the area where people lived in freedom was called west berlin. iet communism was called east berlin. this film by the u.s. government helps to explain what it was like to live in postwar berlin. >> two and a half million people, more than half of berlin's population, lived in the american, british, and french zones. but the whole city was surrounded by the soviet zone of germany. supplying the two and a half million people of the western sectors was a system of rails, canals, and roads. >> but the soviets wanted berlin all to themselves. so, they set up a giant blockade, cutting off the roads and railroads to west berlin. >> the suspension of all traffic successfully blocked all surface access to the city. the soviets claimed that technical difficulties caused the stoppage. the truth was that they were trying to force the western allies to surrender their position in berlin. and the weapon was hunger. >> with no food or supplies able to get in, the soviets expected the allies to pack up and leave. but they didn't. the united states and its allies

tonight, from west berlin. >> good evening.ive from the berlin wall on the most historic night in this wall's history. what you see behind me -- >> i remember being in the control room watching this, saying can i believe what i'm seeing? there was tom, saying this is happening. he was saying this is stunning, this is just a stunning phenomenon. >> what we were seeing was the destruction of what we had all grown up with in the 20th century. we'd all grown up with the soviet threat. we'd all grown up with democracy versus communism. >> on the other side of the wall, young east germans have rushed through the brandenburg gate, undeterred by water cannon -- >> we were on the air for five straight hours. >> for almost 30 years now, these people have been confined, living in a prison-like state, governed at every step of their life by the east german government. >> tom did not have a prompter. tom did not have a script. he just had the entire history of the 20th century in his head. and it all came out that night. >> some time after

then the next day right after his epic speech in west berlin, president kennedy went to ireland as theirish catholic president of the united states. and in so doing, he blew ireland's mind. >> the town has never seen a day like this before. the irish wit flows like tea. jokes like people talking like they were all in washington. the president cut quite a figure. and a cake. this is a pleasant interlude on his four-anything working tour. who knows, secretly the president may consider it the highlight of his trip. mr. kennedy noted he was there to see a few cousins who didn't catch the vote. at the ancient borough of wexford, thousands cheered with the enthusiasm that only irish men can muster for one of their own. he was made a freeman of the city. among other things this the would entitle him to a bed in the poor house if he'd ever be after needing it. >> president john f. kennedy went to ireland 20,000 people turned out at the airport to greet him when he landed at dublin. the city threw him a ticker tape parade which may not seem like much until you consider they had never, ever done

a little cooler to the west today. 80 in philadelphia. 679 in berlin, new jersey. 79 in glassboro. the winds gusting out there. not as windy as yesterday. down the shore, 70s, not as breezy as yesterday. winds in the 20s at times. >> coming up this afternoon on "action news" at 4:00 p.m. we'll continue our coverage of the shooting in orlando. we'll have live reports from florida and across the region as the investigation continues and we're learning about the victims including those who have ties to the area. >> and remarks from president obama and reaction from hillary clinton and donald trump. >> that will do it for us on "action news." don't forget to join us today 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. >> for sarah bloomquist, david murphy and the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. we'll see you later. be the you who doesn't cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows up in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara® just 4 doses a year after 2 star

today, i am at one of the charite clinics here in berlin, the benjamin franklin campus in the south-westthe city. today, we are going to talk about anesthesia. how risky is it? and is it true that some patients even wake up during surgery? we're going to meet dr. christoph stein, the head of the anesthesiology department here at this clinic.

west or eastbound from route 1 in valley forge. speeds into the mid-60s there as well. moving over to berlin new jersey, route 73 around jackson road has no problems, not even a car in sight. that's pretty much what most of our majors look like right now. no problems so far. tracy? >> jessica, thanks. >>> after a lopsided win in the puerto rico primary, hillary clinton is in striking distance of becoming the presumptive presidential nominee for the democrats we'll explain how tomorrow's primaries could seal the deal for clinton and we'll hear why bernie sanders is not going down without a fight. >>> bracing for colin. how people in the south are preparing for the tropical storm barreling toward florida right now. morning noon or night there's always a moment to discover visit annapolis and create your moment >>> 4:13. rain is gone. expected to start the week on a dry note. meteorologist karen thomas is back in a few minutes with the neighborhood forecast. >>> take a look at this flood video near houston. the landscape is swamped as far as the eye can see. storms dumped more than a foot of ra

forces, flanking american forces in the west as well as forces from the soviet union, basically crushing germany in its end game stages as we are converging on berlin. now, in this gallery, we have basically the story of how berlin falls even though, american troops never actually quite make it to berlin itself. however, people can see the handwriting on the wall by april 25th. in this gallery up here, we have a tariff hat. this was a hat worn by one of the soviet troops when those troops met with the americans in april 25, 1945. this hat was given to a lieutenant by the name of george tolby. berlin was surrounded. the soviets was crush hitler and the forces in berlin over the next week or so. the battle of berlin is over. in this gallery, what we want to remind people of, even as we move into germany and are getting closer and closer to our goal of victory, the violence continues to escalate and it has real human costs. we tell the story of curtis ritter. he was a private in the american army. here, you can see a letter he wrote to his wife ellen in 1944. he was killed in late 1944 on the way into germany. you can see in the case that the hometown

berlin. in afghanistan, at least 30 were killed and 40 wounded in kabul after suicide bombers attacked buses carrying police cadets. officials say vehicles were targeted on a road 20 kilometers weste afghan capital. taliban militants claimed responsibility for the bombing. a week ago, a bus containing nepalese security guards working for the canadian embassy was attacked in kabul. other stories making heaeadlines around the world. a palestinian man fatally stabbed a 13 yoyour girl inside her home in a jewish settlement in the occupied west bank. befofore security guards shot hm dead. the united states confirmed the girl is an american citizen. black box recordings from the egyptair flight which crashed in may confirm smoke was detected on board. the aircraft plunged into the mediterranean on the way from paris to cairo, killing all 66 passengers and crew. as we know, when the markets are roiled, one solution is to throw money at the problem, apparently one the bank of england is considering in the wake of the brexit. when it's broke, put money on it. >> we are in for a summer of cheap money. thanking them governor mark carney said it was likely monetary policy easing would be req

berlin, frankfurt dublin and amsterdam. amst flights will start inrt november.nove wow. first launched on the westes coast. >> and it's back. remember crystal pepsi back insb the day? it's the clear cola.lr huge hit for a very briefery brf period during the earlying e ea 1990's. going to be back on storen s shelves on august 8th. everything old is flew again, o right? >> uh-huh. >> going to be a limited timeimt deal. it will be sold in 20-ounce bottles.les >> i don't remember it tasting r very good. >> i remember it being very similarem bbeut kind of weird because it's clear but... >> if you loved it you got you another chance.herha we love that this morning.ni what a great view. beautiful sunrise. sunrise >> want to start vacation right now. >> that's nice. >> gorgeous. g >> that's down at the waterfront. looks nice. nic >> so much projects in themu pro city. >> great sign of progress. s >> gorgeous. here we go. i've been working on therkinon e headline.ad i just came up with this. t stays aweso. >> all right.it >> lots of thought.ots >> yeah. well, no, that is lots ofots o thought actually. aual

west main street between dekalb street and arch street. also, still watching this construction. single-file on route 73 in mt. laurel. no delay or anything on the northbound side. if you're headed toward the berlin area, watch for these lane restrictions. you might be stuck for a little bit before rush hour begins to get under way. >> jessica, thanks. >>> severe thunderstorms caused a long delay during a copa america semifinal game in chicago. fans saw lightning strikes in the sky over soldier field. this was at halftime, which was only supposed to last 15 minutes. then the sky opened up, drenching the field. it was more than two hours later before the players got back on to the field. this storm is part of the system that is headed our way. >> yeah, part of the same system. the heaviest weather from this storm complex is likely to miss us. it is a large system, and it is capable of severe weather. we're watching parts of our area, especially later this morning and later this evening, for heavy weather to move through. that part includes south jersey. extreme south jersey. right now it's completely dry. dry on beach avenue. there's a good chance we'll see showers and thunderstorms developing thi

berlin wall. he impressed his superior officers with his dedication and leadership qualities and thus earned an appointment to west point. where he continued to excel -- compel, in fact, -- excel, in fact, finishing in the top 10% of his class. upon return to active duty, his reputation earned him positioning in some of the army's most -- positions in some of the most -- in some of the army's most distinguished units. the 101st airborne division being one. for many people that would have been a successful career, but warren had more to accomplish. in 2000 he returned to ohio to help out with the family manufacturing business. to prepare himself to run the business he earned an m.b.a. from the university of notre dame, where not surprisingly he graduated with honors there too. warren brought the same work eth and leadership abilities that he -- work ethic and leadership ability that's employed in the army to grow and -- that he ememployed in the army to grow his family business. he has grown it to an enterprise employee below -- employing more than 200 people. and now warren brings the lessons that he learned and t