anyone who wishes to learn more about this monument can visit the nearby brandenburg gate museum called the gate berlin ah a multimedia show reviews three hundred years of history in twenty minutes it's aimed at today's young tourists who are often pressed for time on their travels. the journey through time in pictures highlights for instance the roaring twenty's. the end i don't hitler's third reich with nazi troops marching through the brandenburg gate. the one hundred fifty three peoples uprising in east germany and its bloody suppression is also commemorated. the building of the berlin wall in one thousand nine hundred sixty one left the brandenburg gate inside a restricted area between east and west berlin. since the fall of the wall in one thousand nine hundred nine they gave his stood as a symbol of germany's reunification. from new year's fireworks. to the fan zone for the soccer world cup today the brandenburg gate is germany's most prominent venue for large scale events and the tourists they can't get enough of the brandenburg gate. just the magnificence of the building how ta

been a draw and you'd obviously ticket corresponded to hans bronte standing by for us at the brandenburg gate high hands a glorious day here in berlin is anyone there thinking about sunday's elections. well actually they are some small splinter party is just busy packing up it's things behind me they feed making quite a lot of noise and not having much support frankly for the last hour or two and i've talked to quite a number of people here germans that are here all the mostly these people are on to me are foreign tourists and the germans that i've talked to have said that they think this election is very important even though there was not much difference between the major parties and that major the debate somewhat. somewhat boring in some sense but they feel that is very important because especially because the right wing populous the alternative for germany will for the first time most likely into the german parliament so all the people i've talked to have said it's important to go and vote pre-election polls food makers party far ahead but if rival marking should clean on to the full the

political correspondent melinda crane who is standing by at balancer brandenburg gate welcome melinda is there any sign of election excitement two days ahead. here at the brandenburg gate not to really now there's always quite a bit of excitement here and this is a magnet for tourists so in fact it hasn't been easy to find german voters here and if there is excitement it tends to be about the berlin marathon which is also happening on sunday but those germans whom i did find in with whom i spoke said that in fact this is been a very very difficult choice for them one or two said if this was the hardest voting choice they have ever had to make and i got the sense particularly for those who might normally have tended to vote for the social democrats that they are deeply disappointed with their party and therefore very uncertain about where else to cast their vote so no powerful enthusiasm here in terms of likely outcomes on sunday ok so people you spoke to say it's going to be a difficult decision but with the polls put i'm going to say to you well ahead of martin schulz is that social

brandenburg gate in the heart of berlin. tell us of the countdown has begun what do we make of what our people our what's the mood like among people as they plan to go to vote on sunday. well the people i've talked to here mostly tourists from germany who are visiting berlin those tourists most of them in fact told me that they have voted already by postal votes that they have given their votes none of them would say who they have verted for but all of them say that it was important this election that they had to cost if it's there was one young man who said that he is thirty years old and this is the first time that he is voting because he feels that it is becoming very important actually to cost one's vote the background of that is of course many people have been saying that the major parties the christian democrats of america look on service and the social democrats the center left party of martin short's have been very close to each other they have been governing together for the last four years their policies are not th

hands from the at the brandenburg gate of course as everyone is saying that the avoid it enough to be critical thank you very much for talking to us. now the u.s. president donald trump has called a north korean leader kim jong un a mad man who's starving and killing his own people that's after kim dubbed him a deranged dotard now north korean state media has released this photo of came reading the statement kim was responding to transfix before the u.n. general assembly which he called the most feared roche's declaration of war in history in new york north korea's foreign minister really young whole raise the stakes even further have a listen. i think the strongest ever hydrogen bomb test might be conducted in the pacific ocean. draw in correspondence show there in the film now jason what are we to make of north korea's threat to test a hydrogen bomb over the pacific. listening to what foreign minister rewash is saying it sounds like he was just improvising when speaking with journalist there's no sign right now that kim jong un regime is preparing to test a hydrogen bomb out in the

standing at the brandenburg gate in the heart of butter and high hopes for the countdown to the german elections has begun to get a sense of data among the people there are getting ready to vote on sunday yes indeed there was some splinter party that had. some speeches here a little bit earlier and a couple of oddball protesters referring to anglo-american as a pig amongst other things and i spoke to about a dozen people here most of them german tourists from other areas of germany all of them said that this was an important election that they were very very interested in what the results would be and most of them in fact had voted already by mail by postal vote because they are here on a trip to learn not in their home area but all of them say it that what is crucial about this election is how well badly the smaller parties to the both clearly indicated merkel is the head of a reiver shift but for many people in germany the big question is how the far right if you will fair and this election isn't it. yes indeed it will be the first time and this is very likely the a.f.p. the alternat

good evening from the brandenburg gate in berlin, a place where some of the most tumultuous scenes inh century history played out, and where yesterday a dramatic new chapter was written. for many germans, angela merkel‘s fourth election victory crowned an extraordinary career and defies the pundits who've written her off countless times, not least because of the migration crisis. but it's now the delayed effect of those 1.4 million new arrivals, that has played its role in what some commentators here are calling a political earthquake. for in that building just beyond the brandenburg gate, the bundestag, orfederal parliament there will now be 94 members belonging to a far—right party for the first time since the red army batted its way into the city and that was called the reichstag. the alternative fur deutschland or afd won nearly 13% of the vote, but in many places including bavaria in the south and the former east germany it was much higher than that. i've been deep into that formerly communist territory to discover what people make of the election result. my report does include f

for a little break and it's right in the center of the city just behind the rice talk and the brandenburg gate an oasis of peace and quiet for berliners and tourists longing to rest their life. here in the park you can rent a rowboat chill out in the beer garden. bars sit back and watch the boats go by. the bank of the reverse bray is a great place to kill some time especially during the summer months because every day at dusk the government quarter turns into a huge open air thelema and the best part is it's completely free of charge. when the sun starts to set its a good time to secure. spot on the steps by the spray just behind and i stop as night falls the round window of the money elizabeth new to us house becomes a movie screen showing milestones of german history such as the end of the german empire and the birth of the weimar republic in one nine hundred nineteen. there are stock fire in one nine hundred thirty three. the second world war in the postwar era. the founding of the federal republic in one thousand nine hundred nine and konrad adenauer as election as first west german chanc

good evening from the brandenburg gate in berlin, a place where some of the most tumultuous scenes inatic new chapter was written.

it's an incredible picture and the brandenburg gate is behind, but there was nothing in front of you all. >> right. i think that's right. >> actually, i'm going to ask peter a question -- just give us a little more of the back and forth of the state department. are you saying george schultz was against? ? where was weinberger and rick tuned in, too. >> so, you need to bear in mind that howard baker had fairly recently before had become chief of staff and he had brought with him tommy griscon and he was communications director. so robinson's first step on coming back from berlin, at first i sold dolan on the idea of building a speech around the call to tear down the wall and we immediately, before i put a word on paper went over to see tommy griscom and said yeah, i think that might work. drafted it and then, this is a terrible admission, but the record is what it is. and the president will rome and the venice economic summit and the whole speech writing staff worked fast to finish a whole bundle of speeches and tony dolan, the chief speechwriter waited until one friday afternoon and

around the capital we're showing you a few of the sights i believe that this hour is down by the brandenburg gate warner no down is just how much anticipation and excitement is there going into the elections if indeed there is any what exactly is the mood like today. well neal the christian democrats and the social democrats held their last campaign rallies. and some of the smaller parties have them today it's all winding down though before we see the big day coming up tomorrow now some commentators are saying we could see a surprise here something unpredictable like the election of donald trump or bricks most though being more realistic they're all in the election for what it is which is slightly boring there's no major ground breaking shocks really predicted the headlines are mixed this morning in germany. talking about the younger electorate under thirty saying. we want free elections a group called from a while ago. talking about an article saying how younger voters are feeling alienated saying that the issues being discussed by politicians are not necessarily relevant to them what about the

be a concert as a sign of solidarity at the brandenburg gate. from the left wing to the conservative about a wide range of media representatives and journalists are here. with doris who is moderating the event. and doris once they were in the same class at school played together in floors times accordion club united today and their concern for dennis. clock will be doing a little interview in the six fifty five is that what i told you on seven twenty three on stage is what you told me. hundreds of people have turned out in a show of solidarity. still feels nervous ahead of such public appearances reeve. denise's sister i've known him longer than i've known denise what do you think denise would say to all these people standing here would he be glad they hear. point. it's not a question of would. the concert is taking place today and of course he's very pleased and very touched that something like this is taking place here at this site . and he says greetings to everyone who's here today and we've been. reporting on this and so i think that we're

a concert as a sign of solidarity at the brandenburg gate. from the left wing to the conservative about a wide range of media representatives and journalists are here. i meet up with doris who is moderating the event. and doris once they were in the same class at school played together in floors himes accordion club united today and their concern for dennis. clark will be doing a little interview six fifty five is that what i told you. on seven twenty three on stage is what you told me. hundreds of people have turned out in a show of solidarity still feels nervous ahead of such public appearances review. denise's sister i've known him longer than i've known denise what do you think denise would say to all these people standing here would he be glad to hear. point. it's not a question of would. the concert is taking place today and of course he's very pleased and very touched that something like this is taking place here at the site . and he says greetings to everyone who's here today and we've been. on those sites that we're sending a three f

we now are drawing indeed obvious little correspondent melinda crane she's standing by at the brandenburg gate here in berlin and with me in the studio is the w.'s editor in chief welcome to you in this and let me start with melinda crane melinda the countdown is on to sunday's elections you are on the heart of the german capital is a sense of excitement two days before the election. to be honest there is a sense of excitement here but it pertains more to the berlin marathon than to the election now that is partly because this is an absolute center for tourists and many of the people at the square today are tourists or marathon runners but i did manage to find germans as well and i have to say that they weren't terribly enthusiastic about the election in fact several of them told me this is about the hardest choice they have ever had to make as voters they said that they have the sense that there isn't all that much difference between the parties and that in many cases they feel that the politicians don't always deliver what they promise so so i can't say that i encountered a lot of voters who

i am close to the iconic brandenburg gate. there is a marathon going on at the same time.o vote at the moment but fairly quiet. polls are suggesting she will do another four yea rs. suggesting she will do another four years. the longest serving leader since bismarck. but three things to bearin since bismarck. but three things to bear in mind. first, angela merkel herself. she has spoken about not wanting to be seen as a half dead wreck. but she has lost the zeitgeist. she believes that the moment when the world is less stable with donald trump and the predictability of the future of europe as well post brexit, that she wa nts to europe as well post brexit, that she wants to stay on. alternatively, martin short of the socialist democratic party, president of the european parliament, coming in to ta ke european parliament, coming in to take some of those votes. the way german politics works is coalition government but they could be all sorts of coalitions. but this matters because of the future of europe, they don't want this emmanuel macron vision, but the liberal party, wh

yes, this is the icarus polling centre near brandenburg gate.y named, given the rise and fall of whoever gets in power and the coalition, which it is probably likely to be. i think the apathy question goes back to the fact this has not had the fizz and pop of the french or dutch elections. polls suggest that angela merkel‘s party will continue as the main party in a coalition. one of the cdu posters said, have a break over the summer, come back in autumn and think about it. you do not see that in france. but when you step back from that, by the end of a few weeks ago, about 40% of voters were still undecided. whilst the polls say one thing, that is when it comes down to apathy, because it still leaves a big question. the other thing to bear in mind, you touched upon it, the alternative for deutschland, this party, nativist, populist, far right... given the history of germany since the second world war, it absolutely repels some people of a certain generation. 0thers, given the migration crisis, have supported it. which means that for the first t

yes, this is the polling centre near brandenburg gate. it has been a steady trickle.goes back to the fact this has not had these days and pop of the french and dutch elections —— fizz. peoples suggest that angela merkel‘s party will continue as the main party in coalition. 0ne will continue as the main party in coalition. one of the posters said, have a break over the summer, come backin have a break over the summer, come back in automatic about it. you do not see that in france. but when you step back from that, by the end of a few weeks ago, about 40% of voters we re few weeks ago, about 40% of voters were undecided. whilst the polls say one thing, that comes down to apathy, and these are big question, but the other thing to think of, the alternative for germany party, populous, far right, it repels some people of a cell regeneration. 0thers, given the migration crisis, have supported it. it means that for the first time potentially since the second world war, we will have a far right party as potentially part of parliament. but the thing to take away from this, coa

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i will be on the roof in front of the reichstag and brandenburg gate.loomberg. ♪ ♪ guy: 14 minutes into the equity market session. its see where they are going today. not anywhere in a hurry. the meeting starts today, markets have had a decent move, as well. a little bit of marking time understandable, decent move overnight. decent move out -- out of japan. nikkei up 2%. a snap election to be called over in japan. which, the german election this sunday is likely to see the ruling democrat led bloc come out ahead. but who will they form a coalition with and what will be the outcome for the markets? of what fundakdown managers and analysts have to say, haven't me? -- we? matt: yes, a tie up with the liberal party in germany. cuts andport tax education spending according to analysts we spoke to. this could boost tech, construction and real estate firms. joining forces with the fbp and the greens, that is a so-called jamaica coalition, could way negatively on the auto industry according to this group. finally, another grand coalition party and the's social

we are on the roof overlooking the reichstag and the brandenburg gate ahead of germany's election on it will be important to markets who care about europe, who care about the euro. decision that pushes germany further away, we could get a decision the polls germany closer to europe. very important to watch the election on sunday. session, the trading let's talk about where we are. london softening up a little bit. a little more to go, but not much on the downside. 7261 is where we are trading. the cac and dax expected to open in similar form. narrative being generated by north korea pervading the markets. it will be interesting to see whether or not the gold miners softly. the reason for that, we have seen steel and iron are coming under pressure. forecastof front, the, pmi 57.1, well above 54 target. french data coming through very strongly. manus: mario draghi will be speaking today. where are we? constancio minutes, will also be speaking. oil and opec will be central to the market discussions. latere buyback came yesterday evening and can theresa may reset the agenda in florence?

use across town from me, i'm by the brandenburg gate as we digests an extraordinary projected resulto parties suffering and smaller parties making games. there is the cdu and csu, angela merkel leading the cdu. 32%, below the last election, but also below where the cdu has been polling. the last poll yesterday rejected over 36%. under one third of germans have supported angela merkel. the spd had a bad election last time. a worse election this time. martin schulz left brussels, walked away from his job as president of european parliament to fight this election and it hasn't worked out for him. if we look at the smaller parties, die linke on the smaller parties, die linke on the left, 9% up from last time, the greens, 9% up from last time. ‘s, up from last time. and the right—wing afd, alternatively germany, 13%. to gain representation in the bundestag you have to pass 5%. the afd has never done that before. bastian, it feels like a moment where german politics as fundamentally shifted. sure, it's historic in many ways. the first time we have a party which is right from the conservati