it tells the story of german refugees fleeing the soviet occupied zones group berlin to west germany. and estimated 20,000 germans were crossing the border each month. this u.s. army film is about 20 minutes. ♪ narrator: berlin, the target area for the strangest invasion of all-time. an invasion by its own people, germans fleeing oppression in the soviet zone. since 1945, the german republic has granted political asylum to more than 9 million refugees, expel these, and displaced persons. but since the soviet's instigated the policy which slammed shut borders between east and west, the only escape left is through berlin itself. weary, frightened, and always after dark, these hunted people are pouring into the city on an average of 20,000 per month. but desperately overburdened city finally broadcast an urgent appeal to people in the soviet zone with these words -- do not leave unless you are in direst need. the zone must not be deprived of honest freethinking germans. we beg you, stay on the soil of your homeland. and still they come. a new nation is growing rapidly within berlin. the

it tells the story of german refugees fleeing the soviet occupied zones group berlin to west germany.imated 20,000 germans were crossing the border each month. this u.s. army film is about 20 minutes. ♪ narrator: berlin, the target area for the strangest invasion of all-time. an invasion by its own people, an

which tells the story of germany refugees fleeing the soviet occupied zone from berlin to west germany000 germans were crossing the border each month. this u.s. army

to me but i did not retain much. when not treating in berlin i was supposed to be headed to west germany. that is easy but so that i picked english and started to learn english. and i a learn to a year and a half into my a training and then we are reading this novel. and said make it take to see what you sound like so i've made a tape they believed to be into moscow and interview with to ladies and one was a professor of english. and another was an american who emigrated the they interviewed me separate the to determine if i could learn english well enough and it was day tied, and those rusher professor said no way here is wishful thinking. so the those of the the position that it is too tempting. i spent two years in moscow learning english then a a couple who was well-known as from those to read best buy museum and i really wanted to succeed. >> i do not speak english much better than german. >> to identify with your german name and background? or have you left that behind?. >> in those folks all call me by my germany more german nickname which i hate to but it is so k over there but i

to me. within a month i was in berlin, germany. this was before the reunification of east and west germany. i was in berlin to give a talk at a conference and i was struck again by the highly stigmatized sites associated with the nazi regime. the division of the city, the war. the wall in berlin was put up precisely to isolate some of the sites of the nazi power so that people couldn't get to them. it was still so highly stigmatized. that summer was also the time of one of the worst mass murders in american history, the shootings at the mcdonald's restaurant in san ysidro, california. i learned about that while i was traveling. i got to thinking, what happens when these events occur. how do these events affect that emotional bond to space? do people feel a deeper attachment because a loved one may have died at a site, or does it break that attachment? since then, i've been very interested in this idea of how events of violence and tragedy affect this sense of place. our motive, our effective bonds with place. over that period of time, i visited dozens or hundreds of sites, both in the united

to see the west wing function better is that this will lead to a better functioning west wing. >> all right. thank you so much. >>> well, hundreds of neo nazis expected to rally in berlin, germany today. they'll be met by hundreds of counter protesters who are also planning to demonstrate. >> the rally is marking the anniversary of the death of rudolph hess, adolph hitler's deputy who killed himself 30 years ago. you're looking at live pictures of some of the people involved in that rally. we'll continue to watch it for you. >> and so was the interview even a factor considering that the reporting is this has been in the works for some time? reaction for the man who spoke with bannon days before he was out of the white house. >> and what's happening in boston this morning. they're getting ready for a free speech rally today. hundreds of extra police are out trying to make sure that what happens in boston is very different than what happened last week in charlottesville. for your retirement plan? s start here. or here. even here. and definitely here. at fidelity, we're available 24/7 to make retirement planning simpler. we let you know where you stand, so when it comes to your re

to me. within a month i was in berlin, germany. this was before the reunification of east and west germany. i was struck again by the highly st stigmatized sites associated with the war. the wall in berlin was put up precisely to isolate some of the sites of the nazi power, the -- that summer was also the time of one of the worst mass murders in american history, the shootings at the mcdonald's restaurant in california. how do these events thaseffect emotional bond to space? do people feel a deeper attachment because a loved one may have died at a site, or does it break that attachment? since then, i've been very interested in this idea of how events of violence and tragedy affect our sense of place. over that period of time, i visited dozens or hundreds of sites, both in the united states and in europe, because much of my work now is in central europe and hungary. i visited sites of individual tragedies, murders, mass murders, homicide, suicides and so forth. i've also visited sites like this mine disaster where in a single day a community lost all of its men in a mine disaster, in a coal m

strategy to remove in west and invade soviet union. germany attacked soviet's ally. now berlin had to fight a two-front war. in december of 1941, japan bombed pearl harbor. now moscow, washington and london forced coalition, together with the help of allies, the three great powers won the second word war, but had churchill not kept britain in the war of 1940, there would have been no such war to fight. now, in the second part of this chapter i move back to poland and i discuss someone who perhaps was a bit more like you and me. when i discuss churchill, that's behavior, of course, pardon the expression great men who can hold back the flow of history, but the second part of the chapter is a bit different. i think now occupied poland where the war seems to be lost. was meant to finish high school that year, 1940, her family lost its property to the germans and was force today move warsaw and rent. her father was arrested. one of her uncles were killed in battle and two of her brothers were in camps. a young woman stood out and she thought about others. in late 1940's the germans

infrastructure is there a sense actually germany couldn't say no yeah and i mean berlin had had a fair amount but it was frankfurt was much easier to get to you know and it became west germany exactly. remarkable james john thank you both for being here thank you fascinating conversation and that's the way it is tonight and don't forget democracy is not a spectator sport get out there get active tag you're it. you're watching an r t america got special report and. this. is one that's. basically everything that you think you know about civil society have broken down. there's always going to be somebody else one step ahead of the game. we should not be on the normalising. we don't need people that think like this on our planet. this is an incredibly tense situation. and. you know we. haven't don't know when this is america's lawyer more than one million people united states and millions more cross the globe suffer from rheumatoid arthritis this painful often debilitating disease is one that currently have no known cause making it nearly impossible to prevent or even predict who's most at risk drug companies make billions of dollars marketing treatments for self worth

to work in outsourcing companies. this is what will be happening in germany. 500 being added in the west of germany. they have already got 700 and the capital, berlina different outsourcing company. has thetable, germany him and hatred for hate speech. there been toss -- they have been tough legislatively. the immigration crisis of 2015, you saw neo-nazi sympathizers taking to social networks like they spoke to put anti-immigration views across. this is why there is focused to tackle this in germany. also the key election about to happen in september. emily: what you make of how facebook is handling this issue now? >> i think they are trying to do the right thing. if there are 2 billion people on the platform, a good percentage are saying things periodically , it are not very sociable will possibly take more than 3000. they are focusing on ai is a way of surfacing the conversation and comments that these people ought to look at. focusing on germany is actually very smart for them. it is the country of all on the planet that is most sensitive to this issue. maybe china for other reasons. i think they will learn things there that they need to learn.

infrastructure is there a sense actually germany couldn't say no yeah and i mean berlin had had a fair amount but it was frank. it was much easier to get to you know and it became west germany is exactly. remarkable james john thank you both for being here thank you fascinating conversation and that's the way it is tonight and don't forget democracy is not a spectator sport get out there get active your. economics are. good. all the world's. you know the news companies merely players but what kind of part is r t america r t america how often are american personal. many ways landscape is just like the real news big news good actors bad actors and in the end you could never. so look harkin all the world's all the world's all the world's a stage we are definitely a player. on newsnight and one party needs a record. rainfall in the state of texas and louisiana while floods devastate the gulf coast overnight and up to five million children in iraq are missing or orphaned. reports exclusively in a war torn country and fifteen turkish security officials indicted by a grand jury for attacking peaceful protesters in washington d.c. this may i mean the one hand sitting in for

to worldwide. most of these people work in outsourcing companies. this will be -- this is happening in germany, 500 added in the west of germany. they already have in 700 in the capital at berliney havetioned, hatred for hate speech. they have been tough, legislatively. backlashfter the sad that arose after the immigration crisis that occurred in 2015 -2016 and you saw neo-nazi sympathizers taking the social networks like facebook to put their anti-immigration views across. that is why they are focused to tackle this in germany. they also have a key election happening in september. make: david, what do you of how facebook is handling this issue now? david: they are trying hard to do the right thing. ,500 sound like a lot of people but if there are 2 billion on the platform -- let's face it, a lot more than we like, they are saying things that are not very sociable. it is possibly going to take more than that. that is why they are focusing hard on artificial intelligence, comments and maybe these 7500 people ought to look like. focusing on germany is very smart for them. it is a country, of all on the planet, that are most sensitive to this issue. besides china, for other reaso