and berlin in this days before the berlin was construct was an open city. so you had 10,000 plus people crossing the borders every day, going to jobs, visiting relatives, going to shop, a lot of them were also going to spy because you could -- somebody from the east could come into west berlin carrying documents or just some sort of information and meet with a western officer to hand over this information in a safe house or other locations, and you had -- by some estimates as many as 10,000 people either intelligence officers, agents, goons, various charlatans who were making up the intelligence as they went, who were more or less involved in this type of activity, and so one of the cia officers who was there at the time, kind of compared berlin in those days to being like dodge city and casablanca in one and you had the kgw and stats si operating pretty roughly of kid indianings in west berlin and on ducting dissidents, people they saw as a threat. not americans but a lot of west berliners, and people who had escaped the east and ended up in west berlin, w

i saw one side of the street belong to east berlin and the other side to west berlin and. you had everything that made up the cold war in general was condensed here. thank you so much my pleasure and thank you. i press on toward the city center following the reversibility here what's now the government quarter the river marked the border between east and west until 1989. but it was guarded just as closely as elsewhere as these white crosses on the banks testify many escape attempts here and that in death. the brandenburg gate stands as a symbol of germany's reunification until the fall of the wall it symbolized the very opposite it was a part of the death strip right by the berlin wall. do you know what this gate represents. no not really. do you know where the berlin wall was. most here that's what it's my guess that it was here around here 7 do you know where the wall ran. back there behind the gates there's a line on the ground. i've been there like it so where are we now in east or west berlin. i'm here. in the west. in the east it's the it's more than there with you 7

when berlin was 13 his father died.was busking. >> singing on the street? >> yes. yeah. singing on the street, singing for, you know, at restaurants, singing in clubs. >> reporter: josh perlman is chief curator at the national museum of american jewish history in philadelphia. berlin soon started writing his own songs. words and music. >> he bought this piano at 21 and this was the first piano he owned personally. and he owned it when he composed alexander's "ragtime band." his first international hit. ♪ come and hear alexander's ragtime band ♪ >> his process was to often imagine the music in his head and then use what skills he had as a pianist to find the melody. >> this is the first piano i ever owned. >> reporter: berlin was not a great pianist. he could only play in onco. >> i only play in f-sharp. >> you see? >> oh, the black keys. >> that's right. >> reporter: so he bought this special piano. by pulling this knob, the whole keyboard moved, changing keys. here's berlin explaining it to d dina shore. in the 1920s b

lucas trigger rides his bike along the berlin wall trail. nichole fruitage follows the former course of the inner german border between the region and has and we go to leipsic where peaceful demonstrations in autumn $989.00 sparked the collapse of the g.d.r. and the end of the division of germany. look at the state can still exist to today lynn at the mall of park this is the border between east and west and once ran. in 989 it was transformed into a local recreation area. today i write a long before my border between east and west berlin on this bike following the line of the berlin wall i would like to see what remains of the history of the division of europe germany and berlin so i'm starting here in moa park going to the brandenburg gate and then all the way to the east side gallery let's go. my 1st stop on the berlin wall trail is the memorial site on ben i watched last and . it's the 1st stop for anybody wanting to learn more about the city's division rust colored poles and sections of the wall mark the location of the former border .

as the center of the art world now the show berlin berlin has revived some of the eras best songs international performers and auckland constitutes. joseph and baker's famous banana skirt for instance recreated by none less the name investors the legendary head designer at paris is blocking. the performer dominic jackson traveled to paris for the fitting essential to her transformation as josephine baker left the racism of the united states to find her spotlight in europe she stood out so much i think that was the biggest thing about energy this so fake that people couldn't help but watch will she was full of life. a lot of fun and crazy on the stage actually. fun crazy and full of life that was joseph in baker and brooklyn the show wouldn't be complete without some of berlin's very own icons. actress malinda d.t.s. . the berlin star went on to become a global sensationalism sons. and. great about the 1920 s. is that they brought us the 1st big stars the 1st real superstars like my lena d.t.'s or the comedian harmony or just say they became the people we could project our fantasies onto it's. l

take a valium hot and shots are back for season 3 of babylon berlin. and my colleague david levitz is in the studio to talk about what's really become a global sensation david welcome obviously this will be shown in 100 countries season 3 of the 4 even being released that's pretty rare for german television what what do you how do you explain this hype right well it's not just any german t.v. show ever it's the most expensive one ever made and actually it's the most expensive t.v. show ever made not in the english language the 1st 2 seasons alone cost 40000000 euros now and what they've really been doing from the beginning is taking us back to the 1920 s. feeding this global appetite right now for everything 1920 s. for especially berlin this crazy wild period right before the nazis took over and that's really what we've been getting from berlin starting with the 1st season with a real focus on detail down to the buttons down to the ashtrays apparently for a car coach of the novelist who wrote these stories even calls up the producer if he sees a build

political efforts must be made to ensure the market remains fair in berlin. and for more on this let's go to marcus burnished he's a correspondent for spain and portugal and he joins us from his home in germany. marcus we just saw a piece on a policy in berlin to catherine's there you look at similar measures planned in spain and portugal how do they compare well just to make it clear how the pressure on the rent housing sector is still growing just in lisbon portugal capital there are more than 800000 apartments designated to short term rental and such a b. and b. there the government is trying to convince property owners to make a cut of around 20 percent of the average price and compensate this with texas. after 6 months working this program contains less than $100.00 houses there is also a plan to build more social housing but this will take of course a lot of time same in spain they are also trying in different areas of the country such as catalonia madrid to build more social housing and there are also plans for rental cap but these plans are still depe

there watching t w news coming to you from berlin i'll be back again at the top of the hour with another update for you i'm marian evans dean for me and the entire news team thanks for watching up next is business with stephen beardsley. literature invites us to see people in particular that i like to see as the kids find instruments grown up her. because. she does the books on you tube. to know that 77 percent obama because they are younger than 60 ah. that's me and me. and you know what it's time all voices well part. of the 77 percent issue. this is where you. know 77 percent this weekend on d w. markets wake up to the final trading week of the year all eyes are on that trade deal between the u.s. and china but questions linger we'll take a look at the movers and shakers. also on the show rising rents have sparked anger in european cities from barcelona to berlin now real estate markets are bracing for the backlash. and we'll look at an extreme case of a rental market gone bad. old neglected buildings are at risk of collapse. this is your business report i'm stephen bears in berlin th

berlin berlin a new show at the city's i mean lives palace theater revives the spirit of the roaring twenty's the theater itself played no small part in those days as a venue for the wild cabaret show. the wind was a city famous for arts nightlife and individual for. this is the most wonderful celebrates free moment in our recent history for me it's my absolute favorite time of song composition with. christ it's time and people just exploded with positive energy and because of everything yeah the world to see. i think that's. right. in the years between the 1st layer and the global financial crash of this night life was bursting at the seams thanks to twenty's berlin also enjoyed a brief moment as the center of the art world now the show berlin berlin has revived some of the best songs international performers and popular caustics. josephine baker's famous banana skirt for instance recreated by none less than investors the legendary head designer at paris is blocking. performer dominic jackson travelled to paris for the fitting essential to her transformation as josephine baker left

still existed and berlin was divided into east and west. my country so what comes before today you can't even imagine that they built a wall through the middle of the city but this is a place where east and west germany met up and became close because music and dance and alcohol all that brings people together. in her book and keys are tells the story. in 1913 club the brewer opened the ball house together with her husband to entertain berliners from all walks of life clear since survive 2 world wars and the division of germany and hardly changed. clare his ball house takes its visitors back in time to a bygone berlin dan still unites people here as it always has a clear hints. taxi driver men's human drama from durban has always enjoyed singing arias on the road a passenger recorded him and put the video online it went viral and now the south african cabbie is us star. is just 27 years old the top of south africa already knows he shot to fame when a passenger filmed him singing opera in his taxi and the video went viral. let's just get to

also enjoyed a brief moment as the center of the art world now the show berlin berlin has revived some of the best songs international performers and popular constitutes. josephine baker's famous banana skirt for instance recreated by none less than investors the legendary head designer at paris is blank range. performer dominic jackson travelled to paris for the fitting essential to her transformation as josephine baker left the racism of the united states to find her spotlight in europe had she stood out so much i think that was the biggest thing about her her energy was so fake that people couldn't help but watch will she was full of life. a lot of fun and crazy on the stage actually. fun crazy and full of life that was joseph in baker and brooklyn the show wouldn't be complete without some of berlin's very own icons. actress malinda d.t.s. . the berlin star went on to become a global sensation. great about the 1920 s. is that they brought us the 1st big stars the 1st real superstars like my lena d.t.s. or the comedian harmony or just say they became the people we could project our

berlin might have lost some of its charm but you can rediscover it right here. on your part you know the glitter might be dripping off the walls but we've been coming here for 10 years now it's a berlin tradition i mean to put it on and maybe move to design a course where one big family over the years you get to know each other everyone comes here and we love it that's true ziggy marquardt has been coming here regularly for 6 decades he lives in the west half of the city in the ball houses in the east even after the wall went up in 1961 he continued visiting the club despite border controls. that was put in the back of an you have to cross the border at strangers you got a day pass and in the evening at midnight you had to be back again. today the dance club in the middle of berlin also boasts a restaurant and is popular with locals and tourists alike. author madeon keizo research the history of clear his ball house for years and interviewed many eyewitnesses who danced here when the g.d.r. still existed and berlin was divided into east and west and my come to s

you're watching you have your news from berlin up next world stories the week of. a historical turning point in politics business religion. 79. in iran oh people of the islamic revolution. opens up making its initial flirtation capitalism strikes and states of emergency it sinks into chaos. joined head to certain traditions problems and chance of the people and threatens the old order. 979 the big creative today's world starts december 23rd w. this week on the world stories. of south africa from taxi driver to opera singer india a swimming champion without arms we begin in russia here as elsewhere climate change is making things hotter. and that affects the health of both man and beast a trip to the insula explains why. daybreak in the tundra. time for breakfast. we are on the hour now peninsula news the pool our circle this is where some beer is indigenous people known as the nets live. here natural still seems to be in balance but life isn't nearly as idyllic as it looks traces of climate change are never far away it's left its mark on the next population and the

this is news coming to you live from berlin tensions flare between russia and germany as moscow expels 2 german diplomats to the move is linked to the apparent assassination of a former chechen commander in a berlin park last summer germany or 2 russian diplomats to leave the country last week. also coming up the controversial gas pipeline that's causing a rift between the united states and germany us says it's a tool of coercion political leverage for russia. and it's being called the u.k.'s most important election in a generation prime minister boris johnson has been pulling out all the stops to win over wavering voters but his lead over jeremy corbin's opposition labor party has been narrowed. following terry martin welcome to the program russia is expelling 2 german diplomats in retaliation for the expulsion of 2 russian diplomats by berlin last week it's also do with the killing of this man a former chechen commander in berlin last summer he was gunned down in a public park german prosecutors believe russia was behind the killing and russian diplomats were expelled because berlin

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yes here in berlin reactions to the u.s. . a bill has been rather sharply said we've heard by the german foreign minister haiku among us that european energy policy is decided here of no united states and none of the reactions herringbone have been senator that tire not only coming from his side of the german government but also from his coalition partner the conservatives the business minister peter admire has been just as critical of the decision coming from d.c. and not only here in berlin the turns are quite in a position to this position but also in brussels where the aspects person for the european union has been opposing the bow by the united states the united states the u.s. u.s. congress and the u.s. president say that this pipeline gives russia too much leverage over germany and over europe do they have a point. well the decision to go with this pipeline according to its support says has been that they say they need this delivery of natural gas coming from russia for the germany for the german very energy effect. ext

and you are of course watching news live from berlin we'll have more news at the top of the hour stephen beardsley is up next on business asia with the latest on a potential u.s. china trade thanks for joining. the prison here up at its most summation and its most exciting. most creative colorful glamorous. tasteful innovator brilliant charming. thank goodness resistible. good. song t. w. . why subscribe to d w books your favorite writer to see myself as became sky and the strange grown up world where your books are new to. the food. a lot of your putin has kind words for the russian economy the numbers are of lescott growth remains weak incomes are shrinking and production is tilted toward oil and gas will take a look. also on the show rising rents have sparked anger in european cities from force a lot of super length now real estate markets are bracing for the backlash. and we'll look at an extreme case of a rental market gone bad. were all the black that buildings are at risk of. welcome to d.w. business asia i'm stephen beers in berlin thanks for joining us could russia finish constr

political efforts must be made to ensure the market remains fair in berlin. and now to india for another side of the red cow question perhaps an extreme i have seen a string of building collapses the most recent was last month when a 4 story building caved in killing more than a dozen people despite the repeat tragedies many citizens continue to live an old dilapidated buildings at risk of collapse and landlords have little incentive to make repairs or india correspondent sonia found a car sent us this report. young has lived here for much of her life this building a century old it was built just as world war one ended in the one dream that yankee shares with the family cracks run through the wall the speeding and bamboo sticks prop up the ceiling the monsoon rains make the structure riskier each year young pieces she's repeatedly complained to the landlord with little success. he did not believe that i live in fear that the building will collapse my children are away at work all day so at least that's safe my husband the nice stay at home we could be killed

russian diplomats were expelled from germany today in protest over a murder that happened here in berlin earlier this year the german government suspects a political hit job ordered by the kremlin golf in berlin this is the day. but we didn't see any support from russia in the investigation into this murder. that's . existed is absolutely groundless speculation and this topic is being whipped up by the german media. in the stomach but you can trust and we were warned that this would happen sooner on 1000. dollars i never thought that something like this could happen here and germany. the government is still discussing the possible consequences could be. should. we need a coordinated european response like we had with the script al case. also coming up of nato and its family feud in the world's most powerful military alliance lose tongues and open microphones can be a recipe for bad blood. every different leader has teams who every now and then have their jaws drop at unscheduled surprises like of that video itself for example. on to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all arou

robin road is a south african artist based in berlin he uses many visual languages from painting to street art photography to film live improvised performances sculpture and installations anything goes and his canvases range from bulls in the rough parts of his hometown johannesburg so walls in major museums around the world hippy by guest in just a minute 1st more about him and his art. robin road grew up in apartheid era south africa and made a name for himself with street art he moved to berlin 17 years ago and is now well established on the global contemporary art scene as an artist in south africa's young democracy road address the country's new possibilities the hopes and the fears of the buildings in johannesburg where his campuses. even today he has a difficult relationship with the white woman's of galleries and even of his studio fortunately ole road needs to make oh it is a great idea and something to draw with. just. for. she is another road oh i took the sign to say you didn't have. a bit of a broad road who joins me in the studio welcome thank you so much as i said you're bas

news live from berlin germany expels 2 russian diplomats over an alleged murder plot this was the victim a former chechen rebel commander gunned down in broad daylight and they berlin park german prosecutors suspect russian or church and state involvement moscow says it plans to retaliate also coming up nato leaders wrap up a contentious anniversary meeting in london with a show of unity they agreed to spend more on the fence and they agree that china is the new major risk but the divisions within the military alliance remain and frustrations with u.s. president donald trump they were laid bare for the world to see also coming up the death of a 3rd k. pop star in 3 months sparks a debate about the pressures facing south korean pop celebrity. i'm brant goff it's good to have you with us a murder investigation here in berlin is now a full blown diplomatic storm between germany and russia it began with the killing of a former chechen rebel commander shot twice in the head as he walked through a park here in berlin on his way to a mosque german authorities have now expelled 2 russian diploma

all smiles football legend you're going to clear his main thrown into the deep into the heads of berlin will he sink or swim. clears much 1st game be the last but don't win solutions the swiss coach needed his side to bring their a game to berlin. by or knew they were facing labor cruising back to hold looking to get one step closer to defending their throne. welcome to the bone as they get here on d w i'm chris harrington domain and their budding star jade insane show have squashed their beef according to club management and that could be good for both men's title hopes and lucian fivers job security facing to head to berlin a side whose lead by you can klinsmann now was a chance for dortmund to get back on track or could a new coach motivate his side to survive dortmund's beehive of often it's. all eyes were on one man for this clash klinsmann could have his new coach sprinkle a little of that stock quality on his new charges so often in the limelight dortmund looked older better for being upstaged on this occasion and sunshine made it one nil after 15 minutes by a dream start for the

political efforts must be made to ensure the market remains clear in berlin. german airlines is bracing for more strikes after the union representing top and cut staff said it would be launching strike action within the next 2 days before the year's end its a long running dispute recent months of already seen. for look council subsidies on a 2 day strike which crippled lost tons of international network in november 1500 flights were canceled with around 200000 passengers affected. how is europe's loss of strain has gained out of the country's tourist board is hoping with a new $15000000.00 campaign that pokes fun at breakfast with mates song performed by a stray as biggest pop star kylie minogue the audience to lure post-breakfast brits down under and away from europe was aired ahead of queen elizabeth's annual christmas message in the u.k. and while it appeared to go down well some people on social media pointed to astray as ongoing bushfires as a reason to avoid visiting the country. and that's it for me in the business team here in berlin for more do check

news live from berlin coming up the bonus league up with highlights of this week's matches nick spicer it's for joining us i'll be back at the top of the hour with more procedures. i'm secure that volume work not hard and in the end it's a me you're not allowed to stay here anymore we will send you that. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers with clients of the what's your story ready. i'm working on is a women especially in victims of violence. take part and send us your story we are trying always to understand this new culture. you are not even a turnoff and yet you want to become a citizen. info migrants your platform for reliable information. back in the bundesliga after 10 years in all smiles football legend you're going to klinsmann thrown into the deep into the heads of berlin will he sink or swim. to clear his mots 1st game be the last football good solution father of the swiss coach needed his side to bring their a game to berlin. byron munich were facing laver couzin back at home looking to get one step closer to defending their throne. welcome to the bonus they get

this is it every news live from berlin a controversial gas pipeline at the center of an economic dispute pits europe and russia against america european industry leaders condemned u.s. sanctions against companies building a pipeline which will carry russian natural gas to germany contractors are now demanding punitive countermeasures also coming out of moscow expels to german diplomats after 2 of its representatives were kicked out of germany it's the latest tit for tat expulsion over the murder of a georgian man that you were in a berlin park and do or die brittany votes and pivotal snap elections called by incumbent prime minister the worst just as a way to get breaks it down the leader of the opposition the labor party jeremy forward is making up ground i can't even define pulls through is predicting a win for the conservatives. thank you so much for your company everyone. germany has condemned u.s. plans to penalize construction companies working on a controversial gas project the north stream 2 pipeline will carry russian gas to germany while washington says that's a security risk b

this is d w news why from berlin the united nations climate summit opens in madrid. do we really want to be remembered as the generation that's good has he to send. people wild the planet but the u.n. secretary general says it's either that or saving the earth by aiming for carbon neutrality by the year 2050 also coming up tonight typhoon come europe slams into the philippines hundreds of thousands are forced to flee as the storm makes life.

this is the the view news live from berlin the u.s. house of representatives impeach is president donald trump. one is adopting. the historic vote sets up a trial now in the senate that will decide whether the president remains in office also on the show australia's bushfire prizes problems a state of emergency in new south wales a record heat wave is fanning unprecedented fire situations expected to get worse with even more intense heat and extreme winds on the way. and it's 3 years since an islamist attack killed 12 people out of berlin christmas market opposition politicians in germany say authorities still have plenty of questions to ask. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us the u.s. house of representatives has voted to impeach u.s. president donald trump on 2 charges stemming from his alleged attempt to pressure ukraine into investigating his political rival joe biden now both votes fell along party lines almost all democrats voted for the charges republicans voting unanimously against them but this doesn't mean that presid

this is news coming to you live from berlin it's being called the u.k.'s most important election in a generation prime minister boris johnson has been pulling out all the stops to win over wavering voters but his lead over jeremy core principle position labor party has been narrowing and also coming up algeria is holding a presidential election to try to end months of political turmoil but pro-democracy demonstrators say it's a farce and are urging voters to boycott the poll. plus the controversial gas pipeline that's causing a rift between the united states and germany the u.s. says it's a tool of coercion and political leverage. well i'm terry martin welcome to the program would be give us some breaking news just coming in the russian foreign ministry has summoned the german about the dispute over the killing of a former chechen commander in berlin it looks likely that moscow will expel 2 german diplomats in retaliation for the expulsion of 2 russian diplomats by berlin last week this is the former chechen commander who was killed in berlin last summer

news live from berlin u.k. conservatives are poised for a massive majority in parliament the 1st exit poll after thursday's general election signals the tories could have an 86 seat advantage of course fantastic news there for prime minister boris johnson and his pledge to go to get bread done but it's a crushing defeat for the labor party and jeremy corbett will have full analysis also coming up europe tells the u.s. to mind its own business over a controversial pipeline that will carry russian gas to germany the u.s. is threatening sanctions against companies building the pipeline. i'm calling aspen welcome to the program we start with special coverage of the u.k. general election and what is shaping up to be a landslide victory for the conservatives and exit polls suggesting a massive win for prime minister boris johnson's party one that would give him the majority that he needs to ratify his bret's a deal and take the u.k. out of the european union the poll released by british media shows a clear majority f