see them here from here in dresden i send my greetings to all of our compatriots in the german democratic republic and the federal republic of germany extend the deadline god bless our german fatherland the it was i was i was. one of many fests it was manifestly obvious that the east. people as represented in dresden didn't want to try a 3rd way. they wanted german unity. year going and i almost missed the speech there was no mention of it on the official agenda we were busy finishing up our t.v. report fortunately when we were done we ended up walking back into central dresden . this exhibit we went past the square. and you could see the crowds arriving from afar. it was already dark so we any call to speech from far off. there was no mistaking the people's message to cold they wanted rain if occasion to happen fast the east german leadership had no support. and interest that evening in dresden when we sat down together we knew there was no point negotiating further agreements with more drugs government with bill you're the only thing to do was get the ball rolling with free elections as quickly

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german meeting. africa coming up on the program it's a race against nature residents have for high ground in east africa. and flooding. also coming out. in the democratic republic of congo. and these mountain gorillas are close to extinction but thanks to sustain the conservation campaign it's a state. you're welcome to the program east africa is in the thick of the brutally unusual rainy season and it's set to get worse to tropical storms are expected to hit the region in the coming days 4 weeks pause have triggered landslides and flash flooding but that toll stands at 250 with some 3000000 affected their growing fear of starvation disease outbreak that is due to warmer temperatures in the indian ocean in a moment we'll get the latest on the response from nairobi but 1st this report from the sub kenyan village of. these floods may have killed scores deprived thousands of their homes you know they threaten to wash away the dead. not if these villagers have anything to do with it . anything that's moaned. a bomb goes late wife. we're putting big rocks on top of the grave to prevent the coffin from coming out due to these floods. the dying pours have only compoun