>> i -- berlin did not. it was not part of the soviet orbit, but it was tacitly agreeable to supplying forces to the warsaw pact in the event of war. one of the things that the soviet war plan states very obviously was we are heading for the gap in west germany. what they do not talk about so much is the parallel moves that would go through scandinavia, through italy and through southern europe. so there was going to be massive amount of forces involved in a defensive movements against the soviets. yugoslav military doctrine of the time calls for opposing any soviet troops that came through. thatu know, a little after they are asked to join nato. mr. stejskal: as i said, this mission is evolving. this does not involve berlin. in the beginning, in the early 1950's and early 1960's, there -- they are always looking at the eastern european front as a whole. even down in all mania. -- albania. >> speaking of opposing sides, jim, how to the military interact with the cia during this period? mr. stejskal: ostensib

>> berlin did not.he sovietpart of organ, but it was tacitly toeeable to supplying forces the warsaw pact in the event of war. one of the things that the states verylan obviously was we are heading for the cap in west germany. what they do not talk about so thatis the parallel moves would go through scandinavia, italy, and southern europe. so there was going to be massive amounts of force in any offensive movement of the soviets. >> [indiscernible] mr. stejskal: as i said, this mission is evolving. in the beginning, in the early there and early 1960's, are always looking at the eastern european front as a whole. >> speaking of opposing fronts, jim, how to the military interact with the cia during this period? cia wasskal: a sensibly going to get the unit support in 1950's, directing them to positions in east germany. perfectedt germans their security state and the cia realized how difficult it was to recruit an agent and operate there, they became less interested in supporting unconventional warfare and

i went to berlin very briefly, four stops in berlin with me that day. the first is the site where the president would speak. i remember feeling a speechwriter is in trouble. i do not know how you convey to people who are not open enough to have seen it, it is a serious question. how you convey what it felt like to stand at the wall? behind you, west religion, motion, activity, people well-dressed, driving beautiful mercedes, and you look over the wall, and everything is gray and brown and you see very little street traffic. i saw a couple of cars going by. i just had a feeling of a sense of moment, the weight of history. never in a place since and never before, where you just felt the weight of history. number two, i went to see your colleague. and john's title is minister. >> thank you. ok. and john, it was my point of view that it was what the president should not say. he said, no bashing. in berlin, these people are acutely sensitive to the nuance involved and by the way, this might have been at point is similar to the weariness, don't make a big thi

>> this is news live from berlin. outrage from the german capital, the government demanding turkey release a detained german citizen, calling his arrest absurd. berlin spoke to the turkish ambassador and demand it the immediate release of peter steudtner. a major double medic crisis. judges as puppets. protesters in poland say the government is robbing courts of their independence. the e.u. agrees, and says if warsaw does not change course, there will be consequences. the british royals arrived in germany, and we are not just talking about 2-year-old princess charlotte and older brother george. they brought their parents, prince william and princess kate, with them to berlin. i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. turkey's ambassador was summoned to the german foreign ministry today, and this is what he heard. the turkish government needs to immediately and directly here the german government's outrage and in comprehension. the ambassador pledged to deliver that message to ankara. berlin is demanding the rel

berlin. tonight the german-turkish diplomatic meltdown. germany says it's overhauling its diplomatic ties with turkey over the detention of a german human rights activist. the german foreign minister sigmar gabriel announcing measures aimed at punishing uncorrupt, but turkey says that's blackmail. also coming up, his camera and plus military guilty of war crimes in its fight against boko haram jihadists? he will hear from amnesty international about their claim that suspected militants are being tortured. : approves a law that critics say threatens the independence of the country's supreme court, even as its citizens protest and the european union threatens to punish warsaw for the move. it was an event that could have changed the course of the second world war. 73 years ago today. the german officer tried to assassinate adolf hitler. we find out from his son what happened to the family after that fateful day. ♪ i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. tonight's threats, insults, and claims of blackmail. those are the elements of a v

he is at our parliament studio here in berlin. our correspondent, dorian jones communist and bull joins us as well. good to see both of you. talk to me about this travel advisory. the german foreign ministry today issued a travel advisory for turkey. it stopped short, though, of issuing a travel warning. what does that mean? reporter: a travel advisory is something the foreign ministry issues for basically every country and it refers to country specific information and risks for german travelers, in this case for example, telling germans to have more caution when traveling to turkey or communicating with the consulate or the embassy when they arrive. a travel warning is something different because according to the foreign ministry, that will mean there is danger to life for those german people traveling to the country, and as such, the foreign ministry asks germans to withdraw to leave that country or that region if it issues a travel warning. it's important to stress the difference between a travel advisory and a travel warning.

and from berlin. >> i'm -- >> are you sure? >> no. >>> now for july 17, 2017, this is "entertainment tonight." >> hello and welcome to the a picture perfect day in berlin because i'm standing next to these women. we are here for the premiere of to their new, tb tb. the physicality is amazing. >> hollywood is a real place? >> it can seem unreal at times. i'll give you that, shar leez. we begin with news about beyonce's twins because we have news from tina knowles. >> one baby is a lot of work, and i can't imagine two. how are jay z and beyonce adjusting to life with three kids now? >> well, it's exciting, you know. it's a wonderful experience. >> you can't forget the first born, right? how is blue ivy doing as a sister? >> very proud and excited. >> beyonce's mom, tina knowles, is gushing over the twins. they debuted the twins in this instagram post, and as of today, the picture as almost 10 million likes. despite her post baby body, she hasn't worked out since delivering the twins. ♪ >> we spoke to tina at the design care event

is a decision of course berlin has waited for. but now that it's taken i think many people see that this is an avenue that is opening up for more. bilateral relations in defense but also on the european level which has been at the core of their message from my core and from america. not a menu and michael says he wants to eliminate competition between the two countries but is. jointly creating a jet the best way to go about it. and i think yes it is the best way to go about it because. while we still have some defense industry in europe. the competition that we have when you in europe has basically. diminish the opportunities for the future a future he means the next twenty thirty or forty year. so if europe wants to have a defense industry and thirty or forty years it has to take decisions now and this decision. has been taken by the idea to pro approach you're a joint. fighter jets between germany and france now one way or another britain will be leaving the european union in two years time. in many of my call can say what he wa

>> this is "dw news" live from berlin. tonight, the chancellor and president together again. donald trump and angela merkel were all smiles as they met in hamburg on the eve of the g20 summit. but with the two not seeing eye to eye on issues such as climate change and refugees, we asked was it a clash of the titans behind closed doors? also coming up, the g20 summit hasn't even begun but there have already been violent clashes between anti-capitalist protesters and police. we will go live to hamburg to get the latest trade with the divisive issue of migration on the g20 agenda, the european union agrees today on ways to slow down the number of people crossing the mediterranean from north africa. i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. tonight on the eve of the g20 summit in hamburg, germany, the u.s. president and german chancellor are meeting behind closed doors. earlier all eyes were on the two worldlanguage. their relationship has been described as both chile and frosty. can their presummit talks pay the way for a successful summit? we will go to hamburg. first, thi

♪ anchor: this is "dw news," live from berlin. milestone for the gay community, german lawmakers approve same-sex marriage. supporters celebrated and calling it a vote for love. the chancellor voted against the new law, but says she hopes it will lead to more social reforms. and busy lawmakers in germany also passing a law to heavily fine social media platforms if they do not delete hate speech quickly enough. and it has been two weeks since the death of the former chancellor of germany. politicians and citizens have been paying respects ahead of his funeral on saturday. and the tour de france is back in germany for the first time in decades. the 104th version starting on saturday in the city of dusseldorf. we will get a preview from the sports desk. ♪ sarah: hello, welcome. i'm sarah harman. thank you for joining me. gay couples can start planning their weddings in germany after parliament passed a bill giving same-sex couples the right to marry. it has wide support across germany and there was instant reaction in berlin, where e

♪ ♪ ♪ >> this is dw news live from berlin.ublic face of the white house resigns after just six months of going head to head with the media. >> these attempts to lessen the enthusiasm of the night duration are shameful and wrong. i will see you on monday. >> know he will not. press secretary sean spicer walks away from the job just hours after president trump hires a new communications director. president erdogan tells germany to pull himself together. did german carmakers collude over admissions cheating systems. evidence shows that the giants work together in secret even to help what became the dieselgate candle -- scandal. ♪ >> i am brent goss, it is good to have you with us. tonight, a shakeup in the white house that sees one of its most recognized faces walk out the door. press secretary sean spicer is resigning after just six months. >> he had one of the toughest jobs in washington, press secretary sean spicer did not have it easy, due to donald trump's need for communication and his constant tweaking. --constant tweeting

i'm here in berlin. it is a great day, hanging with char leez and sofia.nd "atomic blonde" is getting a lot of buzz because you get a james bond es, female player, and i don't know if he is as tough as you are in this movie. >> he wishes he had it as good as me. come on. yeah. >> how tough was it physically? >> i feel like things could have gone a lot worse. the bruises -- it could have been bad. >> only a couple of bruises. it was shocking to see your face covered in bruises in this movie, but you also get the girl in a sense. >> yes, i do. there she is. >> i didn't think that you would show up. >> you pay attention. >> sofia, there is a scene in this movie where you two really have a lot of fun. >> that's the action scene. >> it was for me. >> it is. yeah. >> i didn't get to see any of the fight scenes that she does. >> no? >> not onset. not onset, so until i saw the movie, i did not realize the amount that was in there. it's to incredible. the strength and power she portrayed on screen. i was very proud. >> can you be my real life girlfriend? so nice. >

we're still in berlin. >> berlin. >> let's go inside and talk about this movie because it's fantastic do that. >> and we're not going to fight. >> you want to fight? >> no. >> are you sure? come on. come on. >> no. you kill people in this movie. [ laughter ] >> don't be so scared. >> believe me. we get to see an entirely different side of charlize in "atomic blonde," taking down pretty much anyone who gets in her way. >> chipped your tooth? >> i cracked two teeth in the back. lower back. >> how? >> i thian i clenched my jaw that hard. >> the movie takes place in 1980s berlin, so i took the opportunity to show charlize a throwback photo. do you remember that girl from 1989? >> i do remember that girl. i do remember that girl. yes, i do. look at my sally jesse raphael glasses. >> these were the hot look back then. >> yeah. you're welcome, sally. >> charlize was just 14 in that picture. now 41, she has two kids under the age of 5. >> i love it. i love it. i -- even the hard moments, i love. nothing moves me and makes me feel as much as my kids, and they have inspired me to want to push h

you just mentioned the pandas in berlin zoo.ors in the world. they've been a tool of chinese diplomacy since america's president nixon visited the country in 1972. now germany, host of this week's g20 summit, is on the receiving end of panda diplomacy. jonny dymond has more. they may look friendly, but do not get too close. china's loan ofjiao qing, "darling", and meng meng, "sweet dream", comes from the global superpower with a price. it's worth paying attention when germany and china meet these days. germany is europe's undisputed leader. china's surging economic power is turning into global political muscle. the chancellor and the president are meeting before the world's 20 biggest economies get together in berlin. once it might have been america around the table, but germany wants chinese help in propping up a world order destabilised by change in washington. and china wants open markets to sell into and allies it can rely on. translation: this is pioneering for our relations. we're happy to note that, thanks to mutual effor

host: this is do you do be in news, live from berlin -- dw news, live from berlin. a stunning fall from grace for the country's first working-class president who one global admiration for his social policies. he is not the only top politician accused of corruption. what is wrong with politics in brazil? what does it mean for the environment in the southern oceans? the united nations starts delivering aid to people in syria's northeast for the first time in three years, in hopes to reach 2000 people still trapped in a war zone. good to have you with us. 9.5 years behind bars is the sentence it resilient george -- judge has slapped on lula da silva. it is part of a massive corruption case that has seen several politicians and business executives jailed. lula had been considering running for president again in next year's elections. he will reportedly remain free, pending an appeal. join now by alex, an expert on brazilian politics of author of the book brazilianaires. it is good to see you again. let's talk about lula da silva. he was a top contender for next year's e

berlin. a warning from europe to u.s. lawmakers about new russian sanctions. the u.s. house of representatives wants to punish moscow for interfering in last year's presidential election but sanctions could have an impact on european countries invested in russia. coming up, chopper down. a military helicopter crashes in molly -- mali. a german jewish high jumper denied a shot at goal by the knot sees in the 1936 olympics has died. we look back at her life. it is good to have you with us. the u.n. is sounding the alarm. the u.s. house of representatives overwhelmingly approved measures that would punish moscow for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. european energy projects could also be impacted and european leaders do not like that. john claude juncker saying that american interests first cannot mean that european interests come last. to break this down further, i'm joined from my colleague. good to see you. where are we now? europe is not happy about this. >> they are certainly not. at the moment it could mean european companies doing business with russia

he set up the berlin branch of the school of life in 2016. he used to run tv production companies, until the financial crisis hit. >> i went to london and trained as a pastry chef, and there i stumbled upon a shop called the school of life. it attracted attention, like it does here in berlin. the themes were appealing. and as an entrepreneur, i was interested to see that you can make a business out of it. >> he acquired licences for the bags, the cards, the books -- all the meaningful merchandise that can enrich a life. as do the courses on offer at the school of life franchises. it's an identifiable brand. >> the themes are the same the world over -- love, relationships, work problems. the dilemmas are the same everywhere. so you can address them here in berlin or in london or in buenos aires. the enterprise is the brainchild of alain de botton. he opened the first school of life in london in 2008. now there are 12 of them in cities around the world. and of course, there is a youtube channel offering philosophical insights for everyday consu

after all the carnage of the war, finally the berlin wall falls.a terrible experience for russia? and reach out a hand of friendship accompanied by a check and give me the answer to do the same. should nato be preserved or scrapped? there are a lot of people who thought it should be scrapped. and instead expanded not as threat but as a promise with a special set of partnerships that included both russia and ukraine to guarantee the territorial integrity and cooperation of people in the future. these were really big questions. it sounds so easy now. and you say not only was it easy, but look how reality has intervened. look how different things are now. you may think all of us who grow gray look doddering in the face of current realities, but there are no permanent victories or defeats in politics. what matters most is what drives us. i love this guy because his appetites went far beyond food. because he wanted to create a world in which no one dominated, a world in which cooperation was better than conflict, in which diverse groups make better deci

you are with "dw news" life in front of berlin. china's president says he is upbeat about a new phase in relations with germany after talks with chancellor angela merkel in berlin. they unveiled the city's newest residents at the zoo, a pair of giant pandas on loan from china as a token of friendship. egypt and its allies say they will continue sanctions against qatar. they are accusing the emirate of rejecting their ultimatum, which expired last night. the foreign ministers of or arab states have cut ties with qatar met in cairo, accusing qatar of sponsoring terrorism and already cut commercial tieie delhi denies that, saying qatar champions freedom, not terrorism, in the middle east. we have no cave-in from qatar. we have no new sanctions from saudi arabia and its allies.. wherere are we? whwhat does this mean? >>>> good evening. good queststion. i thihink we are exactly where e were three weeks ago.. we have seen t the same unsubsbstantiated clalaims witit any real evidence being provided. at thehe same time, , they havet really

i hadn't realised until i read this that the berlin zoo pays an annual fee of i that the berlin zoo paysal fee ofi million euros to get the loa n fee ofi million euros to get the loan of these pandas because you only ever get loaned pandas. loan of these pandas because you only ever get loaned pandaslj suspect only ever get loaned pandas.” suspect there is money in them, though. it's a message, germany and china cosying up at a point where... you could go across the piece, not just north korea, climate change, trade deals, they need to be allies. and china is very keen to fill what it sees as the gap left by the american administration by donald trump, whether it's on globalisation, climate change, as you say. they think they can make common cause with angela merkel and it's interesting, one area they will be talking about at the g20 and talked about at these discussions is the new silk road they want to roll out and i was at the summit for that last month or the month before last in may in beijing, they're making a big thing about a vision for globalisation and giving something to the w

chris o'connell is live in berlin township. chris?> reporter: well, lucy, tonight someone is running around south jersey with a 5-foot statue of uncle sam and an american flag. stolen of all times during fourth of july. now, berlin township police and its owner are trying to track down uncle sam and its crooks. >> dorothy shoemaker has lived in this berlin township home for all of her 82 years. that's why she was heart broken when she got home from the town's fourth of july parade and found uncle sam gone. >> i just stopped and i said, somebody took my uncle sam. >> reporter: stolen a handmade wooden 5-foot tall uncle sam flag holder and the american flag scene here in pictures. both swiped right off her front yard. the decoration handmade 20 years ago by her late brother-in-law who was a woodcarver. >> my brother-in-law carved it out of wood and he had painted it. he's been gone now seven years. he passed away. it was something very personal. >> reporter: dorothy thinks someone with a truck may have taken uncle sam. she just doesn't

kennedy institute's berlin free university who argues it is better to have a regular forum like this for coordinating responses for shared problems than to wait until crisis build up and become manifest. and a warm welcome also goes to dagmar delmer, who writes on development and the environmental issues and africa with the berlin-based tagesspiegel. dagmar says the g-20 wants companies to invest more in africa, but private money cannot solve the institutional problems so prevalent on the african continent. thank you, once again, all three of you for being here with me on "quadriga." i would like to begin with you, professor collier. and the prominence with sociologist. fiery egler gave a interview this week in germany and he said talking to have g-20, scrap it. get rid of it for good. it is totally ill legitimate and illegal. from your quote at the top of the show, i guess you don't entirely agree with them. irwin: if we didn't have a g-20, we would be inventing something looking like g-25 or g 15 for precisely the same things. crisis occur. they seem to be occurring with astonishin

he got some shots in berlin. he got there about mid april and some what the last film probably, probably late august early september. he changed his tickets to a slightly later ship and he arrived back at the very end of september. so he probably left mid -- took about 9 days for steam ships and so figure left and arrived. the trip to east prussia took place when they took him out that was in august. >>> and he also, at one point. he had to chain it to a tree out there and come back and fix it in the field. it was not easy to keep that. >> a closer emotional relationship with that. it does look like a real wound. he was doing something and then he got shot. you mentioned the sensors. could you describe that in a little bit more detail? the german sensors? >> they had to pass all their text bfrs they were transmitted by telegraph or whatever. however most took place with controlling who they got access to. where they could go. who they could interview so in that sense, it was both before and after. and the first t

scott: before berlin, they'd been in london, another constant target, just like paris or brussels, allow debating despite the threats, how to maintain their melting pot mentalities. according to this german couple, it's simple. it's a matter of humanity. their home countries because of war or anything else, it's our duty to welcome them here. scott: do you worry about your country changing too much, culturally? or any of that? >> i think it might be necessary, to change. maybe it's time for a change. sharyl: president trump will be visiting hamburg this week, attending an international economic meeting known as the g20 summit. next on "full measure." we lighten up. chuck norris gets personal, and z2e2hz z1a2z y2e2hy y1a2y z2e2gz z1a2z y2e2gy y1a2y sharyl: as we approach this fourth of july, there's perhaps few things more all-american than icon chuck norris. i recently got the chance to visit his texas ranch, where he shared a few true chuck norris facts i'll bet you didn't know. first of all, his real name isn't chuck. it's carlos. who gave you the nickname first? chuck norris: i join

our headline stories this germans are not safe to travel to turkey berlin following the arrest of several human rights activists threatened economic retaliate the two countries already strained relations further. exposed vulnerable in a turkish news agency publishes a map of american military base locations in northern syria sparking concern in washington. also there trump in the dumps is the us president gets record low ratings we look at why the polls feel to predict major events. live from our international news center here in moscow this is our. welcome to the program our top story relations between germany turkey are spiraling to a new low the german foreign minister is threatening to rethink economic relations after the arrest of several human rights activists in turkey let's get more in this story across the berlin where europe. is standing by lots of repercussions to this peter both for private citizens public businesses etc to take us through that this latest escalation in iraq that's been brewing for a while. well there are wide ranging right ranging repercussions from a fall ou

one of my researchers, i had about 50 of them in berlin, came upon the daily reports from a front ofcial extermination squads, whose job it was to kill, without pity or remorse, every single jewish man, woman or child they could lay their hands on, including the same for gypsies and any other perceived, suspected, opponents of the reich. no such trial had been planned. i flew down from berlin to nuremberg, talked to general telford taylor, who was in charge, and he said, "we can't put on this trial now, because all the lawyers are already assigned, their trials are in process, the pentagon hasn't approved it, i doubt if they will approve it". and i said, "i have here in my hand that example, mass murder on a scale never before seen in human history, you can't let these guys go". he said, can you do it in addition to your other work? and i said, "sure!" and i did, and i rested my case in two days. you said you wanted to prosecute the officers. you won't as interested in the foot soldiers. he wanted to get the educated officers amongst them. it's very hard for the public today to under

down came the berlin wall.from the country of east germany to bring about a united germany within a united europe. as he said, i want a european germany. never again a german europe. that is what defines him, that the finds his -- that the finds role, bys his committing to the euro.we signed up to a treaty. mightw giving up the mark lose him the chancellorship, but he accepted that risk. loseat stage, when he did a to himi, i s helmut, you can lose millions of votes and can live with the loyalty of a very small group of friends. it is more important to live than to govern, no matter how important governing is and you have good faithful friends to company you through life. today, one of those loyal friends wants to say goodbye, and i want to say goodbye by helmut, you're going to leave a huge political vacuum. realou are leaving a record of your achievements. me, whateople such as you're leaving above all is a great vacuum. i shall miss the huge french and at the crucial, time when we need you. we will never for

the mayor of west berlin was there.here was a crowd of people who were jubilant at the fall of the wall and helmut kohl starts to sing the german national anthem. you can hear, they are all out of tune. yellingla andisa whistling against this because that is n where germany was at the time. i think that shows that he was very definitely a patriot and he immediately realized that this is a patriotic moment for germany whereas most germans were very happy -- but not on the same page as in. absolutely. i was with helmut kohl in poland on that night. in all fairness, one has to say that night people around him were not thinking about german reunification. they were thinking about the thousands and hundreds of thousands of people who would come to west germany and the question was, what will we do with all the fees people? was the sort on this historic night. a few weeks later, you gave the famous speech where he was asking for a confederation of the germanies. clintonh cleaver, bill has been praising helmut kohl these recen

peter hunt, bbc news, berlin. world's most endangered species from extinction. there are only three northern white rhino still alive. so, its closest relatives — based at longleat safari park — have been enlisted to help. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morelle, has this exclusive report. meet ebun, a seven—year—old southern white rhino who could save a species from extinction. the one—and—a—half tonne animal is sedated. a little agitated at first, but soon she's sound asleep. she's ready to take part in an experimental fertility treatment. scientists are harvesting her eggs to be fertilised in a lab, this is rhino ivf. this procedure is farfrom easy. the team here are keeping an incredibly close eye on this rhino, it's essential she stays under heavy sedation. over the last week or so she's been given hormone treatment, but what's being done today requires millimetre precision. egg collection is really only a technique that's been perfected over the last year. this is conservation science at its most extreme.

. >> kevin mccarthy joins us live from berlin this morning.ing. i was trying to do this hit outside a little bit ago in front of the brandenberg gate but the wifi connection was really bad. i did tweet a picture to show you that i am in berlin. the connection is horrible here. good morning to you guys. i'm here in berlin for the new movie atomic blond which is coming out on july 28th. i'm super excited to be here because the filmmaker behind this movie co-directed the first john wick but he also is directing the new "deadpool" film. the reason i'm in berlin is becaus in per lynn and charleys theron's character essentially is a female james bond. i'm sitting down with her. the movie opens up on july 28 and you can follow all my adventures while i'm here. i'm going to the berlin wall on my instagram story which is kevin mccarthy tv but i just posted a picture up there so you can see the brandenberg gate if you look at the twitter feed. >> unbelievable. it's so exciting. >> it's crazy to be here trust me 'cause i've seen the film and it takes pla

for some berliners, at least, they are worth every penny.an excuse to have cuddly pandas on the programme, but serious books have been written about panda diplomacy. chairman mao, realised the advantage of sending pandas... you get the gist. many pandas... you get the gist. many pandas have been sent out over the yea rs by pandas have been sent out over the years by china, and here is the most interesting thing. if you are a panda, if you were born in berlin or here in washington or london, you would to matip we have chinese citizenship. i think that means they are anchor pandas in immigration terms. not many pandas are born in 6ermany terms. not many pandas are born in germany and london, so obviously they get chinese citizenship! they are also chinese! some readers have been booted out of office after getting pandas, it is known as the panda cars. —— some readers. —— panda cars. —— some readers. —— panda curse. that is all from 100 days+ for today. join us at the same time tomorrow. 6oodbye. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7:45 —

they have just landed in berlin.their to meet angela merkel in the centre of berlin and they are going to be talking about european matters and political matters with her. after, they will go to brandenburg gate. that is the only real appointment where berliners will be able to see them, says expect to see cheering crowds there, and then they will follow a busy programme of visiting the holocaust memorial and there will be a royal garden party at the british ambassador's house in western burling and prince william will give a speech there. that is a speech to celebrate the queen ‘s birthday. a speech there. that is a speech to celebrate the queen 's birthday. we are seeing the young royals getting off the plane. will they go and be involved any more in the formal schedule? it seems the young royals will probably not be involved in most of the programme. it might be, german commentators are hoping that some of the events, but they will probably not a company them through the whole day as it is a busy programme. what i

. >> this is dw new, live from berlin. tonight, what did his son know about russia and his father. donald trump jr. releases a chain of emails in order to be transparent but will it help quell questions about the trump campaign's ties with russia. we will be live in russia with washington. also, the guns and raqqa. the final stronghold in syria is the next target. as once the case in muscle, thousands of civilians are trapped. germany calls on beijing to allow this man to be treated abroad. the play has fallen on deaf ears. -- the plea has fallen on deaf ears. brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. donald trump's oldest son, donald trump junior took a meeting with a russian lawyer who claimed to have damaging information about hillary clinton. pressure has been building on donald trump jr. at the reports emerged that he met with a russian lawyer as a part of it in one effort -- kremlin effort oto help his father when the u.s. presidency. to talk about this, i am joined by alexander at the white house. -- alexandra at the white house. what has come out of this chain

from berlin. the new french president, a new france. present emmanuel macron promises to overhaul his country in his first state of the nation speech. macron says he will deregulate france's strict laws and district on extremism. we will look at what changes the new leaders planning. also, a deadly disaster on the highway in southern germany.. 18 confirmed dead after a to us to live with a truck and bursts into flames. and privacy versus the paparazzi. a french court has been hearing a case over topless pictures of britain's duchess of cambridge. we will look at how the royal family is trying to maintain his privacy. -- its privacy. ♪ brent: i am burned off. it is good to have you with -- i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. in his first state of the nation address today, france's president emmanuel macron promises to transform his country, including liberalizing a highly regulated labor market, streamlining parliament, and introducing new antiterrorist laws. macron promised also to lift france's two year -year-old staf emer

now, the pair are making hearts race in berlin. £800,000 a year. for some berliners at least, they're worth every penny. jonny dymond, bbc news. 0n the day the deadline expires for qatar to accept a list of demands, saudi arabia's foreign minister is holding talks in cairo with his counterparts, to discuss their dispute with the gulf state. bahrain, egypt, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates broke all links with qatar a month ago, accusing it of supporting terrorism. qatar denies the allegation and rejects, as unrealistic, the list of 13 demands. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams is here. how significant is the meeting. as you said the deadline, extended deadline, now has passed. it was the possibility i think that far from seeing a resolution we could even seeing a resolution we could even see an escalation with possibly fresh demands put to the qataris. talk of possible expulsion from the regional grouping, the gulf cooperation council, for its part cat are showing no sign of backing down. certainly it does not seem w