chocolate pudding on sale in berlin for just $.19.page has already attracted more than 20,000 supporters. >> this guy is only one instance of a lot in israel who semi-request to help them get be says. he is asking the chancellor of germany, angela merkel, to help us and others from israel to get a temporary visa. >> at first, he stayed anonymous. since going public, he's been heavily criticized and even threatened. >> i don't want everyone to leave the country. i don't want my country, israel, the place i love to be ruined because of massive emigration. but i want to signal to the government that life in israel has become impossible for too many people. >> in israel, yes called -- his call to come to berlin has sparked controversy, but it has attracted many young people struggling financially. >> it's very difficult to raise children here. i could live for more with the same money in a different place. >> but leaving israel because the chocolate pudding is too expensive is a step too far for some, even if they are finding it difficult

so berlin pulled the song.and then in 1932, he was trying to write an act one finale for a show called "as thousands cheer," a review, a political review, during the depression. they couldn't come up with a song. and he remembered this song from world war i. and he pulled it, and he listened to it. and he said, yeah, that will do. and he wrote a new lyric for it. would you like to sing with me? ♪ in your easter bonnet ♪ smile and show your dimple ♪ you'll find it's very simple it's about a young woman who has kissed her dough boy good-bye. she's standing on the train platform crying. someone older sees her and tries to comfort her, smile and show your dimple. buck up, he's coming home. and we're going to go beat the kaiser, that sort of thing. anyway, i thought you would like to know that. apropos. isn't that a neat story? the first song to become a hit in world war i, and by the way, it is thought to be our most musical war. more songs in response to the war than any other war in american history. again, becau

they negotiated with the government in east berlin. it living conditions were deteriorating. >> to the west. hours later, the first trains. 4000 east germans headed for a new life in west germany. 25 years later, they stepped out onto the embassy balcony once again. he said what he experienced at the time is one of the most moving moments in his life. >> what those people really did was make history. and with it, decide the future of many others. >> no one imagined at the time that it would be a matter of weeks before the berlin wall fell and germany would eventually be reunited. >> it was a number of key moments that paved the way for the collapse of communism. peter is in prague. a momentous step on the path to german unification. how significant was that day back then? >> that question was put to them earlier today. they said during the critical phase of developments here at the prague and the sea 25 years ago, he simply had no time to philosophize about the long-term meaning of it all. very quickly after his famous address tom a it

david chipperfield is renovating another museum in berlin. and monkey business. we take a visit to gibraltar, which is home to all types. the spring summer collections for 2015 were the focus at the recent paris fashion week. but the talk of the town was designer jean paul gaultier. after 38 years in the business he put on a spectacular runway show to mark his last ever "ready to wear" collection. gaultier is a pioneer in the fashion world and always broke the boundaries with his designs. this runway was no exception as he hired some older models to

now they are living in a refugee shelter in berlin. conditions are not easy for omar's young mother. >> our problem is that we really need warm water for the baby, but to get it i have to walk to the end of the core door and across the garden. that's hard. >> other shelters across the german capital are overcrowded. so last month authorities converted an anti-school into shelte --mptychool in a shelter. aid workers are trying to make the best of a bad situation, meaning a great deal of improvisation. >> i know how things are, and i just have to somehow deal with things. i can't cook, so the food comes from a box. we try to make it look nice, but there is just no other way right now. >> life in the shelter is changing, though. the building is slowly being changed into a place where 150 refugees can feel more at home. all of this is taking place in berlin in a residential area. >> we have a duty to take in people in their times of need. at the very least, give them a roof over their heads. i'm counting on city authorities to prevent any

>> welcome to the journal, coming to you live from dw here in berlin. >> are headlines for you at this hour. a surprise reversal every turkey says it will let iraq he kurdish fighters crossed the border to battle islamic state in syria. world's biggest muslim majority nation has a new leader. we will hear what indonesians are expecting. and the swedish navy widens its search for a suspected foreign submarine after several sightings of a mystery vessel. in a major change of policy, turkey says it will start allowing iraq he kurdish fighters to reinforce the low kurds in the -- fellow kurds in the town of kobani. >> are these reinforcements making a difference? we will go live to our correspondent for more after this report. quick syrian rebels and kurdish fighters team up in kobani to push back islamic state militants. they are hoping the u.s. airdrop of arms from iraq he kurds to help turn the tide after weeks of inventions. this fighters as they have taken back one district and promises further victories. we will surprise you all, he says. turkey is still not offering direct help for

berlin representatives from 40 countries are meeting.k spicer has this report. >> reporter: several representatives called it the biggest humanitarian disaster of our time, and the flow of refugees is threatening more disaster. for example, the syrian conflict has caused lebanon's population to jump by a quarter, putting a strain on water supplies, schools, and hospitals. >> translator: unfortunately part of the whole truth is that the civil war in syria is not yet over and people keep fleeing. that's why today's conference in berlining intends to send a message of consolidarity to the refugees. >> reporter: there was certain because the conflict has changed shape, seeing the emergence of the group known as isil, or islamic state of iraq and the levant, spilling the violence over the border into iraq. this is a refugee treatment center in berlin. it can house up to 500 people. around 100 of them now have fled syria, an increasing number have come from iraq. this kurdish grandmother remembers when isil came to her village in iraq. >> tran

berlin, this is your world news on the "journal." our top stories -- >> canceled before they began. didn't demonstrators call off talks with hong kong officials after scuffles break out. >> is islamic state about to take the key syrian border town of kobani? neighboring turkey says they will not let i.s. take control. >> and germans celebrate the day of unity. angela merkel praises the courage of east germans that led to the fall of the berlin wall. scuffles have broken out in hong kong. police intervened after supporters of chinese rule clashed for the first time with pro-democracy protesters. >> tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets, but peacefully, setting up protest signs and tents bringing parts of the city to a standstill. talks with officials were meant to be slated for friday. >> pro-democracy protesters in hong kong's standing their ground for the seventh day. but now the mood seems to be changing. this was the scene in another part of the city just a few hours earlier. a man wrestled to the ground, accused of being a china supporter. he says he was just

so berlin pulled the song.and then in 1932, he was trying to write an act one finale for a show called "as thousands cheer," a review, a political review, during the depression. they couldn't come up with a song. and he remembered this song from world war i. and he pulled it, and he listened to it. and he said, yeah, that will do. and he wrote a new lyric for it. would you like to sing with me? ♪ in your easter bonnet ♪ smile and show your dimple ♪ you'll find it's very simple it's about a young woman who has kissed her dough boy good-bye. she's standing on the train platform crying. someone older sees her and tries to comfort her, smile and show your dimple. buck up, he's coming home. and we're going to go beat the kaiser, that sort of thing. anyway, i thought you would like to know that. apropos. isn't that a neat story? the first song to become a hit in world war i, and by the way, it is thought to be our most musical war. more songs in response to the war than any other war in american history. again, becau

this is a refugees treatment center in berlin. it can house up to 500 people fleeing co conflicts from around the world, around 100 now have fled syria an increasing number have come from iraq. this kurdish grandmother remembers when isil came to her village in iraq. >> translator: we had a peaceful life in our village and then the war broke out ask isil came. they forced us to convert. sense we didn't want to they killed people in front of the children, shooting and decapitating them. >> reporter: as the law stands now, refugees fleeing isil from iraq will have a harder time getting asylum in germany than syrians moving the same group. proof, if it was needed that politics are struggle to go find a solution to a crisis with no end in strike. >> so, nick, the question is, what's going to happen to these refugees? are western countries in europe or north america willing to take on more syrian refugees? >> reporter: no. i think the -- the message really from today is that the refugees who have fled syria and iraq to a certain extent

this is a treatment center in berlin. around 100 of them now have fled syria. an increasing number have come from iraq. this kurdish grandmother remembers when isil came to her village in iraq. >> we had a peaceful life in our village. and then the war broke out and isil came. they forced us to convert. since we didn't want to, they killed people in front of the children. shooting and decaptating them. >>reporter: proof if it was needed that the politicians always seem to be struggling to find a solution that seems to have no end in sight. >>> intense fighting in libya continues southwest of the capital. the libyan coalition is trying to take a crossing. they have fighting a group mostly who are linked with the general khalifa. the u.n. is calling for a cease fire. >>> in lebanon, soldiers say they have secured a neighborhood in the northern city of tripoli. at least eight civilians and 11 soldiers were killed friday. some of the thousands forced to leave are now returning. >>> tunisia's former ruling party has admitteded its main rival will likely win seats in

berlin would oppose any sanctions brussels throws at paris.t a time of economic stagnation across the eurozone, there is growing pressure on merkel's administration to take a less austere approach. as paris commits to reducing its public spending by 50 billion euros across the next three years, it also wants germany to help out in committing 50 billion euros of investments as well. >> let's take a quick look at some of the other top business stories. russia has widened its crackdown on mcdonald's. now more than 200 separate investigations against the american fast food chain. the initial probe was launched in august over concerns of hygiene violations. many thought at the time moscow was fighting back against sanctions imposed by the u.s. and eu for the ukrainian crisis. german pilots are set for their eighth straight since april. they want to stop plans to alter pensions among them raising the retirement age from 55 to 60 years old. the toss a has canceled nearly 1500 flights over monday and tuesday -- lufthansa has canceled nearly five1500 f

it's a basement room underneath berlin and he's a little off.he's a count and ambassador and being lectured to by a major. he listens and he's tof" that he is going to head the german spy network in america. he's upset about this because he's a gentleman and a spy is little beneath him, but he realizes he's told what's at stake and then given a briefcase. in the briefcase are $150 million in treasury notes. and he's told to bring this money into the united states. he's to travel back under an assumed name. if the ship is boarded by inspectors don't let them get this money. better to throw it into the sea than to let the british get their hands on it. and so, he comes back to the united states. he brings the money with him. and he begins to set up his organization. during the day, he lives as cover, as they say in this spy business, very well. he's still going out to parties all around washington. he is still on the social circuit. po he is also has sent his agent, his military and naval partners to run this spy network. and they're based in lowe

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nick spicer explains from berlin in. there is a bumpy ride ahead. just ask one of the truckers who crisscross europe year round. this one said that germany is full of potholes and half-finished repairs. >> reporter: in france the roads are so smooth you could put a cup of coffee on the daughter board while you're driving and it will still be there in 100 kilometers. the roads are just perfect. >> reporter: in the capitol of berlin one in five bridges needs fixing. the main train station is only 12 years old, but it needs work, too. high speed trains must slow down on its elevated track because support beams have loose screws. if you live to the government talk it's all under control and there is no need to go into deficit to keep things going. >> we'll invest some $6.5 billion in roads, rail tracks and waterways in this legislative period. in $1.3 billion already in this coming year. >> reporter: but that's not enough. the german government may see it's budget as prudent and an example to its neighbors running deficits but the international monetary

more from the world health conference in berlin. >> before the summit started in berlin on sunday, the president of liberia issued an appeal to the world asking every single nation that could do something to help to do so. she said it doesn't matter whether that's money, whether it is clinical expertise or actual personnel on the dproumd in west africa. now, germany has actually stepped up what it is pledging in terms of cash to about $130 million. it's set to send several hundred volunteers both military and medical staff. in the last few hours, we have heard from jooefrm's health minister accepting that the international community did act too slowly to begin with. also, the fortunately minister saying that the world wasn't prepared for an outbreak of this size but some of the medical experts here are perhaps leaning toward the assessment of people saying we were warning you there. the appeal went out and you weren't quick enough. so over the next few days, i think there are going to be a lot of calls for governments to coordinate their action and to get people there as well as troops

top diplomats meet in berlin after an urgent call for action by the u.n. >>> hello, welcome to al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead - calls for perspective in the u.s. over the ebola outbreak. the media accused of whipping up hysteria. >> americans are far more likely to get the flu this year than ebola >>> the case against malaysia's opposition leader anwar ibrahim enters its final stay, in a case many say is politically motivated. >> we'll tell you why it's a good time to be a woman in france, but not when it comes to your pay check. >>> the government ministers from around the world are gathering in berlin this hour to discuss what aid agencies call the worst humanitarian disaster in modern times. more than 3 million syrians crossed the border, millions are displaced in the country, and there has been a huge influx of people into turkey. nearly 200,000 people have escaped the violence and border town of kobane. for more than a month, the border has been the scene of intense fighting from i.s.i.l. and kurdish forces. the turkish disaster and emergency management au

live from berlin. >> good to have you with us. our top stories at this hour -- kurdish forces battle to save kobani fm igers after turkey tells nato it will not be deploying any ground troops. >> and more bad news for the german economy, exports fall sharply by their largest amount in five years. >> and this year's nobel prize in literature has been awarded to a friend -- a french writer whose work centers on identity. ♪ us-led coalition forces are keeping up their air strikes against islamic state targets around the embattled syrian town of kobani. >> kurdish fighters in kobani are trying to hold off a complete takeover of the town by the islamic state with u.s. forces saying airstrikes alone may not keep it from falling into is's hands. there are tanks on the border, but turkey says it will not send in ground troops on its own. >> kurdish forces are holding on, but reports say the islamic state now controls the eastern third of the city. video shows is has weapons it claims it captured from the kurds. just north of kobani, turki

hans nichols is an berlin. berlin.all about fashion. >> we see to what extent there onlinetite for german retail. it is a growth industry. we so what happened with alibaba in terms of investor appetite. here is what we get this week. rocket is the big one. zalando gives us a better sense of what is happening in germany. what is happening with fashion, retail, tech. they think of themselves as being three different companies at once. when i visited their office, they have some remarkable data techniques. you take a look at what they do with trendsetters. if you are an individual come all and whatever you buy an's up they star you and preorder it. they are quenching a lot of data. 500 computer programmers. we will see how their appetite is today. they got their start making flip-flops. earlier, i said i was going to get you flip-flops. simple going to get a gift certificate. for mark barton, nothing will suffice other than birkenstocks. you can wear them german style with socks. >> german birkenstocks. >> with socks. >>

he purchases his other ingredients from areas around berlin. he aims to make tofu products both safe to eat, and loved by local customers. >> translator: locally grown ingredients are drawing increasing attention. so, it's important to use them. >> reporter: demand for tofu is growing as people enjoy the new food in their own german way. nhk world, berlin. >>> okay. that is going to wrap it up for biz this hour. let's get you another check of the markets. >>> hong kong's top official blamed external forces for the ongoing pro-democracy protest. chief executive lieu edge chunying made remarks to a local television station. >> there's obviously participation by people, organizations from outside hong kong. in politics in hong kong over a long time. and this is the only time when they do it. and this is not the exception, either. >> but, a student leader dismissed the accusation as groundless saying it shows leung's intention to crack down on their movement. the protesters have staged sit-ins on some major streets for more than three weeks. they'r

germans are remembering their peaceful revolution of 25 years ago that led to the fall of the berlinall. >> on this day in 1989, the soviet leader mikhail gorbachev was in celebrations marking his 40th birthday. >> nodded his while the streams, or anyone else for that matter, could have known -- not in his wildest dreams or anyone else for that matter, could they have known that the country would not exist a year later. >> here is this on his final birthday bash. ♪ >> 25 years ago, bandleader andre face one of the biggest decisions of his life, he battles over whether he and his orchestra should perform at the east german event. >> if i declined, what would i have achieved? i would have achieved nothing. i would simply have refused and not have been there. instead, i was tempted by the chance to say a few words. critical words. >> communist east germany's 40th birthday included a parade posted by -- hosted by a leader with mikael gorbachev at his side. the country was drifting ever closer to financial ruin, but leaders put up a faÇade of business as usual. dissidents had begun holdin

. >> more than 1,000 health experts are meeting in berlin to discuss way to say stop the spread of the ebola virus. according to the world health organization, more than 9,000 cases of ebola have been reported worldwide. west african countries remain the worst hit by the outbreak. almost 2.5000 people have died in liberia, sierra leone have seen 1200 dead and 860 in guinea. the total number of fatalities from the outbreak currently stands at 4,500. >> we have more from the world health conference in berlin. >> before the summit started in berlin sunday, the president of lie berra issued an appeal to the world asking everybody single nation that could do something to help to do so. she said it doesn't matter whether that's money, clinical expertise or actually personnel on the ground in west africa. now germany has actually stepped up what its pledging in terms of cash to about $130 million, also set to send several hundred volunteers, both military and medical staff. in the last few hours, we've heard from germany's health minister, accepting that the international community did act to

coming to you live from berlin. >> thousands of protesters pour onto the streets of hong kong again as the territory marks the national day. >> the first case of you will is announced in the united states. >> as a berlin tech startup announces its start up on the stock market. demonstrators in hong kong have issued a dead mind that territories leader to step down or face more disruption. >> the protesters say that if their leader does not resigned by tomorrow, they will start to occupy government buildings and other sites. >> so father is no side but -- no sign of either side backing down. china, for its part, calling the protest illegal. >> many have the day off of work to mark china's national day. >> central hong kong turned into a sea of lights on wednesday night. it is another day in the fight for democracy for many here. >> there are the disappointing feelings of the hong kong people, the he cannot even have our basic human rights of voting for our leaders. >> protesters ridiculed the celebrations for the china national holiday. they booed as helicopters flew past the chinese and

>> welcome to the world news here on dw coming to you live from berlin. >> a good to have you with us. coming up -- iraqi kurds and syrian rebels make their way to kobani to help defend the town against islamic state militants. will they make a difference? an unmanned american rocket round -- bound for the international space station explodes shortly after liftoff. >> dozens of countries sign a deal to limit thanks secrecy, but without the u.s. and china, can it work? we will ask an expert. >> for the first time, members of the free syrian army from turkey to the town of kobani to help lift the siege there by islamic state. >> other forces are on the way, and kurdish fighters from iraq have officially passed through turkey and are heading for kobani. >> islamic state militants control much of the city, and its fall would be a major strategic victory for the extremist. >> waiting for the peshmerga. people in turkey greet the kurdish fighters heading south. their final destination is kobani. >> we have been waiting for them for a long time. we want them to come. our soul is waiting for

dean barber is at the con fronings life for nus berlin.e they took cooing up next in the fight against ebola? >> sami, they have a few days to discuss exactly what the world should be doing and what the world will be doing on sunday should add that the president of linebiera, ellen johnson made a timely appeal, a letter to the world, it was called, in which she reflected on some of those dramatic figures that you have just been listing and saying that every nation has to do whatever it can to fight e bol a now. whether it's financial help, whether it's clinical help, whether it's military help, now, here in berlin, politicians and clinical experts are getting together. they are accepting mistakes in the last hour or so. i have heard the german health minister say that the international community underestimated the outbreak in west africa believing it would be contained locally and subside kwijt. neither of those things have happened. in the future, going forward, he's calling for a better coordination between european countries. the german

there is broad agreement in berlin. hans, great story. you. >> coming up, the new wave of mobile app companies that are giving traditional cab companies a ride for their money. ♪ >> welcome back. you are watching "the pulse." disrupt is one of the most anticipated conferences in the tech world and it is under way. the conference attracts some of the most creative and disruptive mines in the sector, including , whose startup is changing the way we carpool. we have discovered why it is called blah blah car. through hugeing amounts of disruption. how is it important you get together and talk about what is happening? how must you get out of turning up to something like this? . what we are showing today as we are going from ownership to usage. what we do is we allow drivers to share with passengers going a same way, which means people are the cars without owning them. this is the main changes we are observing. it is important we have this message go through. >> how important is that you meet with other entrepreneurs? they are saying it is lone

that might really shot in berlin and frankfurt and paris and they might be the moment.o be honest, they are becoming synonymous in my mind to the italy and france together as a force in europe and how much power can they exercise? governmentsf these need reforms -- old of these governments need reforms. of theseh -- both companies need reform. renzi has mentionedit. he has said to hold to the budget rules. its owns gone throught reform. france is open in terms of allies. terms of opportunity, time is quite important. has too many fingers everywhere in the economy. >> do we need to mass privatization? -- do we need mass privatization? it iszi found out appealing because he is not on structural reform. held back. he wants to privatize. you only get a good price we have something valuable to sell and that requires stock to perform. >> i think the other factor when you fast-forward and look at the next 12 months and that could positive,ight be a given the level of growth is that we are seeing potentially qe coming out of europe will help. if we had a minimum of reform in an

you can see it is in berlin. you see the words, they had a code they came up with to correspond in public letters. matrix underlined meant he loved her more than anything in the world. that was berlin again. she was there. he runs for senator in 1914 thinking he had lost her. he believed their relationship was at an end. she teases him with jealousy of people he might be hanging out with. this is the first time senators are elected by people of their state. before that, they were appointed by state legislatures. this is the picture of him with woodrow wilson. wilson having had his stroke. this is 1913 when she is in berlin. that is her daughter isabel who is also a character in on these things. they love relationship is dominant in these letters. a date that they celebrated banana research, august 23. they traveled europe together in 1909. this is the interior of that. they went to europe and went around europe for a couple of months together. this is the back of that. in 1910, he ran for governor and lost badly.

hence nichols on the google story -- hans nichols on the google story from berlin.d by a former irish finance minister. ♪ >> welcome back. you are watching "the pulse." michael noonan is under mounting pressure from the eu and individual countries to phase out this tax loophole used by companies such as google and apple. let's talk to a former irish finance minister. good morning to you, sir. ireland willt that not change its tax policies because the pressure from -- within the eu. if this double irish goes today, does that constitute something of a climb down? >> i would think so. we are expecting to hear that the double irish will be faced out over a period. i think the irish government is trying to show some get a big ahead-- is trying to get of the criticism. i think it is a rather weak addition to take. many tax arrangements have been criticized recently. there have been lots of complaints from the united states and from other countries. when you look at the united states, the prospect of any tax reform there seems to be rather remote. there is a farmer constru

wayslew of young israelis are moving to berlin. as a refuge for those threing nazis in your, so many have outspokening israelis are not happy about this. thomas is here now. >> given the history you just mentioned you can understand why. i will tell you about one young israeli who has spark add lot of controversials engaging couraging israelis to pack up and leave, and he is doing it by comparing the price of pudding. it is a message that is unleashing a cloud of controversial. >> i wanted to share my friends in israel, the huge gaps in the cost of living between israel and europe. a facebook post by a 25-year-old former israeli army officer boasting about of all things the cost of pudding. you can show them a car that costs half, when you show something so essential, it hurts you, because you feel even the basic thing as small pleasure, they take it away from you. >> you see, he is one of a grower number of young israeli whose are leaving what he calls the economic struggles of israel, behind. but the good life in the german capit

berlin hosts a conference on the syrian refugee crisis. the goal is to coordinate and improve the response to those who -- whose lives have been ravaged by war. >> a syrian becomes a refugee every 15 seconds. there is no end in sight. these families are in a village across the border in turkey. they fled the violence in the syrian town of kobani. >> we left around 40 days ago. i cannot remember the exact date. i had shops and sheep. i had to leave them. i left my property and money out of fear. >> nearly 200,000 people have fled into turkey from kobani. they are the latest addition to a long refugee standing credit -- a long-standing refugee crisis areas their presence is an enormous burden for a country with a population of just four times that. 3.2 million syrian refugees, most of them officially registered in a handful of neighboring countries. one group fighting for the cause of the refugees says the response has been lamentable. >> in the situation of the refugees, it is dramatic. the states must provide a lot more money to avoid a hu

welcome, live from berlin. >> good to have you with us. top stories this hour. nigeria reaches a cease-fire deal with boko haram, possibly paving the way for the more than 200 of duck to return home. >> ukraine -- of abducted schoolgirls to return home. >> two former yugoslavian spies appear before a munich court. >> we start off with breaking developments from nigeria, where the authorities say they have reached cease-fire deals with the militant islamist group boko haram. >> the presidency says the truce also covers the release of around 200 girls kidnapped from a school six months ago. mi we will talk to our correspondent in nigeria, but first let's look back at the hostage crisis that caused a global outcry. >> on the 14th of april this year, boko haram militants overran this school. they kidnapped more than 250 girls. most between the ages of 15 and 18. in a video, the group's leader said the girls would be enslaved or forced to marry boko haram fighters. the image shocked nigeria and the world. a social media campaign quickly went viral. attracting support

. ♪ representatives from 40 nations in berlin to discuss what aid agencies are calling the worst humanitarianaster in modern times and left the country to escape the fighting there and millions more have been displaced inside syria and there has been a huge influx of people into turkey and the u.n. believes nearly 200,000 escaped the siege by isil at the border town of kobani and for one month the town has been scene of intense fighting between isil and kurdish fighters and we are joined at the turkey/syrian border and we will get to the situation in a minute but an is the latest on fighting in kobani today? >> reporter: elizabeth we are told it was relatively quiet overnight but the fighting picked up again this morning. there was a large explosion, we were told, was a car bomb earlier on this morning followed by sounds of gunfire and the last half an hour or so there have been a couple of air strikes that have hit kobani sending big black plumes of smoke in the air and of course i can hear fighter jets circling above again so the fighting continues, again, a couple of the air strikes buried

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sometimes, they meet up at the stasi archives in berlin.he man who is now its boss had to leave east germany in the early 1980's. >> when i got the videotapes, i copied a broadcast quality tape right away. when i saw the footage, i had tears in my eyes. i knew it was the end of east germany. >> is it tough being a hero? >> i only filmed what the people on the streets were doing. i documented events. there were 70,000 people on the streets. those in the front rows of the demonstrations were the real heroes. after all, shots could have been fired. >> a week later, he returned, this time to join the demonstrators. the fear had gone. the stasi and the ruling communist party had lost their grip. they filmed scene after scene, and just a few weeks later, the wall came down. >> across europe, busy young professionals are increasingly using internet dating sites, particularly in central and eastern europe. many professional young women say they are finding it difficult to find male partners. that's because across the region, women seem to have cope

october, we start off in clementon, new jersey, white horse avenue, between white horse pike and berlin road. there is cents an accident. also, in pennsylvania, 422 westbound, at 363 trooper road, construction there has the right lane blocked. and finally on i-95 southbound between the blue route and commodore barry bridge, there is construction that has the two right lanes blocked, kerry? >> thank you, 4:03, late night fire ripping through a string of stores in atlantic city leaving several home he is less. 1100 block of atlantic avenue, started at alteration shop quickly spread to the connecting storefronts. two of the buildings are partially collapsed. about 20 people living in the apartments above managed to escape. no one was injured. no word yet on what sparked fire. steve keeley on the way to ac and will have the details for you live from the scene. >>> a pennsylvania trooper is dead following a gun accident in conshohocken. >> so, this happened during a training exercise, yesterday. twenty-six year old trooper david kendra killed after being shot in the chest, a procession led b

i had moved to berlin to edit. that is when i was in berlin that i received the first e-mail from edward snowden. >> let's go back to the first video of edward snowden that the world saw back in june 2013. you shot this inside his hong kong hotel room, then published on the guardian website. >> in a say in the intelligence community in general is focused on getting intelligence wherever it can by any means possible. it is believed -- a self certification that they serve national interest. originally, we saw that focus very narrowly tailored as far as for intelligence and it overseas. increasingly, we see it is happening domestically. and to do that, the nsa specifically targets the comedic and's of everyone. it in just them by default. it collects them in assistance and filters them and analyzes them and measures them and stores them for periods of time since the because that is the easiest, most efficient, and most valuable way to achieve these ends. so while they may be intending to target someone associated with

you're taking a look at dan berlin. he hiked down the grand canyon, went up the other side and back. and in a few moments, julie will be talking to this very special american. >>> an incredible feat for anyone. 46 miles of dangerous, twisting trials on the grand canyon, so called rim to rim run. well, dan berlin completed the challenge blind. four guides took turns guiding him to keep him safe. here to talk about that amazing accomplishment, two of berlin's guides, allison berna and dan berlin joining me via satellite. the first blind hiker to cross rim to rim to rim in one go. dan, how do you feel about accomplishing such an amazing journey? >> i mean, it just feels amazing. i mean, it was a whole team effort and it was just something i didn't know i could do going into it. and when we climbed out of that south rim it was just a fantastic feeling. >> okay. now, allison is a friend of mine. when you first told me you were going to do this, you were very fit. so it did not surprise me one bit. she's also an overachiever.

>> welcome to your world news here on the "journal" live from berlin. >> great to have you live. our top stories this hour -- this year's nobel peace prize pakistani teenager malala u.s. -- malala yousafzai and an indian activist for promoting children's rights. >> if islamic state fighters take a town on the border of syria, it could end in massacre. >> after three days of science awards and yesterday's literature prize, the nobel turns at spotlight to peacemakers. this year's much coveted nobel prize for peace went to malala yousafzai, the pakistani girl who survived the shocking assassination attempt i the tell a ban. >> she shares the award with a prominent indian child labor activist, kailash satyarthi. >> for many, it's the most anticipated announcement of the nobel award giving season, and this year, one winner will get a special mention in the history books. at just 17 years old, malala yousafzai is the youngest ever recipient. she has been campaigning for girls education rights in pakistan since she was 11 and survived a pet -- an assassination attempt years later. now l

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>> welcome to "the journal" coming to you live from dw in berlin. >> coming up on this edition of "the journal." oscar pistorius gets five years behind bars for killing his girlfriend. her family says that justice has been served. >> more than a dozen flights have been grounded in frankfurt as lufthansa pilots extend their walk onto a second day. >> the ceo of french oil giant tote how the dead. >> oscar pistorius is now in prison. the south african athlete was sentenced to five years mind bars for shooting dead his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. >> he was cleared of murder but convicted of culpable homicide last month. state prosecutors are not sure if they will appeal but they say the athlete is likely to serve only a fraction of his prison sentence. >> for oscar pistorius, it all came down to this. >> the following is what i consider to be a sentence that is fair. both to the society and to the accused. count one, culpable homicide, the sentence imposed is the maximum imprisonment of five years. >> experts say that the story is could be out on house arrest in as little as 10 months. t

a new crash in berlin blocking cross keys road at watson town-new freedom road.ck with taunton as an alternate. a house fire overnight in atco on jackson avenue near atco avenue. that's under control but the fire location remains out there in atlantic city along atlantic avenue near pennsylvania avenue. instead of those, i'd stick with pacific and north carolina as alternates and matt i know you have more details on what's unfolding in ac. >> we're going to get into that right now, thank you, matt. >>> this is our breaking news story. the huge fire that broke out in atlantic city damaging several buildings near the boardwalk. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live near the fire scene where winds along the coastline have been problem, right, katherine? >> reporter: that's right, matt. they really have been gusty and they have been posing problems for firefighters throughout the night, eight hours after this fire started, we can still see flames shooting from the top of this building and firefighters have been lasting water at all different angles. there's

later this hour - more from the world health summit in berlin, where experts are calling to increasedction to fight ebola >>> the see saw battle for kobane is tilted in favour of the kurdish defender today. they held off an i.s.i.l. attempt to cut off the supply lines. air strikes seem to be helping the kurd. fighting has taken place since mid september. kurdish fighter say they need more help. >> saturday into sunday was a heavy night of fighting in recent days. according to the kurds trying to defend their town. there was intense fights, street to street, building to building. yet they remain - there is something of a stalemate. a couple of days ago the kurd regained a position left unopposed by i.s.i.l. fighters after the air strikes stroid some of the bases. i.s.i.l. controls about 30% of kobane to the south and the east. no indication that turkey is going to get further involved in this, apart from providing humanitarian assistance in terms of housing refugees. the u.s. president obama, and turkish president recep tayyip erdogan talked been the phone on sunday. they said they'd c

and for drivers in new jersey, we are dealing with a fire location that is under control, but in berlin, we have the eastbound side of the white horse pike and the right lane is blocked there and traffic can get by but police are out there at the scene and just use caution there. >>> we are learning more about a brawl at a middle school that involves a police officer, and a council woman and we now know what may have started the attack on the officer that led to this indictment. >>> plus, police are looking for two women accused of attacking a school bus. investigators say they know what led to the violence. i'm stanley tucci and i love new york. there's no place like it in the world. one of my favorite fall activities is visiting our world-renowned wineries and craft brewers. and, award-winning distilleries and cider makers. they're located all across our great state. come raise a glass to your favorites. plan your fall getaway at iloveny.com/fall there's something for everyone >>> 5:15. we're following breaking news and nbc 10 is live on the scene. this is from philadelphia where fire

let's go live to our correspondent in germany in berlin, nike spicer. have seen ripples of fear spreading ash the world. it started off in spain, now we have seen this case in germany. >> you are absolutely right martine. the doctor died after hospital officials did everything they could possibly go, they said, today, and this was a specialized unit of the hospital devoted to infectious and tropical diseases, where they have secure rooms which are vacuum sealed. none of the air can get out, where the people are highly trained, where all kinds of diseases have been dealt with in the path. however, they were unable to save this sudanese doctor who has given his life in his quest to save the people of liberia. he is not the only person that germany has received from africa stricken with ebola. a uganda doctor is still getting treatment from frankfort, and another doctor has been treated before being released. >> is there any indication that germany is preparing to take more stringent measures like they have in the u.k. and the screening now at heathrow? >>

. >> in berlin the german furor raged.ith the enemy at his gates hitler called up one of his most effective and iron fisted generals walter mowdell. >> he was a nazi. he was not a yes man. he was one of the few germany generals to argue to prove a point. >> douglas nash is a military historian and expert on the german army. >> model was blunt, gruff, profa profane. he would be ruthless and brought to the western front august 18th, 1944, to exert magic on the crumbling germany effort. >> known as hitler's fire man. >> and the fierce fire man wasted no time. >> the general has been handpicked by hitler for this job. what's his mission? >> he had one significant mission, that was to stop the allies. >> from crossing the rhine and entering the german industrial heart loonds. >> located across germany's western border, it was the manufacturing center of the nazi war machine. >> it was one of the key of germany's war making capability. >> and needed to be defended at all costs. so much so that hitler sent joseph gurgles to confe