and aided kurdish >> meanwhile, the us-led coalition also launched more airstrikes on militants in northern syria. >> with the jihadist just kilometers away, the turkish

gainst the islamic state. >> against the onslaught. this video purports to show a direct hit on a militant tank. but forces say that they can't hold out for much longer. turkey is vehemently opposed. anger is in a difficult decision. at the same time, the conflict raging across the border is a threat to national security. mortar rounds have already landed on turkish soil. turkey has set up checkpoints along the border, foremost to keep sympathizers from joining the fight and also to prevent those seeking to link up with i .s> .

turkey is seeking international assistance. >> this the border of europe and the world. and how much support as turkey received? enough is enough. >> facing another major dilemma. 150,000 kurds across the border in the past week alone. turkey is continuing to open its border daily for refugees. they insist it cannot be expected to shoulder the burden alone. >> with fears growing that this struggle could drag on possibly for years, let's get insights from the senior scholar at the woodrow wilson center in washington. if we look at the military

strategy of airstrikes alone, are they showing initial signs of success? >> i think the airstrikes have shown success where there are ground troops where they are capable of taking advantage of the space that has been created. the kurdish peshmerga have taken over the border crossing again. i think it is different because the airstrikes i don't think can be close enough to the positions because the civilian population is only around. >> would they be at less of a risk if the coalition went in with ground forces rather than

with airstrikes? >> i'm not sure because even if the coalition went in with ground forces, they would still continue with the airstrikes. i think i am fortunately in a situation where i.s. is hiding and the civilians are going to be affected no matter what. >> is there a sense that the u.s. is preparing to send in ground troops? >> i think obama is going to resist as much as possible. ground troops are going to be >> senior scholar from the woodrow wilson center, thank you for your time today. >> u.s. president obama calling it a historic day in a partnership between afghanistan and the u.s..

>> the countries have signed a security pact to allow american troops to remain in the country has the end of the year. it comes a day after the swearing in of the president. today marks the 25th anniversary of the key moment in german history. on this day, thousands of east germans allowed to leave and travel to freedom in the west. >> the man that maybe historic announcement was among those taking part in the commemoration events. >> the man that played a pivotal role in the lives of thousands was back in prague. the former foreign minister now 87 was joined by a number of east german refugees. >> we're still extremely grateful for your efforts at that time. but not as much is you. >> prague 1989.

hundreds of east germans sought refuge on the embassy grounds and have been holed up for weeks. soon, there were thousands of them with one goal, to travel to west germany and freedom. they negotiated with the government in east berlin. it living conditions were deteriorating. >> to the west. hours later, the first trains. 4000 east germans headed for a new life in west germany. 25 years later, they stepped out onto the embassy balcony once again.

he said what he experienced at the time is one of the most moving moments in his life. >> what those people really did was make history. and with it, decide the future of many others. >> no one imagined at the time that it would be a matter of weeks before the berlin wall fell and germany would eventually be reunited. >> it was a number of key moments that paved the way for the collapse of communism. peter is in prague. a momentous step on the path to german unification. how significant was that day back then? >> that question was put to them earlier today. they said during the critical

phase of developments here at the prague and the sea 25 years ago, he simply had no time to philosophize about the long-term meaning of it all. very quickly after his famous address tom a it became clear to him that things had changed forever. i think that is what is very important about this story. the east german authorities realized that at the time. no wonder they say the berlin wall came down but it began to crumble here in prague. >> how is the anniversary being marked in prague in the czech capital? >> lots of meetings, conversations with people. political refugees from the eastern germany. i got to meet lots of them. she told me about how she arrived with her husband.

one of whom i got to meet and how they climbed over the fence into the embassy compound. what they found was a dreadful scene. ahead of the red cross operation, they told me about that. there were five people and hunger. it was quite interesting speaking to him and called himself political refugee number 41. he camped out just down there and would have stayed for three years because he was fighting for freedom and fighting against being told what to think. >> on a day when prague and germany maxygen dramatic day that paved the way for german reunification. we are going for a short break and we will be back in one minute.

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>> welcome back to the show. to the conflict in ukraine, the eu is seeing some encouraging development but once key event program russian rebels to better implement the peace deal they agreed to earlier this month. >> sporadic fighting continues despite the cease-fire. still under the control of pro-russian separatists. >> this crisis is taking a heavy toll. kitty logan. >> more than half of these coal mines are silence that shut down when the conflict intensified area the country badly needs

coal for heating and generating power. they won't be enough. >> 70% of our minds are not working. they are destroyed. the heating company is destroyed. the roads are destroyed. >> a few men carry out repairs but most of the workforce is out on unpaid leave. some maintenance work underground, but there is a shortage of explosives. distribution is also a problem with transport disrupted by fighting but the government no longer has a say in what happens. it is one of 40 run by the people's republic. >> a majority are now in rebel hands. it will run the facilities that are then once they are prepared.

that leaves key of with a huge problem. it has to import tons of coal from south africa. >> they are working to restart production on their terms. >> ukraine will be without coal. why should we care about their problems? we can produce enough for ourselves and for our partners that are ready to work with us. >> the suggestion is that russia may be a potential recipient of this coal but the ukrainian government is skeptical of the rebels claims and their ability to operate the mines. >> ukraine's economy is suffering. they are losing their jobs and losing their salaries. this will result in hunger and chaos. the rebels should realize this. >> key of facing another

problem. many of these joined the fight against ukrainian forces after coal mine shut down. >> we were peaceful miners and went out on the streets and asked for ukrainian forces to leave. they didn't want to listen to our wishes so it took up arms to protect our territory. >> they will return to the mines once they reopen. the leadership is confident that will happen soon and is already making bigger plans. >> big parts of railways are being prepared so i don't see a major problem with that. this will happen any day now and we will be able to use sea transport. >> they insist they won't lose more ground but is prepared to negotiate with the rebels to acquire coal from them. the rebels no that they have the

upper hand in this struggle for power. >> workers in west africa have been battling to bring the ebola outbreak under control for months. it's a battle that is not getting any easier. >> met with mistrust and a still eddie, especially the teams sent out to bury the dead that remain highly infectious. a coke communities are unaware of how dangerous it is to do with the corpses of ebola victims. >> the reporter accompanied a red cross team as they try to recover the victims. >> it may look like an ambulance traveling to the streets of freetown but, in fact, it's a hearse. this special mission is to find, recover, and bury the corpses of ebola victims. it is no easy task.

>> [foreign language] >> the red cross workers talk to as many neighbors as they can but residents deny any knowledge of the victim. there is a lot of mistrust here. people here don't realize how infectious the corpses are. >> the work of the volunteers is extremely challenging, not only that they are in constant contact with infected people but they have to work in very hostile environments. even their own family sometime stigmatize them. >> that stigma follows.

>> i had to lie to them because if you are collecting their bodies, i don't think they should come. >> the red cross team has come to another location. before entering, themen have to prepare meticulously over 200 doctors. they were in adequately protected. >> the workers carry out the dead. at the families are not allowed to be nearby or attend their loved one's burial's. it all adds to the mistrust. red cross workers pledged to provide a proper burial for every person.

>> we keep them with dignity. >> burials have become routine for these aid workers. they remain hopeful that one day soon, the virus will be defeated. >> the work stoppage of frank for international airport scheduled to go on for another two hours. >> bonaire booked on long haul flights. a special flight plan into effect in an effort to minimize the strikes impact. the inflation rate has dropped to just 0.3%. is the weakest rate since october of 2009.

>> bad news is good news. the inflation data. y? traders think that with the economy being in such a weak state with inflation at such a low rate, they will be forced to ask. the ecb meets on thursday and has the occasion to do so at this time. that helped the shares upward. wednesday will be an interesting day, a huge ipo. the largest ipo to date. >> in frankfurt, where we will stay for a closer check of the numbers. the dax was up .5 percent on the day, euro stoxx on more than one

point. in new york, the euro currently trading at $1.26. >> berlin is getting a facelift courtesy of the british star architect. >> the art museum will shutter its doors for three years. >> a taste of what stick him? let's take a look. >> they install the forest in the upper hall of the gallery. a clearing among the 144 trends left enough space for the press conference. with the famous glass construction, chipperfield refers to his exhibition as an intervention devoted to

architecture rather than art. >> we thought it could be interesting to put columns in the column free space. and to play with the essential issues of architecture. a very intense moment of architecture supporting and creating space. >> it draws attention to the very construction in which it is housed. it serves as a prelude to the upcoming renovation. the building has not been touched for half a century. >> reconstruction, a new beginning, and hopefully a new building that will serve as an extension in which we can reliably display our amazing work.

from former east germany to both the local and international audience. >> visitors have three months to amble through the temporary forest before renovations begin. >> they have something going for them. >> that's all we have time for right now. thank you for joining us. >> see you next time.

>> here is your host. >> hello, and welcome to our highlights show. let's power straight in with a look at what we have in store. body and soul. performance artists turn themselves into human sculptures. music mania. we bring you the glam rock at the world air guitar championships. and the city cinematography. mons in belgium is artistically documenting their streets. richard schechner is one of the leaders in performance studies. his theories lie in the concept that if one person is watching another then it becomes a performance. "le mouvement" is the name of a perfromance art festival that took place in the swiss city of biel this august. one of the groups there didn't even move during thert