this is east berlin, this is west berlin. the border crossing is this whole, huge walled off area, a number of acres. if you're coming in as a pedestrian you get processed here. it is coming into the go you drive over your. your car gets a check and then you come back to the final gate the final guard tower, the final bridge. remember the final guard tower, final bridge and to cross over into west berlin. i have another schematic representation of the same image. this is an internal duty map of the bornholmer street border crossing but at the top business overview of bornholmer street but the orientation is the same. east berlin is down here west berlin is here. you come through the buildings the car lanes are over here and this is the final guard post in the final bridge. and the man in charge that night, the senior stasi officer on duty that night is this man to his name is harold yager. l. gigot is a man who opens the berlin wall. harold yager is an unlikely candidate for the title. he is a complete loyalist. he's been wor

more than 130 countries came to the door slammed for home in berlin -- the deutschland forum in berlino hash out answers. expectation is to have really good -- >> my expectation is to have really good at dialogue and good questions from the chancellor and to be able to share my experience from kenya and from africa. let's -- >> roger is one of the delegates presenting to -- presenting his ideas. >> we europeans have to realize we are not the only center of the world. we are still driven by this very 19th, 20th entry mindset that dates back to when you're a dominant role due to industry. -- played a more dominant role due to industry. >> companies like this are the future. this project from kenya organizes eyewitness information on google maps to help rescue relief workers and to coordinate their efforts. >> they are working on a dialogue to bring their efforts. collect the most impressive thing about debate was the chancellor's openness and her commitment to strengthening some of the work germany has been doing. >> participants agree that social and technological innovation can only be

>> live from berlin, this is your world news. >> great to have you with us. here are the top stories. the euro plummets against the u.s. dollar, levels not seen in almost a decade. greece is part of the equation. we have team coverage in frankfurt and berlin. >> nearly two years after the boston marathon bombing the trial of the surviving terror suspect gets underway with jury selection today. is a fair trial possible? >> niuns risking their lives to care for children caught in bloody family feuds that go back centuries. >> it has been a rough start to the new year for the european common currency. >> it fell to the lowest level today in almost a decade on fears the european central bank is losing its ability to control inflation and deflation. >> greece is part of europe's worry; asian now with more political leaders saying out loud a greek exit from the eurozone maybe -- may not be the tragedy it could have been a few years ago. >> more on that in a few minutes. we start off with more on the euro slide. >> the european common currency continued its fall at

'pegida protest came to a stuttering halt in berlin and cologne.t is hard to measure the number of pegida supporters. it is hard to get information because they do not speak to press or media. they have a strong online support. what is -- we're used to associating far right wing protests with young thugs. we look at these protests across the country it is family and students taking part. they are attracting a cross-section of the population. >> you have read their manifesto. what does it say? >> to have been called racist and anti-immigrant. it doesn't seem to be. pegida says they are accepting of germany who have faced war or persecution to germany. this should be done in a controlled manner. a stance against migrants in germany, or not what they call the well integrated in germany. the language does become looser when they describe islam. they speak out against what they call a misogynistic and violent ideology that is threatening the christian judeo-dominated culture. the manifesto i not be entirely cohesive. scare tactics and by often exaggerat

>> live from the dw studios in berlin, this is your world news. >> thanks for being with us. our headlines at this hour -- germany and's political and religious leaders gather for a vigil emoting tolerance and religious freedom. >> france honors the police officers killed in last week's terror attacks and a jewish victims are laid to rest in israel. >> and pope francis visits sri lanka with a message of hope and re-conciliation. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> a rally for tolerance and peace led by the muslim community. >> here in berlin, 14,000 people gathered at the brandenburg gate , creating a sea ofsigns with the symbols of judaism, islam, and christianity. >> the message -- there is room for all faiths and no room for jihad-ism. all major religions were on hand. >> it was the muslim community that unorganized that -- that organize this event. >> we began in the heart of berlin. >> it was a show of unity and solidarity. the french embassy side-by-side, the head of

>> welcome to the journal coming to you live from dw here in berlin. i'm brian thomas. wax on monika jones. here are our top stories. the euro gambit. it the european central bank announces a controversial asset purchasing program as a last effort to stimulate the economy. >> 13 civilians are killed in eastern ukraine. hours after peace talks in berlin fall -- call for a cease-fire. >> a new film reopens an ugly chapter of antiforeigner violence. germany struggles with growing anti-immigration sentiment. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> welcome to the program. in the face of europe's record low interest rates and deflation, european central bank has pulled out its biggest weapon. >> it comes from harsh criticism from germany. mario draghi says it will buy up to 60 billion euros worth of date bonds a month. >> this policy known as quantitative easing has already been tried in the u.s. and japan and eurozone policymakers remain highly skeptical. >> people were out do

the fall of the berlin wall.n "caught on camera: revolution" continues. >>> the iron curtain begins to collapse, and nbc news anchor tom brokaw has a front row seat to history. >> you're seeing the destruction of the berlin wall. >> 1989 is a year of seismic change as political revolution spreads across communist-controlled europe. in early november tom brokaw travels to berlin to report on the political situation. >> i went because it was a good story. it was this kind of percolating situation. it was simmering. and you could feel it was going to boil over. >> the giant imposing berlin wall splits the city in two. >> the wall was this sinister symbol of the division between east and west. when you went to see it in person, i'd been there several times before, you could never adequately convey the coldness of it on camera. it was this ominous piece of slab of concrete. and we knew obviously about all the people who had paid for their lives trying to get over it. >> the day after arriving in berlin brokaw attends

tonight, from west berlin. >> good evening.istoric night in this wall's history. what you see behind me -- >> i remember being in the control room watching this, saying can i believe what i'm seeing? there was tom, saying this is happening. he was saying this is stunning, this is just a stunning phenomenon. >> what we were seeing was the destruction of what we had all grown up with in the 20th century. we'd all grown up with the soviet threat. we'd all grown up with democracy versus communism. >> on the other side of the wall young east germans have rushed through the brandenburg gate undeterred by water cannon -- >> we were on the air for five straight hours. >> for almost 30 years now these people have been confined living in a prison-like state governed at every step of their life by the east german government. >> tom did not have a prompter. tom did not have a script. he just had the entire history of the 20th century in his head. and it all came out that night. >> sometime after midnight at the berlin wall one of our compu

berlin stresses the debate does not signal a change of course on the crisis-stricken e.u. member. >> our work and that of our european partners aims to strengthen the euro and the entire eurozone, including greece. we will succeed if we keep going down the path of recent years. it will require all sides to keep up the agreements they have made in those years with respect to structural reforms. >> economics -- the economics minister says any new greek government should keep saving and reforming. president francois hollande also urges greece to stay on course but says voters will decide. >>the end of january. greece is a democracy. >> the european commission says membership of the eurozone is nonnegotiable. >> we have team coverage of this story. our correspondent is on the story in berlin. he is standing by at the frankfurt stock exchange. let me start with you and german chancellor angela merkel. she has said the eurozone has recovered and reformed enough to withstand a greek exit. he could debate that point. why would she say something like that now? why would she say it

then i was in berlin when snowden sent the first e-mail. and i edited the film in berlin. we premiered it in new york. and now that the film is out, i've been traveling more and spending more time in the u.s. but it was because -- in terms of your question of what the consequences have been about reporting america post 9/11 for me it was the fact that i was put on a watch list. which was after i did a film about the iraq war which, you know was received well. it was nominated for an oscar. it's afternoon -- you know. but the government, you know, is -- the thing that's concerning to me about being on a watchlist, it's a completely secret process. i have no idea why i was put on it. there's no way to appeal it. the government didn't acknowledge there was a watch list. >> how do you know you're on it if the government won't acknowledge it? >> if they send the agents every time your plane lands to the airplane to walk you and ask you questions, you know you're on a list. i mean, i had enough -- it happened over 40 times. i think i had enough evidence to know. >> i'm complaini

. >> berlin you talk to people, and what are they saying? that berlin is onboard with it? >> no. it is amazing. every time we get new inflation data, it has to do with oil. they want to keep seeing what the difference is between core inflation and headline inflation. you hear that that the price is going to stimulate the economy because oil is going to drop down to $40 $45. it is stimulus. my only other country on that is at what point does it become less than what france seen drinking every night. >> alcohol. that is $45 a barrel? now we're talking. david, in terms of how much does the german government actually talk to us -- to mario draghi and how much do they give their consent? angela merkel saying absolutely not. we don't want that. and then we understand people familiar with the story. she is ok with it. >> right now we're in the fine details of planning, if you sort of read dean with the lines in terms of what the staff has been working on. there is a lot to play for there. in terms of liability. do they appear on national central banks or in the euro system as a whole? i

the "worldwide berlin" cross-media project.he pearl of the alps, a visit to the swiss resort of saas-fee. and, stargazing -- why few can resist reading their horoscope. many berliners would be happy to proclaim that the german capital is one-of-a-kind. in many senses that is of course true. but, careful study of maps and atlases has revealed that berlin, as a place name, exists all over the globe, sometimes even in the middle of nowhere. a new documentary film showcases some of these lesser known loca

. >>> it has been 25 years since east german officers tomorrowed the secret service in berlin. barker has more from berlin. >> reporter: on an anonymous street a facade conceals the former headquarterers of east germany's feared secret police. on its upper floors preserved in its original condition, is the intersanctum of state repegs presentation. >> all of that dribble about no execution and no death sentence. nonsense execute, and with necessary without a court verdict. >> reporter: from his desk he ordered a ruthless clamp down on decent. these are the faces of those conscripted often against their will into spying on their neighbors and friends. this is the southeast surveillance training video, with instructions on how to gather evidence and make an arrest. behind each one of these doors is an interrogation chamber. the entire system was given over to one thing, making the prisoner confess. later they perfected the art of something called operative psychology. >> translator: they found out in their own secret service university that to get more information not from beatin

there were arrests in the last 24 hours in the city of berlin. and jenny, tell me what is the very latest you're hearing about the nature of those arrests and what the police have been telling reporters. >> well this is certainly a very significant and substantial operation this morning. 250 police officers, we're told among them three s.w.a.t.-style teams, raided 11 properties in and around berlin this morning. the officers made twao arrests. one of those men, police say, is the leader of a terror cell here in berlin. that cell police believe was preparing to carry out some kind of attack inside syria. the other man arrested also in his 40s, also of turkish origin is accused of being the man who finances the cell responsible for making sure it has the money it requires. the group, police say, have managed to procure military equipment, including night vision goggles. the police are emphasizing that this cell wasn't preparing to carry out an attack on german soil. it was looking the to carry out an act of violence inside syria. but these arrests

hans nichols joins us from berlin. chief international correspondent. >> my read is that anyone who wants to gang up on the germans for withholding quantitative easing has another argument and a bigger argument. it is not only negative, but a surprise on the negative side. however the question is how much of this is being driven by the drop in oil? this is how the germans have a built-in argument for deflation. they are arguing that this is all just oil related and because we have cheaper oil, that acts as a stimulus to the economy. i did a great interview with michael fuchs in berlin. he argued that when you look at the stimulus effect from oil prices, you are looking at 10 billion just for germany. it all has to do with oil and we have to see what the effect of oil the stimulative effect of lower oil prices, is going to be -- that is their argument going forward. do we have core inflation numbers as well? >> my colleague is checking on that number as we speak. [laughter] i have to say that i find that argument -- the

it is 9:00 in the morning in berlin. when was been the reaction so far to the outcome of the grocery store elections? -- greek election? >> reporter: there's been various reactions. on the one hand, of course there are those especially in angela merkel's party who call it a bad day for europe. [ inaudible ] >> looks like we have lost fred. he was saying a bad day for europe we mean attempt to reconnect with fred and get back to him to get that reaction from germany. all right. >>> first, we will -- we want to actually head to abu dhabi. we wanted to head to abu dhabi to get a breakdown on the huge financial implications. then a report from madrid how this election is being closely watched by anti-austerity parties there. all that in just under 30 minutes from now. >>> there's another big story we're following. if you type the hash tag blizzardof2015 into the twitter, you'll see pictures like this. let's pull them up. grocery store aisles in the northeastern parts of the states picked clean of things like bread, milk and

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great to have your perspective especially on the ground in berlin. thank you very much. >> reporter: thank you, jenna. jon: a journalist for "the washington post" who has been jailed since july now reportedly indicted in iran and will stand trial in that country. jason rosian is paper's tehran bureau chief. he was detained last summer. his wife was also detained. she was later released. "the washington post" says they don't know what he is charged with but they hope this actually is a step toward his release. let's put his case to our media experts, judy miller, a pulitzer-prize-winning investigative reporter and author ellen ratner, bureau chief for talk radio news service, and fox news contributors. ellen, you wear another hat we mentioned in the intro. >> i'm on american board of reporters without borders. in fact we have a board meeting today in new york. this is something we are concerned about eight journalists, judy told me, one was killed today, eight journalists have been killed since the first of the year, 177 imprisoned. the war on journal

but obviously as you say it's interesting and comes worryingly only hours of this statement in berlinrussian and ukrainian foreign ministers the german foreign minister pushing for another ceasefire to try to withdraw forces back 15-kilometers out of donetsk bring back the heavy weaponry. it seems that fighting is ongoing in that area. there are mixed reports also as to how intense that fighting is in and around the airport, we have seen days of fighting there. it's certainly a worrying development only hours after those diplomatic efforts and that statement coming out from berlin. >> certainly is charles stratford we'll leave it right there for now. thanks very much indeed. as charles said this coombs hours after they agreed to pull heavy weaponry back from a dividing line defined in a peace plan last year, gerald tan has more. >> reporter: in this part of eastern ukraine peace doesn't last long. a truce last december between pro-russia separatists and ukrainian forces appears to be no more. there is heavy fighting around donetsk airport. hastily convened talks in berlin, brought tog

. >> well berlin is pretty great. i don't know if you spent any time there but it's really nice it's really a bubbling place an artist colony veru neek like austin is very different than texas. berlin is very different than the rest of germany and all the artists of europe flee there because it is inexpensive very reasonable to live people live sort of like socialists there are squatters and so forth. i know an american guy who was like a socialist here who moved to berlin and he rents out his little sort of place and he squatts somewhere else. he is this crazy guy. >> rose: i know a lot of architects have done buildings there. there was a sense of a great almost one of the great towns for architecture anywhere because after the reunification and everything they were really building and having opportunities to build great things. >> yeah, there is a lot of new stuff. and the old stuff, the funny things, like even though, i would think like berlin would be a wreck, they bombed the heck out of it. but what they didn't b

a raid by police in the german capital berlin. that some 250 police officers were involved that suggested that it was a significant raid. two arrests have been made. and 11 properties were the target for police. >>> now, u.s. secretary of state john kersey in pair toys pay his respects to the victims of last week's attacks kerry just arrived at the palace for talks with the french president francois hole address hole. the your honor has been criticized for not sending a representative after the attacks. what is john kerry seek to go do on this trip? >> reporter: as you acknowledge the white house has acknowledged a diplomatic shortcut having only the u.s. ambassador to attends the rally when other countries sent presidents, prime ministers or rings john kerry said he won't be making apologies but showing on scare at this. we have heard from the u.s. em embassy that an additional stop has been add today his visit. he will go to the scene of the shooting outside the kosher supermarket in the east of paris in addition to his other en

. >>> i want to bring you pictures now from the german capital berlin where the german chancellor angelais addressing about events in pair iparis, we are expecting her to speak shortly. this comes after what we saw widespread international condemnation in events there. merkel took part in a rail of leaders from right around the world on sunday. 10s of thousands gathered to express their solidarity in the french cap capital. and then a little bit earlier on angela merkel earlier on this week condemned marginalization joining a muslim rally in germany condemning the anti-islamic movement in the country. so anyway, we are going to hear from her in a little bit later. >>> in france a funeral is set to take place on thursday. he was an artist and caricaturist. he will be late to rest if paris. he was one of 12 people who died in the shooting. outside the office, people are continue to go pass by and pay their respects. >>> the first edition of charlie hebdo since the attacks went on sell wednesday has quickly sold out. it features the profit mohamed on the cover page and struck out protests i

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quick live from the date of used euros in berlin. greece's new prime minister is sworn in after his party wins the election. german foreign minister says russia's sanctions are tougher after an attack on ukraine's mario poole -- mario poole m --ariupal. and it has been 30 years the liberation of a german camp. a new government sweeps into power in athens, sparking fears over what that might mean for the eurozone. the party defeated its rivals by a wide margin in national elections. its leader campaigned on a strong anti-austerity message, promising to overhaul the countries bailout program. >> the country has agreed to form a coalition with the right-wing independent party. but first, a look at the first -- the prime minister's first day on the job. >> he was sworn in as greece's new prime minister on monday. shortly before, he received a mandate from president poppel the us to form a party government. his party wasted no time searching for allies and quickly formed a coalition with the independent greeks, a small right-wing anti-aus

this is a traditional german hangover cure, especially popular here in berlin. for anyone and desperate relief after new year's eve, the assistant manager explains how to make it perfectly. >> we have prepared a kit to show you how to make it. here you have the herring among which is pickled in vinegar. then there is the gherkin, which acts as the filling. there are also chopped onions and we used to cocktail sticks to hold the whole thing together. so these are the individual parts and this is how it looks when it is finished. pickled herring might not sound appealing on a delicate stomach but he says it really does help the symptoms of a hangover. >> the body gets the salts it needs exist they are pickled in vinegar. through these acids and salts that body gets the minerals it needs. that is why it helps a hangover. so germans tend to fish -- turn to fish in their time of need, but the british do things a little differently. east london says an authentic taste includes bacon as the key ingredient. eggs also feature heavily in the u.k.'s favorite hangover cure.

organizers have called for demonstrations in berlin munich and others. massive demonstrations are under way in numerous german decides as well. >> our correspondent is on the beat for us again this monday afternoon. she is standing by for us there in dress deny. nina, the organizers, they have been asked to call off their regularly scheduled meeting, or at least to make it smaller in respect to what happened in france. what has happened? >> well, that appeal was seen by many protestors here as a clear attempt to infringe their freedom of expression. so what happened was that on the contrary, rather than stopping the movement, many more people seemed to have turned up than usual. at least that is the impression that i got from walking through dresses deny -- dresden with the demonstrators. i think it is more than 18,000 people. >> which would be more than last week. what about tonight? are we seeing as many people coming out who are against pegida? >> not in dresden. i saw a hundred or so counterdedmon straightors who say there is no play for that in germ

their demonstrations helped to bring down the berlin wall. it's the kind of people power pegida aims to emulate. a position that enrages many germans. for every pegida demonstration, there's a counterprotest. i'm glad he says, so many citizens stand up against this group. foreigners especially refugees are to be welcome in our country. >> i think they are scared to split what we have. and we have enough. >> pegida's founder has stood down, after the german press published this picture, reportedly an old image from lutz bachmann's facebook page. he's apologized for online posts, describing asylum seekers as animals and scumbags. this movement is controversial, dismissed by the political establishment, rejected by most germans, but pegida's ignited a public debate and it's getting harder to ignore. jenny hill bbc news. >>> you're watching "bbc world news." do stay with us. still to come in the program, so much for the american dream. we go to arizona to a trailer park to see how people are coping. ♪♪ the adventures you've been imagining. the he

in berlin ten people arrested.r there, reports say there is a connection to dagestan and chechens over there linked to syria. these are people coming back from syria fighting for isis and taking the fight here on european soil. this is something that officials are trying to prevent. they have increased their searches. we hope to find more at the top of the hour. next hour, a press conference by the prosecutor's office. john. >> chris burns in brussels. we await that information. chris just reported there that there are reports that police were targets there. a threat here as well. officials say police could be targeted. in this country, three officers were killed last week. more information on the possibility of terror cells. as many as 20 threatening europe. a source tells cnn the threat involves 20 sleeper cells. between 120 to 180 people in total. agencies believe these groups are ready to strike in france germany, belgium, perhaps the netherlands. new information pointed to an imminent threat to belgium. that i

>> hello, and welcome to the journal, coming to you live from berlin. >> headlines for you at this hour. >> islamic state set a new deadline for jordan to release a jailed female militant, otherwise they say they will execute a captured jordanian pilot. >> we see the massive devastation left behind in the war-torn syrian border town of kobani after the city was liberated from i.s. forces. >> a float with a charlie hebdo theme is banned from a carnival celebration in cologne. ♪ >> we begin in the middle east, with a race against time. jordanian officials have until sunset in just about over an hour, to save the life of a jordanian fighter pilot captured by islamic state last month. the radical group is demanding that a convicted terrorist be released, or else the pilot dies. jordan is scrambling to arrange a prisoner swap that will set the pilot and japanese hostage free, but time is running out. >> it is dominating jordan's media. people are worried about what might happen to the jordanian pilot. some say they would pay the price being demanded for his life, the release of the suicide b

>> live from the dw studios in berlin, this is "the journal." >> are headlines -- our headlines at this hour. two people were reportedly killed in an anti-terror operation in belgium. we will go to brussels for more. >> pictures of widespread devastation. new satellite images reveal the destruction in northeastern nigeria by boko haram extremists . we will go live to our correspondent. >> and asia's largest catholic community, the philippines gives pope francis a rapturous welcome. >> belgian media are reporting that two people have been killed during a police counterterrorism raid in the eastern town of verviers. >> a third person was seriously wounded, and several others detained. the raid was reportedly against a suspected radical islamist cell. belgian public radio says an operation was under way in brussels as well, apparently targeting a jihadist group that recently returned from syria. >> we want to go to our correspondent, who is in brussels with the story. this is breaking news. can you give us more information? >> absolutely. we are looking at apparently three antiterrorist ra

the headquarters was seen as a fortress of the world war in berlin. but now 25 years on it's been opened up as a museum, giving people some idea of what that oppression was like. we went to take a look. >> a facade features the headquarters of the feared secret police. on its upper floors preserved in condition is the inner sanctum of communist state oppression. >> this is the foist of eric meilka head of state security. >> all that drivel about executions. nonsense. execute, and if necessary without a court verdict. >> from his desk he ordered a ruthless clamp down on dissent. these are those who were conscripted against their will on spying on their neighbors and friends. >> this is instructions on how to gather evidence and make an arrest. behind each one of these doors is an interrogation chamber. this entire system was given over to one thing making the president confess. in the early days they would use sleep depravation beating and torture. but later they perfected operative psychology. >> they found out in their own secret service university,

the "worldwide berlin" cross-media project. visit to the swiss resort of saas-fee. and, stargazing -- why few can resist reading their horoscope. many berliners would be happy to proclaim that the german capital is one-of-a-kind. in many senses that is of course true. but, careful study of maps and atlases has revealed that berlin, as a place name, exists all over the globe, sometimes even in the middle of nowhere. a new documentary film showcases some of these lesser known

now, he's summoned back to berlin. a bit of an inconvenience. it over rather quickly. he goes off to berlin and he's brought down to nicoli's headquarters, really. it's a basement room underneath berlin and he's a little off, but he's an ambassador and being lectured to by a major. he's been told that he is going to head the german spy network in america. he's upset about this because in america. spying is a little beknead him. he is 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. don't let them know what we're up to. 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

merkel is back in berlin. she was in paris and she met with ukrainian president poroshenko as well as francois hollande about the next steps for ukraine. in berlin, foreign ministers are meeting just outside of town. they want to see if they can have any progress going forward. what merkel has said is if they make progress, she may attend this summit and kazakhstan which poroshenko wants to bring together as some sort of normandy style conference on ukraine. still looks like there is quite a bit of difference. merkel spoke to putin on saturday night and urged him to try to influence the separatists in eastern ukraine. >> thank you very much indeed hans nichols joining us from berlin. let's continue the conversation and examine the political implications for europe. some lawmakers calling for tighter security measures and border checks in the wake of the terror attacks. what will this mean for passport-free travel? the spanish and marine le pen in paris have been talking about this over the last 24 hours. let's

in berlin, a few hundred pegida supporters turned out to demonstrate. they were vastly outnumbered by counter protesters. >> it is wonderful to be here with lots of different people who say we are in the majority. that people who welcome -- the people who welcome refugees with open arms, and refuse to view islam with hostility. >> tolerance and solidarity with refugees and asylum-seekers -- that's the message spurring the pushback against pegida in berlin and other parts of the country. >> we spoke to our political correspondent, peter craven, about the continuing strength of pegida marches after very harsh criticism from chancellor merkel in her new year's address. >> it's interesting. certainly, there were forthright words from chancellor merkel in her new year's address that people should not attend the type of demonstrations we are seeing in dresden. she believes there are too many people in these protests that, as she put it, "have hatred in their hearts." this was the 11th protest of its kind we saw in dresden. it began with a smattering of people

it's a basement room underneath berlin and he's a little off. he's a count after all and ambassador and he's being lectured to by a major. but he listens and he's told that he's 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. briefcase. in the briefcase are $150 million in treasury notes. he's told to bring this money into the united states he is to travel back under an assumed name. if the ship is boarded by british sailors inspecting, don't let them get this money don't let them know what we're up to better to throw it into the sea than to let the british get their hands on it. so von bernstoff comes back to the united states, he brings the money with him and he begins to set up his organization. he during the day lives his cover as they say in the spy business very well. he's still going out to parties all around washington. he's still on the social circuit. he's going up to newport. but he als

>> live from the dw studios in berlin, this is your world news. carrier headlines this hour. -- here are your headlines this hour. another islamist attack aimed at police. >> and the supreme court, does this mean reversal. police in belgium france, and germany have carried out dozens of raids across against suspected islamists. 25 arrests have been made. >> police shot dead, and arrested a third. they believe in attack on police was about to begin. >> they blocked roads the morning after the attack. police locked down the area where the raid took place. at a press conference, belgian federal prosecutors said the rays were part of an investigation into a terror cell. -- the raids were part of an investigation into a terror cell. >> the threat was imminent that we were afraid that the attack would take place in the following hours or days. we wanted to talk to policeman in the street or in buildings. >> the belgium police carried out 12 raids across the country. they also made numerous arrests. >> it is scary. really scary after what happened. i'm s

let's get to our international correspondent in berlin for the latest. lots happening in germany today. first, what's been the response to events in paris? >> the official response is this new proposal from the justice minister and he wants to strengthen anti-terrorism financing laws. they'll introduce this in january and make it more easy to penalize german citizens or residents that may be traveling to syria and war zones and visiting terrorist camps. informally there is a great deal of concern from all of the parties, everyone except alternative for deutchland about the islamist proo test movements that started. last monday they had 18,000 participants. the question that is dominating the conversation in berlin today and over the week send how big will it go. in some ways it's going to be a barometer for the backlash. there is a separate story we're following here and that is the ongoing violence in ukraine and peace talks. what americale's position has been and she spoke with puten on saturday over the phone and urged him to use his influence with th

the best athletes in the world have come to berlin, and 51 nations are represented here today. >> thea, voshmyer, germany and metcalf. of america. who is it ahead? roosevelt challenges, metcalf comes up but owens wins in 10.3. second, metcalf america. >> men's high jump. ryan katz, germany. they all drop out. and japan. and he drops out, too. 203 meters high at 6'8". johnson of america. johnson of america, a new olympic record of 6'8". second, america. third, america. >> the tree of liberty have born these fruits. it's a mighty tree with roots deep in the ground of america. its fame has spread to the four corners of the earth. men of every faith, color and tongue have helped to nourish it and to sow its seed in new ground. all men stand in admiration of it except -- the nazis, the fascists and the japanese militarists. the new order. there is not a man alive who does not know of the crime of these adventurers. in europe. by order of the german army high command, thousands of innocent men, women and children have been shot and hanged. in asia, the japanese army -- ♪ ♪ there are those w

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and tolerant germany open to all religions. >> in my opinion, what makes berlin berlin is its varietythat's what we want to stand up for. >> for tolerance, for multi-culture. it's important to be here. >> i think it's just i have sad that it's fashionable now days for some people to hate foreigners. >> reporter: the catholic church made a statement, shutting off the lights of the world famous cathedral which is one of the most famous landmarks here, which says anybody who calls them a christian should have nothing to do with the an anti-muslim movement. certainly, the demonstrations that have been taking place in places like dresden have been drawing very large crowds of people who say that they fear a wave of immigrants coming from muslim countries and also fear radical islamists here in germany. however, there's very little evidence to support the fact that that is actually a real threat. in fact, the muslim population in the main city where these demonstrations are taking place in dresden is only about 0.1%. cnn, berlin. >> we'll take a short break now, but just ahead, harsh weathe

hans nichols -- hans nichols in berlin. i am going to kick it off with you in berlin. a report over the weekend. it looks like berlin is pouring some cold water over this one. >> what we have is the party secretary-general for the cdu in a radio interview saying he doesn't see it being possible for greece to exit the eurozone. what we had over the weekend is this report, all anonymous sourcing saying furcal's government is preparing for the possibility of a greek exit, and it thinks a greek exit is manageable. when my colleagues tried to chase this down, what they basically got is nondenial denials. they didn't get confirmation. i want to caution that we should wait until 11:30. that is when we are going to get official government response to the daily press conference. we can try to stuff out -- suss out is their contingency planning? is this just normal, what every organization does to plan for all contingencies? we don't have confirmation yet. we do have some folks on the record saying to take this with a bit of caution. john? >> i want to take it to athens. some mi

it's been 25 years since east germans stormed the offices of the feared secret police in berlin. now a memorial brings to life the dark intrigue that took place. we have more from berlin. >> on an anonymous street, a featureless facade conceal the headquarters of germany's feared secret police. on its upper floors, preserved in original condition is the inner sanctum of communist state repression. this is the voice of head of state security. >> all that drivel about no executions and no death sentence nonsense, comrades, execute, and if necessary without a court verdict. from his desk, he ordered a ruthless clamp down on dissent. these are the faces of those conscripted often against their will into spying on neighbors and friends. this is the surveillance training video with instructions on how to gather evidence and make an arrest. by each door is an interrogation chamber. this entire system was given over to one thing making the prisoner confess. in the early days, they would use sleep deprivation beatings and torture and invented the art of operative psychology. >> they found