and contemporary berlin. in badness believe in during both maryanne's palin was an international city cases that had not been for several decades of course poland was destroyed during the war occupied by the allies and so forth the new berlin became cosmopolitan after the wall came down. from babylon berlin will have its german t.v. premiere on october thirteenth on the pain channel sky it will be broadcast a year later on three german t.v. the broadcast rights to the series have already been sold to a number of countries overseas and the financing for the third and fourth series isn't ready in place. exciting stuff and we will surely keep you posted on future seasons well even if you can't speak a word of danish you actually almost can because lego an abbreviation of leg got which means play well is a word that most of us know very well nearly sixty years after the patenting of the first lego plastic building blocks lego is still all the rage with kids big and small and on thursday in below the home of the c

that's going to come up of course every theme though a jewish berlin cold war berlin of course you discuss the thought harsh but i also would give tours on much earlier history and the evil berlin renaissance berlin when i would say the third isis the primary topic that's what most people are into . that in so that's the main focus of my work for sure and who are the people interested in the third reich all kinds of people often it could be school groups called age groups individuals families are mostly do private tours a small group tours but they come from all over the world and this is a very compelling interest for many people for sure now of course where the morial but the third reich was a lot more than not are there any remnants of that time maybe around the government quarter that we're in right now sure that's one reason why the jewish memorial is here to reclaim this quarter in a way because very close to here the chancellor only used to stand hitler's suicide was a few hundred meters away from us there are still building standing from the time that the nazis took over and the ab

berliner. she's been representing the social democrats in the bundestag since two thousand and thirteen so she knows her way around first she shows me the debating chamber the heart of the problem and really german democracy as a whole. has of it there but we debate vote and pass laws here. and it's where you work yes that's right who is the how does it feel to stand up there at the podium. it's nerve wracking i can imagine especially the first time in with the puck well over time you get used to it the nervousness doesn't fade but that is all right but i've been a member of parliament for four years and it's truly special to have a chance to speak in this hallowed hall. i come from an immigrant family and belong to what they call the guest worker generation. on the whole and it's really something significant for me and my parents as well and all that i got a good education and today i'm representing people in germany as a member of parliament i think mentioned. walking the halls of the bundest

or layoffs just around the corner air berlin ground crews could soon be out of jobs what routes will remain how many flight attendants will still be needed in a few weeks or months press reports now say the bankrupt airline is dropping all of its long haul flights beginning october fifteenth. the situation for air berlin staff has grown precarious we don't know which jobs are really secure in the long term and we've been aware for a while that in ministration in technical staff in particular don't seem to have any future here kind of. that's why both unions and the airline are now demanding that german government set up a temporary employment agency as a safety net for air berlin employees left jobless after the dust settles they would be offered financial aid during a transition period while training for new positions in other words air berlin appears to be preparing for an undesirable outcome that the airline can't find an investor to take it on lock stock and barrel carving the carrier up is sure to cost many more jobs and staying in the airline industry or ryanair europe's larges

we are in berlin. these people are acutely sensitive to the nuance and subtlety involved in east-west relations and by the way, and this must have been a point similar to the weariness. they've gotten used to the wall. don't make a big thing about the wall. number three, i was given a ride in the u.s. army helicopter over the wall, and it looked bad enough from inside west berlin. you could forget about it in a moment and you turn the street and there it would be at the end of the street, but from the air, incomparably worse. from the air you could see on the other side, dog runs, guard towers. this, for some reason, i found this especially striking and there were very large areas of carefully rigged gravel and used the walkie talkie to ask the pilot what's going on with the gravel? and the pilot explained that was for the young east german guards. if anybody ever thought he'd let a member of his family escape in the middle of the night he'd have to explain the footprints in the gravel to his commandin

berlin. britain raises of the terror threat level to critical, meaning an attack is believed to be a minute. this after terrorists struck the british capital. a homemade bomb exploding on a commuter train, injuring 29. police have launched a massive manhunt for the suspect. also coming up, and outrageous provocation, north korea's latest missile launch drawing condemnation. that as the you and secure to counsel prepares for an emergency meeting, world powers are divided over how to respond to the growing threat. and, who is going to buy air berlin. a pilot strike ended billion euros of debt not deterring would-be buyers. the deadline for bids closed earlier today. and mission complete. nasa's spacecraft takes a plunge into saturn's atmosphere. it marks a grand finale after 20 years exploring saturn. it was an emotional day for scientists at nasa and in the end of an era. ♪ host: i'm sarah harmon. welcome to the show. good to have you with us. britain has raised its terror alert level to criti

as air berlin's creditors make plans for the future of germany's second largest airline insiders say it could buy a big part but what about the rest. and ryanair is trying to manage its p.r. crisis after canceling thousands of flights but the causes of the cancellations are not flying anywhere. it's time for business and how you got to get us welcome to the show and please fasten your seat belts germany's flag carrier love transit is reportedly in talks to buy a large chunk of air berlin it's considering a takeover of the insolvent airline subsidiary nikky a spart of a bit to split up the bankrupt company air berlin's remaining assets could go to easyjet and contour another big german airline the company's board of directors is due to discuss the offers and make an announcement later on now the decision i am berlin's future affects thousands of employees who far or fear rather each working day that the could be the last for the company. are layoffs just around the corner air berlin ground crews could soon be out of jobs what routes will remain how many flight attendants will still be

that was when i came back from berlin. i said no.ot do anything the electricity was cut off and i had to rig a payer. i have no fodder. i said to the supervisor, isn't it much simpler if you bring his own along >> i grabbed arm and i said you better work and maybe you will hang some day to. and two hours later he comes back and gives me a letter from the police. it was a summons from the district. it said i had to report on friday night in berlin aired when i arrived there, they wanted the letter and i gave it to them and he put it on his desk. he asked me if i had sent it to the supervisor. yes, i say i sent it. well, then you are one of those who still hold that the americans will come. that out of your head, he says. you are going to deliver one and a half tons wednesday, and you better not keep me waiting. that is what he said. about 6:00, and i said to my wife, what are we going to do now? we had been married for 50 years. land longeds, the to my family. i was born here and i will kill myself before i give up that. andill take o

they are reportedly hitting for air berlin.t has not been confirmed but it barely -- but apparently they would merge it with their logistics companies already running an airport in the east germany and relocate the airline if it should come to that. there are numerous bidders, lufthansa probably the most prominent one. lufthansa is already leasing 38 planes from air berlin. other bidders include a british low-cost carrier, easyjet, and several german entrepreneurs, some of which don't have a connection or little connection to the aviation industry. we will see on friday two of these has the most credible offers. gerhard: bidders are lining up everyone is criticizing the pilots. don't they have a point? christoph: the situation is the following -- passengers are aggravated because of these strikes because planes are not taking off. this will likely have a financial impact because every airline needs bookings, which means they need the cash spigot from people for service these people only use in the future. not knowing if your pl

is they getting started here in berlin their meeting today what do their voters expect of them now what they told me again and again is that they want to steer up the political scene a little bit they hope that they have to really put some pressure on american c.d.u. to go back to these conservative well use and that they also hope that their vote for the f.d.a. would show some protest for what has happened in the last couple of years particularly in terms of the refugee policy but also with this shift that they experience towards rather left turn it if policy as they put it they want a conservative course from the a if d. and they also want pressure on the other parties to get a more conservative germany idea of use five hundred mark reporting up from an f.t. stronghold there right outside of dresden thank you. you're watching news the still to come on the program insolvent carrier air berlin announces negotiations with time sunday with the goal of selling off its parts of business meanwhile employees are hoping they don't get left behind. and iraqi kurds turn out in the millions for a

that this time around a quarter of berlin is kind of poached by post. may connelly with the latest from the german capital all of germany today we have to remind people out voting in federal parliamentary elections nick thanks so much for your reporting. well if the opinion polls are right incumbent angela merkel well and up with a double digit lead over her challenger social democrat martin schulz here's more on how an east german physicist came to lead europe's economic powerhouse. and that america is her and has become a symbol of a calm brand of power driven by the assumption that. the mother of the nation knows best after twelve years as german chancellor the e.u.'s longest serving leader is respected by allies and adversaries unlike. unafraid to stand up to u.s. president donald trump when he questions the value base of the west side. and the times when we can't rely on others somewhat over. machall at the height of her unlikely allies to power. when the east german physicist switched to politics after the fall of the berlin wall nobody expected h

the historical context of babylon berlin was the subject of extensive research babylon berlin also shows how this historical context played out in society women's roles were also changing. lives lisa freeze plays inspector rats colleague the determined and tough shot orator. and all the. one fell out. doesn't this is i've been why i wanted a can still identify with women from this time because something is rising up and there is a movement in terms of women that women are also allowed to drive cars and so on so this when it was still in its infancy and. babylon. a gripping story set against a very real and radically changing backdrop. and boy did it cost a lot of money to make ants got right down to thanking us for a yeah it's it cost sixteen episodes two seasons forty five million dollars which isn't game of thrones money ok but it's the most expensive series ever made not in english obviously the biggest thing to ever come out of germany but you really do see it on the screen i mean interesting about the series as most period series say downton abbey or whatever they tend to take place

off to berlin roared the crowd. general's appearance clinched the matter one car in the offices present joined the coup attempt. it which is now mine i think you almost often see the state arse you know i wouldn't offer other hitler in a life on muscle. general von last so an enemy of von secrets was supposed to become the defense minister in the new government. this is all this is our chance they don't like these last two and hitler he won't take orders from the loss of. his rival laso was to be his boss. mr president that gentleman we have to act the coup must be suppressed. gentlemen i propose to give general funds aked extensive emergency powers. or so man does a heartless nauseam says everything he always wanted he has power. as he will ever give it up. he's a soldier to the bone. he won't try to topple the government. and that's how people write. off times i develop as on the one hand he's giving funds eked so much power was a risk and on the other hand it put the ball in his court he could no longer avoid doi

and an underpass near berlin's exhibition center was used for a dramatic.evidently berlin boasts great film locations for ranger films even signed with the aid of a little digital editing. interior design at its best check out our you tube channel d.w. interior design stunning design ideas spectacular buildings and d.i.y. tutorials on home decoration we'll take you inside the most beautiful european homes show you the latest in furniture fabrics and accessories subscribe and don't miss out see you on you tube. now many cities are built up on the banks of a large river this is because of the days gone by when trading by sea was an important part of the country's economy nowadays the river banks are seen as attractions where locals and turf the like can go to relax by the water's edge within the ice. to emphasize a day we went to explore the rivers there and in the french capital as there are endless things to do that maybe the rest of europe could learn a thing or two from the french. it's morning in paris and the city's residents are already busy exercising

the forty fourth berlin marathon meets the german elections. forty four thousand competitors will be running through the german capital on sunday. plans had to be made to ensure that berlin voters could reach their polling stations without problems. since. well together there are thirty polling stations affected that is when the voters have to cross the marathon route to reach their polling station. the voters were already informed of this when they received their polling card. and they also received another card that shows them how to reach their polling station. crossing points have been set up to help people get to the polls on time. we have staggered starts around fifteen thousand runners at a time take off and we've spread out the groups a bit more so that they'll be more space on the route to allow voters going to the polls to be able to cross. security is also a concern more than fifteen hundred police will be on duty for the marathon and election on sunday authorities say they have no indications of any possible terror attacks the marat

>> berlin is arman's home town, and he wants to stay here.ut his turkish passport is like a bridge to the homeland of his parents. >> i'm hoping it doesn't come down to being forced to choose. of course, i'd tend toward the german passport, but in my heart, it would hurt. >> as arman sees it, a political falling-out between berlin and ankara could result in well integrated turkish youngsters losing a piece of their own identity. >> it would be sad if promising young people suddenly felt they were not welcome in germany. just imagine. you work full time in one of the most beautiful places in the world. but you can barely afford to live. that appears to be what's happening to some people on the idyllic greek holiday island of santorini. tourists numbers are up. and the greek economy is in some ways getting back on its feet. but that's not necessarily being felt in ordinary people's pay packets. as our reporter has been finding out. >> for some it's the best days of the year - finally they can relax on holiday. visitors come from all over the wo

predictable tonight the world's first reactions a wish list and a reality check i'm bringing off in berlin a special election edition of the day starts now. i'm on this one there's no need to mince words we would have liked to have had it's a result of what is on exhibit today the social democracy i feel ya man all it's now down to us to form a government and against us no government can be formed with a body and it's like a grand coalition is. one that really naturally there is a challenge facing us in the future and that is that the f.d.a. has made it into pot and in fact. we will chase them. he would chase mrs merkel oh well you are going and we will get our people and our country back please of it's always good. we begin the day with a germany transformed americal made history today a fourth term is germany's chancellor is hers to have but it will not be business as usual mrs merkel is now a weaker leader and whatever new government she constructs it is guaranteed to come with pitfalls that merkel has never had to master before in a world that has seen seismic shifts from washington to

above central berlin, planes take off from 6:00 0 a.m.midndnight, seven n days a week.k. it was meant to close in 2012, but that was based on a replacement airport being ready. construction of the new berlin-brandenburg airport is more than six years behind sectoral -- schedule, and with no arrival in site residents are losing patience. berlin's buildings have fit with insulation to keep the noise out because it was meant to close. most people say it is noisy, but it will stop one day, but now they are being told no, it is not closing. >> the airport could be around even after the new airport opens. a group of activists have managed to get a local referenda inc. -- referendum on the issue. served berlin's airport more passengers than the brandenburg airport is designed to handle. caglelso point out that is profitable. it is a airport that belongs to berlin as much as the television tower or the brandenburg eight. the latest polls predict that between 53% and 83% of berlin voters will support keeping the airport open. jobsd how thousands o

news live from berlin germany prepares for an election that could change the country's political landscape chancellor angela merkel is still leading in the polls in the run up to sunday's vote but the far right alternative for germany party looks on course to enter parliament what does this need for germany will have to show coverage also coming up. waiting for help in towns and villages shattered by tuesday's huge earthquake in mexico three days after disaster struck ditto be america's correspondent visited one village that's digging itself out of the rubble . hello and welcome i'm michel henery it's good to have you with us with german set to vote on sunday the leading candidates for the post of chancellor have been making their case to voters marco and her challenger martin schulz both held election rallies on friday the latest polls give merkel's christian democrats a double digit lead over march unsheltered social democrats but that didn't dampen shows enthusiasm at his rally in berlin. martin schulze meeting his supporters two days before polling he's determined to fight on despite b

since the fall of the berlin wall in 1989 and the decommissioning of id checkpoints, berliners have beeny protective of their privacy. what has changed is that a new threat has replaced the old. police controlled the crowds in the aftermath of a terrorist attack. a truck mowed down shoppers in berlin, 12 were killed and more than 50 injured. at this time, cctv is still not widely used in public. three months later, the government passed new laws to extend their use and the face recognition pilot was given the go—ahead. despite the trial offering a route that passengers can take to avoid the cameras, the country's data comissioner and top lawyers have expressed concern about germany moving towards a surveillance state. no one is saying facial recognition couldn't help catch criminals, but the public doesn't seem to have been asked. asjeremy goes to the polls, one member of the coalition has in power told me he wasn't consulted about the trial and the technology has not been publicly debated in parliament. it does not bring more security. it is just collecting data, more and more. you don'

news coming to you live from berlin on the about cold winds a fourth term as germany's chancellor but voters also dealt a blow to the country's main parties. we've emerged as the strongest party the c.d.u. with the c.s.u. . it's now up to us to form a government and no government can be formed against us it's a positive spin despite heavy losses for her party but she wasn't the only leader looking sheepish. bitch over there is that if i feel i have recommended to the s.p.d. leadership that we go into the opposition medical's main challenger multi-nationals concedes defeat after projected results indicate the worst ever showing for his center left social democrats. and a triumph for the upstarts of german politics the far right alternative for germany even though we have been given an electoral mandate and we will accept this electoral mandate with humility because millions of voters have given us their trust. all of tonight's results with analysis here in the studio and reaction from our correspondents around the globe. hello i'm terry march and welcome to g.w. special coverage of the

we'll be live in berlin.ring their national anthem, donald trump says they're unpatriotic. jeremy corbyn feels the heat over brexit, but resists calls from some labour mps to stay in the single market. united to stay in the single market. kingdom! and prince harry opens this year's invictus games for injured servicemen and women in toronto. invictus games for injured good evening. the german chancellor angela merkel, is on course for a fourth term in office after parliamentary elections, but says she wants to understand the reasons why so many people, voted for a far right party, which came in third. the alternative for germany movement, which opposed mrs merkel‘s decision to allow more than a million refugees and migrants into the country, is the first far right party to win seats in the german parliament, since the end of the second world war. parliament, since the end mrs merkel‘s took 32% of the vote, nearly 10% down on the last election, and she says the afd poses a "big new challenge". and she says the

news live from berlin germany prepares for an election that could change the country's political landscape chancellor angela merkel is still leading in the polls in the run up to sunday's vote but the far right alternative for germany party looks on course to enter parliament what does this mean for germany we'll have special coverage also coming up. puerto rico's emergency deepens in the wake of hurricane maria there's not enough you clean water or electricity and now thousands are evacuating from near failing dam. a stunning bundesliga result at byron munich underdogs wolfsburg surprise the champions. hello and welcome i'm michel henry it's good to have you with us. with curan set to vote on sunday the leading candidates for the post the chancellor have been making their case to voters on the other merkel and her challenger martin short both held election rallies on friday the latest polls give merkel's christian democrats a double digit lead over martin chose his social democrats but that didn't dampen chilton doozie as an at his rally in berlin. a pop star's welcome in berlin two days

so far well good morning sara we're out here enjoying the weather in a resentful part of central berlin just a few miles down the road from the t w studios so far it's been a pretty slow start poser candidate that's about two hours ago things are slowly picking up now there are fears the because of people in marathon that's going on today that the turnout will be depressed just ten minutes walk from here streets of being shut off for the marathon so it may be more difficult than expected for people to get out to the polling stations having said that germany traditionally has a high turnout over seventy percent you know the last elections so that is still significant higher than in the us so the u.k. for instance. and we just saw live pictures there coming in we have to mention to our viewers that was actually martine schultz who was voting there of course the s.p.d. candidate the head of the party if his party you know gets a majority here he would presumably be chancellor but of course that the polls are not supporting that as a result nick where you are in berlin and we have to mentio

♪ brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin.onight, mounting pressure on me and more to end a refugee crisis. thousands of the country's people continue to flee. 370,000 members of the muslim minority have now fled violence in the country. neighbor bangladesh says it is struggling to cope and is calling on myanmar to take his people back. also, hurricane irma's path of devastation. residence on the island of st. maarten are leaving amid flu -- food and water shortages. millions remain without power. apple ceo tim cook says it is the biggest leap forward in a decade. the new iphone 10. it is the first iphone to almost break the $1000 price tag. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. pressure is mounting on myanmar over the persecution of its stateless muslim minority amid reports of soldiers burning down villages and murdering inhabitants, thousands have been fleeing the state. they are heading north into neighboring bangladesh come as you see there. the prime minister of bangladesh has asked for support with t

>> berlin is arman's home town, and he wants to stay here.ut t his turkish passport is le a bridge to the homeland of his parents. >> i'm hoping it doesn't come down to being forced to choose. of course, i'd tend toward the german passport, but in my heart, it would hurt. >> as arman sees it, a political falling-out between berlin and ankara could result in well integrat turkishsh youngsters losing a piecece of their ownn identity.. >> it would be sad if promising young people suddenly felt they were not welcome in germany. just imagine. you work full time in one of the most beautiful places in the world. but you can barely afford to live. that appears to be what's happening to some people on the idyllic greek holiday island of santorini. tourists numbers are up. and the greek economy is in some ways getting back on its feet. but that's not necessarily being felt in ordinary people's pay packets. as our reporter has been finding out. >> for some it's thehe best das of t the year - finally they cn relax on holiday.. visitorsrs come from a all

it stands proudly under the autumn skies the berlin stayed up or is due to reopen on october third but even after seven long years of building work there's still plenty to do while outside the final polish is applied inside musicians are busy perfecting their performance it's been about two months scenes from curtis found the opening premier. the. music director daniel barenboim has had to wait a long time for this moment the reconstruction took seven years far longer than planned and the final cost is almost double the original estimate but for barenboim it's been worth the wait for him the acoustics are everything. as stone i was amazed because everything sounded really excellent for and i have to say from my ears at least the acoustics are ideal of you and. we decide to put that to the test clarinetist nuttiest glenda takes us inside he's been part of the orchestra here for more than thirty years he says dizzily little has changed the historic auditorium has been faithfully restored except for one major difference. the roof has been raised by five meters extending the reverberation

berlin have to be willing to play along.orrespondent: the far right's growing support in europe make unhealthy eu to play closer concern to the words of all europe. brent: let's talk about the far right afd. they look set to have 90 seats in the bundestag. how much power will they wield and do they have enough members to sit in parliament? >> the fact is are they going to be one block. normally parliamentary groups have a amount of cohesion. we have seen one of the major afd leaders saying she does not want to join the parliamentary group because she says people in the party are not serious enough about real policymaking. many of the voters who put themselves on the list to be elected, they are there out of protest. they want to send clear messages to establishment politicians and parties that they are not happy with migration, they want to deport migrants that are here but is not enough to carry them through in parliament? that is the big question. brent: it makes you wonder, if they are just there to protest, will the part

and subway serenade a polish oh boy scout underground in berlin. and we start off in paris the city of fashion and this week even more so is the press report a show's showcase the trends for next spring and summer a french fashion label why project was particularly hotly awaited had designer glen martin's is a protege of french designers. and it shows his creations are like a new hybrid of streetwear and elegant and so we caught up with him backstage. with barely an hour to go before his latest creations if the catwalk thirty three year old glenn martin splits around backstage nipping and talking and making sure everything fits perfectly right to the last second. of all i even used to put on sunglasses because i'd been so nervous about the show walker it is i didn't want anyone to see my eyes and realize how terrorized and stressed i was at that if it is up to the professor. but he need not have worried everything is going very nicely for him right now recently glenn martin's won the coveted on fashion award with his cash first of two hundred fifty

as west berliners we gave ourselves a kind of east berlin sounding name to me and pretended to be from their lives especially one that was a time when you never knew where people were from and so we pretended to be from the east i guess was when those most. the couple did in fact meet in the eastern side of town and they live there too for a long time then seventeen years ago they found it's fire valvano they've just released their a foul ball the duel on and off the stage love to see their fans up on their feet. deep and a music is made for dancing it's not really rock pop like so many other bands play it's meant to get you up and moving. it's an invitation to dance. that formula same's to have worked wonders pinga now sixty one has hardly changed at all the couples love has also stayed fresh and kept their sound from going sourly. we always say it's a lot easier when you like each other. and. joined in love and music the future looks bright for twice while boner. if anyone knows how to make a hit it's robin shows the successful d.j. looks to have another winner on his hands with his

financer in berlin.e would restore them to their holiday carrier origins. helena: our financial correspondent in frankfurt. in u.k., staging their first ever strike over pay and conditions. workers in southeast london gathered at a restaurant as well as outside parliament. they said they are not paid enough and have urged other branches to join the action. some have described a new -- the move as the stork. -- as historic. back now to brent. brent: now for a look at how germany's most famous living artist confronts the country's darkest chapter from the past. his paintings are known the world over. his work confronting the holocaust is about to get a new audience. the series is called -- named after auschwitz. the new home we did german parliament. -- the new home for it will be the german parliament. reporter: paintings named after auschwitz. everyone who visits will pass these works when they enter the building. but is it possible to convey the horrors of the holocaust through art? >> music is a good e

about ten new art shows open to the public every day in germany berlin has more artists than anywhere else in germany one in every hundred people is an artist here. the new cultural highlight is the ed philharmonia in hamburg with record numbers of visitors and sold out concerts germany funs one hundred thirty one orchestras. from munich to hamburg welcome to our culture check of germany there's a lot of debate in the parliamentary elections here but almost everyone can agree on one issue culture is applied democracy and a big deal arts funding for it so sacred that the german government wants to earmark even more money next year three hundred million euros a whopping twenty three percent of the budget that's the plan to anyway. but what is reality and what is simply pretension are we an opera paradise does no one produce as much theatres we do are museums more popular than soccer let's see off to survey the cultural nation examine the facts and tell the real stories behind the myths and since we're in germany let's get started with the subject of money i'm willing to bet that's one a