captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> hello and welcome to the journal. a former member of the raf terrorist groups goes on trial. ponents of a new train station in stood guard. and hollywood star tony curtis dies at the age of 85. a chairman court has reopened a political murder case involving the left wing it terrorist gang.

marina becker is charged with having helped plalaand prepare the shooting of the countries most nior public prosecutor in 1977. she appeared in court this morning but declined to make any statement. the raf was responsible for dozens of political killings in the 1970's and 1980's. >> this is the court that sentenced many red army faction members more than three decades ago. now, prosecutors have to shed light on one of the group's most prominent killings. it is the first time at the 58 year-old is standing trial for the 1977 murder of a federal prosecut. she has already served time, but for another crime. the trial also involves his son, mikhael, who is asking is a

joint plan did. >> we want to find out the truth about the crime that claimed the lives of my father and his two escorts. >> to this day, it remains unclear rules fired at the murder weapon from a passing motorcycle. becker was a suspect in the original investigation, but other raf members were convicted of a crime. in 2008, investigations were launched after expressed forensic evidence appeared to link becker. becker is expected to use your right to remain silent throughout the trial, meaning it may prove all like the one. >> our colleague has been following the trial for us. he sent this uate on the first day of the procein. >> becker is accused of murder, but it is unclear whether she will be found guilty when the

trial concludes. her dna was found on a letter claiming responsibility for the killing, but investigators to not think that will be enough to convict her. my impression of her is that if she has a distance yourself emotionally from the events going on in the 1970's and from the times of the left-wing terrorist groups in gmany. he refused to make a statement today and the evidence cannot be sufficient to convict her without a confession. >> the organizers of a demonstration against a new railway station in stuffgart say hundreds -- -- in stuttgart. the demonstrators rejected a plan to build and run station saying the environmental impact is it too severe. >> they felled nearly 300

trees. about 1000 teenagers protested the action. police used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse the crowd. >> the police have gone too far. this morning we had police beating up youngsters and spraying them with tear gas. it is really going too far. >> as the day continued, more and more people arrived at the park to join protests. please continue to pursue the same process, using water cannons to disperse the crowd. >> the police have been using such a force because the protesters have also been forceful and their refusal to leave the area and the road here, although police called on them to move appear. >> demonstrators say the pepper spray and tear gas left 300 protesters would severely irritated eyes.

they say they are determined to stop the project and save the trees. if it were expecting the number of protesters in the park to continue to grow. >> ecuador's president declared a state of a emergency. this after protest caused widespread chaos in the capital. he had to be guided to safety by his bodyguards. most of the countries police and some military officers staged a protest against pay cuts. earlier, the capitals main airport was shut down after troops occupied one ways. the unrest started as police and others to to the streets to protest austerity measures. pakistan has closed a border crossing to afghanistan after three of its soldiers were killed when nato helicopters fired missiles at a border post. the helicopter strike

happened in a tribal region in the northwest. it is on an important route used to deliver supplies to u.s. and nato troops afghanistan. nato confirmed the incident, saying the helicopters were there to target insurgents. it is not clear when the border will be reopened. we will move on to grant to has business news for us, starting with theeuro zone. >> the core of the euro zone appears to be healthy. it is the end to it that appears to be in trouble. after r meeting of finance ministers in brussels, countries such as germany and france he perfmed tt tha expected, but the focus is on ireland which is still struggling to rescue its banking sector. >> despite the public pleasantries, fears surrounding the irish banking crisis are dominating the meeting.

the chairmen of the finance minister welcomed ireland's transparency 3 >> we view the recapitalization of the banking sector as being important and helpful clarification of the situation. >> the dublin says it does not plan to turn to the eu cap in hand. the imf supports our land in its stance progress so -- supportsn its stance. dublin has until november to present a rescue package for the next four years, detailing how it plans to reduce its debts. >> european stocks dropped on thursday as investors lost profits. it was the last tradin day and it wrapped up the best quarter for equities in a year. we have wrapped up from the frankfurt stock exchange occurred >> the european debt crisis is worsening, but then

traders have been torn between positive and negative news. the bailout of irish banks is a big problem. some companies have been very optimistic. they expect higher demand, and a deutsche bank's investment is lightening up. >> let's take a quick look at the market numbers and see how the thursday session ended. in frankfurt, it finished the session lower by .2%. in new york, let's take a look at those numbers. the dow jones down by .5%. on all lackluster jobs report that came out during the session. the euro is going for a $335.

it is a labor market that knows no downturn. i am talking about germany. germany continues to put more people to work. in some timber, unemployment fell by 315,000 compared to the same time last year. the number of unemployed in germany is at 3 millio, 31,000. the jobless rate is 7.2% 3 >> germany's economic upswing is boosting the number of people and work as companies hire staff. private sector demands are back to levels last seen before the global slump. >> it is pleasing to see that full time employment is picking up again. in recent months, we have mainly seen part-time jobs being created. now there are more full-time jobs. that development shows companies are confident the recovery will be robust. >> germany's export

industries have been creating mo jobs. now that summer is over, many manufacturers are working all out to meet rising demand from asian markets. they need to take on new workers. >> while workers in western germany's steel industry will be getting more money. employers and the trade union agreed to a pay hike of more than 3.5% beginning in october. it is the first time in germany that temporary employees are covered by a wage agreement for full-timers. raise negotiations in eastern germany are still under way. warning strikes have been scheduled if no agreement is reached there. it has been two years since the last paris auto show. two years most automakers would like to leave in the dust. the financial crisis, recessing, high gas prices, the list of problems is along one. on thursday, carmakers returned

with new models and better sales numbers. >> measured by sales volume, revenue, and profitability, it is the most important model at the paris motor show. the volkswagen. it may be more economical than the preceding model, but the new vw will not be running on electricity anytime soon. the technology is still too expensive. >> we have to wait and see what kind of volume customers will be buying these cars. we are working all-out on ways of cutting costs, whether on batteries, electronics, the electric motor. i believe it has a chance . >> electric drive is the dominant topic at the motor show. peugeot has the ion, a mini- sized car with a pricetag of 36,000 euros. few are going ahead with mass

production of electroniic cars. >> they have suspended a spanish writer alberto -- rider alberto the tour de france. they are waiting for additional tests before deciding to strip him of his 2010 title. >> berto contador was on his way to winning his next title, but now he is defending himself. he maintains he is innocent. >> on the 26th of september, we had a detailed discussion about how it all happened. even the uci told me it was probably the result of a food contamination. >> the drug is known to enhance muscle size.

it is sometimes added to animal feed, although the practice is for britabidden. he was informed of the test results in late august. >> the international cycling union is in contact with the world antimping agcy. theyare going to conduct a scientific examination into all the evidence to check whether there has been an error. this is a specific case. it is indifferent to all other cases that have preceded it. >> the international cycling union has provisionally suspended contador. if h h is found to have violated rules, he could be stripped of his 2010 tour de france title. >> stuttgart manage to keep their rfect record on thursday.

they beat the danish side 2-1. martin scored the winning goal forur minutes before the whistle. the germans lost 1-0. the winners of this year's alternative nobel prizes include israeli doctors, envinmentalist working in nigeria, brazi, and what they share is a commitment to change at the grass-roots level, according to the foundation that confers the prizes. >> the catholic bishop is one of four alternative nobel prize winners. for decades, the austrian has been fighting for the protection of the environment in brazil and the rights of its indigenous people. the second recipient is the nonprofit physicians for human

rights in israel. they provide health care in srl regardless of the patients of legal status, a nationally, or faith. the nepalese foundation will also be honored. the organization focuses on eradicating poverty in rural communities. the fourth winner is an environmental activist. basi has been active in highlighting ecological cost of oil production in nigeria. >> tony curtis has died at the age of 85. he died at his use outside las vegas, nevada. he was nominated for an oscar but he never received one. he was the same as almost as much for the drama set he was involved in offspring as on. >> he had charm and good looks to spare and was widely known as a lady's man.

it was long before -- ititas not long before he realized he had something. >> not something special, but something different occurred >> he w nominated for an osca and his role -- for his role "the defiant ones." in "some like it hot," he co- starred with marilyn monroe. >> he had all of that dark hair and blue eyes and he could kiss girls. a lot of energy, john around. how could do not go for me? i went for me. >> he played more daring roles as well. his private life was all walk on the wild side. he was married six times and suffered from alcoholism and drug addiction. still, curtis continue to work well into his later years. >> stay tuned, i am comin back

with our in-depth report on chairman reunification. do not go away -- on german

>> welcome back. the change. the germans have a special term for the transformation the country went through from 1989- 90 after the fall of t berlin wall. it culminated on october 3, when the former communist east became one with west germany, a day many headlong for ever since the war and which the nation will celebrate this sunday. this change has brought a tectonic shift that reshaped the countries politics, economy, and culture. the process was poignant and painful, particularly in the beginning. it was a time that people recall as if it were yesterday. nearly everyone h a memory, some withelieanothers with the salsa.

we asked a few germans to share their stories of what was lost and what was gained. -- some with relief and some with nostalgia. >> the searches at the border were really bad back then. some female police just about stopped being naked. they kept asking, why are you taking in english courts? my grandmother was shaking with fear of side for me. it was unpleasant. >> it felt like -- children are safer bet than in east germany. this cooling -- the schooling was more organized. >> the supply of goods, well, there were few shortages but they made up for it socially, meaning that people helped one another more back then than they

do now. >> i can still remember that my mother sent packages to east germany -- chocolate and christmas things -- and we always got a special kind of fruit cake back. that is my connection to east germany. >> the security was in allusion. it concealed the ha set of -- ad many former east germans have a positive memory of it in the back of their mind. v>> simply shows that many germans look back with mixed memories 20 years on. there is no denying the hardships that easterners faced

in a command economy with a daily shortages, and yet germany's tradition of high quality manufacturing survived, even uer adver conditions. take the mz motorcycle. it's dependability and durability has given at a legendary status in places such as cuba. >> you can see andnd hear them everywhere. it is estimated that there are some 15,000 motorbikes in cuba, and 10,000 of them are mz's. they are more than 20 years old and need to be repaired now and then. >> i am trying to get ts on running again. there are nno spare parts, so we have to be invented. >> there is public transportation in santiago. taking a bus cost just a few

cents. but many find a motorbike taxi more convenient. it costs about 15 times more but it is quicker and more convenient. it is not easy to keep the aging motorcycle taxi is running. quite a few people are earning their living by maintaining them. some mz mechanics are highly specialized. ramon blanco is a card reader expert. he spent the last 12 years filing the jets of the motorcycle by hand. >> it still works. good quality. >> on the weekend, they go on an excursion to a restaurant of above the city. wilhelm has joined them. he worked for years in an east chairman factoring -- east german factory.

>> my motorcycle is 26 years old. we have to be invented. there are a lot of people working hard to make piston rings and rods. that is great for us. you will not find anything to top the m zed. it is a great brand. >> young people here seem to agree. the mz has become a status symbol despite its advanced years. >> the transition to capitalism was a bomb the in the years after unification, thanks to the decision to transfer east chairman marks to west chairman marks. it said a great deal of ingenuity to make a go of it as we hear and our next report. >> during the communist era, he worked in this hotel as a deejay.

a state approved a record entertainer. >> this was the most exciting plays in the whole hotel. it was a disco. we were able to keep the old floor. the most important thing was keeping -- that meant that at least 80% had to the east chairman and a 20% from the west. it was a conscious decision to call as not to the days of rerd enttaers -- not deejays but record entertainers. >> that was all long time ago, when and germany was reunified, everything changed. she became a director of the hotel. then it suddenly, one day, she found herself out of a job. >> that's me. >> the east chairman company was close. everyone was fired.

>> hundreds of jobs, including my husband. it was a bad. maybe that is what made us think about what we could do with our lives in future. >> she decided to branch out. she borrowed more than 1 million marks, bought the building and turned it into a four star hotel.l. in 2000, she took on a second hotel located on the summit at an altitude of 1,200 meters. had an observation tower and a restaurant. 35 people worked there. the roo in the former east german hotel are named after local herbs. >> this is one of our rooms. it has a stunning view. >> some traditions have not died

out, like this original dish from the old east german menu. pork with cheese on top. >> we offer if at the same price they had back then. >> even though she never wanted to go into the hotel business, for someone who grew up in the region, she simply could not resist when the second hotel was offered. >> the hotel always had a place in my heart. i knew the mountain really well. i had been skiing here. at first my husband said, me or the hotel. but then i talked him into it. and now i have the hol and i still have him, too. >> in the end, she managed it, just as she has so many other things. she says it has never been easy, but she is happy she took the route she did.

that is the way it was 20 years ago, and that is the way it is now. >> that was our in-depth report on the chairman unity. stay tuned for more news and information

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