news lines are from berlin america's top diplomat might pump a was in germany as the nation celebrates its 30th anniversary of the full of the ballot papers message freedom is hard to win and must be defended that's why countries like the u.s. and germany have to work together to protect their liberties and as part of our special coverage of the fall of the berlin wall anniversary we look at one of the darkest chapters in east german history children forcibly removed from parents considered disloyal to the regime and we hear one family's personal story of reunification. and in hong kong a pro-democracy protested dies of his injuries on supporting from a building it is the 1st student death since the start of the anti-government campaign pro-democracy activists out to escalate their protests. i'm having a home free thanks for joining me here in germany all week the focus is on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the button wall he was secretary of state might pompei was visiting and he's been speaking hit a button that have a listen now to what he said. our 2 democracies the united stat

this is deja news live from berlin america tunes in as the impeachment process goes public. if this is not impeachable conduct what is democrats make their case on t.v. and the biggest challenge yet to donald trump's presidency they want to prove he abused his power also coming up turkey's president gets a warm white house welcome but tensions between the nato allies are high and there's little sign of a breakthrough. i'm called aspen welcome to the program we begin in the united states for the impeachment process against donald trump has entered a new phase lawmakers have begun public hearings the 1st in 20 years on wednesday they heard testimony from 2 top diplomats trump as call the process a witch hunt. a historic day for the united states i was have testimony played out on television screens across the country we will come to order. good morning everyone. the inquiry centers on an alleged pressure campaign aimed at forcing ukraine to investigate the u.s. president's political rival joe biden and on wednesday one of the diplomats who testified linked donald trump more di

news live from berlin america tunes in as the impeachment process goes public. if this is not impeachable conduct what is democrats make their case on t.v. and the biggest challenge yet to donald trump's presidency they want to prove he abused his power also coming up turkey's president gets a warm white house welcome but tensions between the nato allies are high and there's little sign of a breakthrough.

own wall than tear one down tonight on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall america's top diplomat visits germany can he rebuild a relationship on the rocks i'm calm assman in berlin and this is the day. your body continues to be an enormously important partner for us put germany is still a troll russia all of this that is why we are still on the rise in public this in dedicate ourselves to the times 6 and move on to the did i say. get a play on the least. that's what we're going to great friend of the united states does define it we'll never forget that the un this interim president george bush helped to send a no mistake on the way to germany unification and to be focused. also on the day a man known for building walls will be getting one in the mail a group of germans is sending president trump an original section of the berlin wall along with a message from those who experienced the barrier 1st hand today on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the wall the citizens of berlin are sending that original section of the berlin wall to the united states with an important

own wall than tear one down tonight on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall america's top diplomat visits germany.

with its western counterparts it is about peru i mean for a few years after the fall of the berlin wall america didn't have any major competitors let me ask you how has that changed and are we now seeing super powers like china mount serious challenges to u.s. dominance yes we absolutely are and we have to remember how incredibly fragile in those early years after german reunification were when. soviet soldiers and then subsequently russian soldiers were still station in the stone and i was a student there at the time eastern germany i should say and soviet so and so just were being gradually withdrawn but they were still there in the 9094 and we are very lucky that there was no incidents involving russia and the west during that period but we are seeing that increasing tension in the world and that has been said by others because it's it's essentially a way of weakening an effort to weaken western countries individually or collectively by sowing discord by creating fear and essentially it's a very effective way of. increasing one's position in the world not just russia china north korea iran a

berlin wall. we will of course never forget that the united states of america with its president george bush helped and supported us enormously on the way to german reunification that's been a. great friend of the united states germany it continues to be an enormously important partner for us. the defense minister statement about increasing germany's contribution today to over time we think that's powerful because we think that relationship with nato matters and we need everyone working together to make sure that it remains a potent force for good in the world compu was referring to defense minister and kate come palin bella who met earlier in the day his support for her vision of a more hands on german security policy could also help her achieve her goal to succeed on the line that. former brazilian president luis ignacio lula da silva has just been released from prison in. the leftist populist politician was welcomed by a crowd of cheering supporters this police was ordered by a judge after brazil's cream court ruled that inmates who are still peeling convictions could be freed the was jailed on

leaders took part in a ceremony earlier in the day at the site of where the berlin wall once stood and speaking at the event america warned europeans not to take their freedom for granted. ceremonies in the heart of berlin commemorate the 30th anniversary of what's called the peaceful revolution. today this section of the wall is a memorial site but 3 decades ago it separated east and west germany and this symbolic location is where the official memorial celebrations are taking place. the iron curtain is now history that's what these young people say they are from the so-called visit groud countries poland the czech republic slovakia and hungary their message 30 years after the fall of the wall europe stands united and in his speech german president. emphasized the role of east european countries before the fall of the wall the openly demonstrated for more freedom. or noted moot or not in fighting that's been born without the courage and desire for freedom that motivated the poles hunger ariens czechs and slovaks the peaceful revolutions in eastern europe and german reunification would not have been possible. guns

impeachment can be fair and can the constitution survive the politicians who've promised to protect america from berlin this is the day. this isn't it that anything personal that a president isn't about politics is to doubt patriotism the house's impeachment inquiry has exposed the truth the white house launched a shadow foreign policy president trump led an extortion shakedown scheme over the ukrainian president abused his power undermine our national security and undermine the integrity of our elections democrats are trying to impeach the president because they are scared they cannot defeat him at the ballot in a blink of an obvious clue to unseat a sitting president of united states that shows telephoning to this process it is. also coming up next month and twitter will ban all political advertising to stop the spread of misinformation but facebook c.e.o. says it's the responsibility of the voters not social media to check the facts and to filter out the law do you see a potential problem here with a complete lack of fact checking on political advertisements well congresswoman i think the lying is b

how do you teach such a complex subject to someone who has no connection with berlin who perhaps comes from south america or asia and then learns about the wall here yeah. for one we do it through the historical sites we talk very specifically about what happened on down there are shasta so it's very clear that the burning will split the street into 2 parts so one side of the street belong to east berlin and the other side to west berlin. everything that made up the cold war in general was condensed here. because i've had it thank you so much my pleasure thank you. i press on toward the city center following the reverse here behind what's now the government quarter the river mark the border between east and west until 989. but it was. and it just as closely as elsewhere is these white crosses on the banks testify many escape attempts year ended in death. it wasn't just the wall that stopped you escaping from east germany there was also the infamous secret police. they had a notorious prison near berlin and if they thought you were planning to flee the country the chances were high that you would hear tha

berlin wall at 10 p.m. eastern tonight on real america. explore our nation's past. the c-span's cities tour visited various historic sites. we will tour the wyoming territorial prison, which became the symbol of law and order during the turmoil of the wild west. >> this site is about the convicts. it's about how their life will change and how the judicial system and prison incarceration system hasn't changed that much. this prison had a very diverse history.

berlin wall. i think in america if they haven't been to berlin they think of the wall as maybe just a block or twot was actually 97 miles long. the portion that cut east berlin from west berlin was 27 miles long. over the time it was up, nikita khrushchev ordered it built in 1961. something like 100,000 people successfully fled, but almost 200 people were killed trying to flee from east germany to freedom in west berlin. >> harris: craig, how did president reagan do it? you have looked at his life, you have looked at those moments. >> sure. >> harris: how did he do it? >> he was fortunate, because the four most important bully pulpits in the world at the time were the soviet premier, the vatican, the prime minister of great britain, and the president of the united states. it just so happened that 3 out of 4 of them were all virulent anticommunists. margaret thatcher, pope john paul ii, and of course reagan. together, mostly -- but more reagan and pope john paul ii -- first of all, they believed it was their divine destiny to defeat soviet communism. second of all, they marshaled everything in thei

plus, we get creative with frankfurters in berlin and meet the women whose incredible journey took them on a gruelling bike race across america in east berlin. for decades, this city has been a hub for artists and creatives and i am on my way to meet one who has an unusual taste in interior design. wow. look at this place. what is this all about? cushions shaped like groceries. why?! i don't know. meat is such a strong thing and this is something i cannot understand, because i do not like it. i am observing it and it is kind of my question, what is it about meat? silvia has been selling her textile meat for ten years. have you ever had anybody come in here mistaking this for a real butcher? of course! and i think this is hilarious. so, this is the sausage meat? yes. so, i need to stuff all that in this little thing? you will be impressed how much fibre fits. do it first. let me see. my fingers just won't do what i am telling them to do. why are you laughing? it is... ..lumpy. look at this. tie it up. ladies and gentlemen, you have your travel show sausages. my one looks rather inadequate compared to your sausage. up next, we

berliners written on colored ribbons. a concert is scheduled for tomorrow. also coming up, america's top diplomat says nato must evolve or risk becoming obsolete. mike pompeo met with the german chancellor during the berlin wall commemoration week. and dying for democracy. a vigil in hong kong for an antigovernment demonstrator, a 22-year-old who perished after falling from a building. it was to die since the start of the campaign for more democracy in the territory. activists say they will escalate the protease -- protests. ♪ ♪ anchor: i am carl nasman. welcome to the program. we begin special coverage of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. until the border was opened, the brandenburg bank -- gate represented the cold war standoff between the warsaw pact and nato. it stood between east berlin and west berlin, which was surrounded by the communist east , but part of democratic west germany. it was an ultrasensitive spot in the line between the blocks. that is why it later became such a powerful landmark, representing german unity. the night the border was opened, it

having grown up in eastern germany america knows the impact of the berlin wall firsthand. at this ceremony she delivered a message of hope. really you know about walkman and i'm with the berlin wall ladies and gentlemen is history kind of it proves that no war that segregates people and limits freedom is so high and so wide a scene that it could not be broken through again. this is berlin's message to the world on this 9th day of november not unlike the scenes that captured the world's imagination 30 years ago. and david is chief political editor mikhail a coup for have been following those celebrations for us at the brandenburg gate. live in germany east and west celebrates 30 years since the fall of the fallen who are here at the brandenburg gate in this should be built to symbolize the power structures of the now and of the past decade has gone from being the symbol of the cold to move when they so when the also park faced off to becoming the symbol of german reunification a lot of fans a lot of good formants is this evening but in between also the mess is that east ger

having grown up in eastern germany america knows the impact of the berlin wall firsthand. at this ceremony she delivered a message of hope. well you know obama normally the berlin wall ladies and gentlemen is history kind of proves that no war that segregates people and limits freedom is so high and so wide that it could not be broken through and. this is brilliance message to the world on this 9th day of november not unlike the scenes that captured the world's imagination 30 years ago. we're following all of this for us is the correspondent john barrick good to see you john to begin with tell us what's your assessment did macros address resonate with a crowd when it was unusually personal i think. she's the person is not a politician who is often not very emotional in her speeches more quiet and pragmatic it was quite emotional she stressed the values of liberal democracies which were of course made possible in the east in eastern europe through the fall of the berlin wall in the laps of the. and i think that was particularly relevant because she said it also in the prese

having grown up in eastern germany america knows the impact of the berlin wall firsthand. at the ceremony she delivered a message of hope. well you know about walkman and then when the berlin wall ladies and gentlemen is history kind of it proves that no war that segregates people and limits freedom is so high and so wide that it could not be broken through and. this is brilliance message to the world on this 9th day of november not unlike the scenes that captured the world's imagination 30 years ago. while germany's football community is marking the 10th anniversary of a tragic event that shook the sports world it was a decade ago the former over and germany keeper robert and committed suicide. remembering robert and a decade on trial his death this memorial service in hanover was organized by the robot anchor foundation set up by the former goalkeeper's widow tickets sold out within days among the mourners were colleagues of the man who made 8 appearances for germany. say i can see that people still think about robbie or that's what i'm happy is that after 10 years there

having grown up in eastern germany america knows the impact of the berlin wall firsthand at the ceremony she delivered a message of hope. well you know about wommen in them the berlin wall ladies and gentlemen is history kind of it proves that no war that segregates people and limits freedom is so high and so wide that it could not be broken through and. this is balanced message to the world on this 9th day of november not unlike the scenes that captured the world's imagination 30 years ago. the 10s of thousands turned out to watch a spectacular parade in tokyo to celebrate the instruments of japan's emperor heater the new emperor and his wife empress masako waved from an open collar as more than 100000 well wishers lined the packed streets he turned took over official duties last month succeeding his father i can he turn following his abdication under japan's post-war constitution the emperor has no political power and is limited to some of us. this is d.w. coming up but next looking for the cold war and jane flavored with elephants duck 2 of our favorite forts from the last week. of th

having grown up in eastern germany america knows the impact of the berlin wall firsthand. at the ceremony she delivered a message of hope. you know about one minute on the berlin wall ladies and gentlemen is history kind and it proves that no war that segregates people and limits freedom is so high and so wide that it could not be broken through. this is brilliance message to the world on this 9th day of november not unlike the scenes that captured the world's imagination 30 years ago. tens of thousands have turned out to watch a spectacular parade in tokyo to celebrate the in froment of naruhito the new emperor and his wife and christmas waved and smiled from an open car as more than 100000 well wishers cheered from the sidewalks. took over official duties last month succeeding his.

having grown up in eastern germany america knows the impact of the berlin wall firsthand at this ceremony she delivered a message of hope. well you know i want money down the berlin wall ladies and gentlemen is history kind of it proves that no wall that segregates people and limits freedom is so high and so wide of the need that it could not be broken through and. this is brilliance message to the world on this 9th day of november not unlike the scenes that captured the world's imagination 30 years ago. and now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world in the u.k. residents in the town of doncaster have been forced to abandon their homes due to continued flooding with water levels reaching record highs and environment agency is warning that severe weather is set to continue. tens of thousands have turned out to watch a spectacular parade in tokyo to celebrate the end thrown mint of emperor nero he told spectators are also waiting outside the imperial palace to see the new oprah and his wife and christmas back for the empress took over officials u.t.s. la

having grown up in eastern germany america knows the impact of the berlin wall firsthand at this ceremony she delivered a message of hope. well you know about wommen a number of the brazilian long ladies and gentlemen is history kind of made it proves that no one that segregates people and limits freedom is so high and so wide a thing that it could not be broken through him on. this is brilliance message to the world on this 9th day of november not unlike the scenes that captured the world's imagination 30 years ago. quite the same here in berlin to sports now and in the bundesliga by in munich hosted bruce dortmund for the match known as the classic both teams though have been inconsistent the season so much so that biron ditched its head coach last week this one seemed to be anyone's game but that feeling didn't last long. wire an interim coach hunchy flick kept the same 11 that had defeated olympiacos in the champions league midweek opposing coach father also trotted out the same line up from his champions league comeback win over into milan hoping to improve shortlands awful record in

having grown up in eastern germany america knows the impact of the berlin wall firsthand at the ceremony she delivered a message of hope. well you know obama to them the berlin wall ladies and gentlemen is history kind of it proves that no wall that segregates people and limits freedom is so high and so wide a thin that it could not be broken through and. this is the lens message to the world on this 9th day of november not unlike the scenes that captured the world's imagination and 30 years ago. will stay tuned for the bundesliga your front row seat for german football called assman takes over the news desk and humphrey. it's. funny to mention the famous naturalist and explorer. to celebrate clicks on the from the old school 250. parking lot before your discovery. expedition he board. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language the 1st word american eagle the coaxing.

having grown up in eastern germany america knows the impact of the berlin wall firsthand. at the ceremony she delivered a message of hope. many of them when the berlin wall ladies and gentlemen is history kind of it proves that no war that segregates people and limits freedom is so high and so wide that it could not be broken through. this is brilliance message to the world on this 9th day of november not unlike the scenes that captured the world's imagination 30 years ago. sports now and in football here it's a berlin join of the wall celebrations with an elaborate ceremony on the olympic stadium pitch before their home match with wife sig but the visitors oil. this wasn't just any gray autumn day in berlin exactly 30 years on from the fall of the berlin wall patter commemorated that historic occasion with a replica that their fans to pour down this will take up. there was another symbolic moment in front of the us nothing sums up the spirits of reunification like an old east german trami bursting through the wall and head to channel that spirit to burst into the late nig

having grown up in eastern germany america knows the impact of the berlin wall firsthand. at this ceremony she delivered a message of hope. well you know many of them when the berlin wall ladies and gentlemen is history kind of it proves that no war that segregates people and limits freedom is so high and so wide that it could not be broken through. this is brilliance message to the world on this 9th day of november not unlike the scenes that captured the world's imagination 30 years ago. joining me now in studio is the w's john derek he's been covering those commemorations all weekend for us now 1st of all what did you make of medicals message and how did that resonate with the crowd do you think it was a very. good medical terms it was a very emotional speech she has a reputation you know of trying to be emotionally live key code speeches. i think the reason is probably because she's coming to the end of her term of office and she knows she's not going to be standing for reelection but also more importantly perhaps the history of germany in the last half century. paralle

syrian born america visits a local bar in berlin. he lives just opposite with a father who was a member of the hitler youth as a child. some residents are suspicious of refugees in the neighborhood. and there is curious about the bars regulars. to cross the road worlds apart. starting november 11th on d.w. . play place. after the fall of the berlin wall the night double. play. this is the. coming to you live from berlin a hong kong protester dies of his injuries after falling from a building it's the 1st student deaths since the start of the anti-government campaign pro-democracy activists are calling for revenge and bowing to escalate their protests also coming up transfer i'm going to michael hits back at france's emmanuela call after he says the transatlantic alliance is brain dead she says he's overreacting and using drastic language. plus spain's socialist prime minister gets ready.

syrian born america visits a local bar in berlin. he lives just opposite with a father who was a member of the hitler youth as a child. some residents are suspicious of refugees in the neighborhood. americans curious about the bar's regulars to cross the road worlds apart. starting november 11th on d.w. . germany's this week celebrating the full of the building walls 30 years ago but the policy mood has changed with dismay many in eastern germany say they've been left behind and feel like 2nd class citizen well when the wall came down on the 9th of november 1989 the euphoria was boundless vom seen was the word if the our credit bull people curse.

berlin melinda thank you. lou only when well may america strong again we will make a merkel proud again. we will make america safe again. and we will may america. great again thank you melissa. that was us president traveled the campaign trail last week yes he is in full. campaign mode yes election day is now only a year away and yes predicting election results is risky as we learned in 2016 so tonight we're going to try to stick with the numbers at least for now an average of all the opinion polls puts trump approval rating at just above 41 percent maybe more important for him almost 55 percent of americans disapprove of the job that he's doing a key question is who will trump face in 2020 most polls predict that if it's former vice president joe biden the chance of trump losing is greatest but many polls suggest the more progressive democratic candidate as elizabeth warren could also have a slight edge over trump she is certainly rising in the polls now opinion polls are one way of assessing which way the election could go another is to look at bellwether regions richland county in wis

america's midwest. and germany marks 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall we look at how my life changed the towns along the form of quarter. what prompted you to be a business i want to johnsonville i'm glad to have you with us german engineering conglomerate siemens reported a rise in its 4th quarter profit and revenue beating analyst expectations the company said it achieved its 4 year targets for fiscal 29000 despite headwinds from a cooling economy siemens is in the midst of a restructuring process that aims to make the group fit for the future. siemens chief executive joe kayser has big plans with his vision 2020 plus strategy he wants to make the industrial giant ready for future challenges he's going to do this by splitting it into 3 major units health logistics and digitalisation as far as he's concerned the era of large corporations is over britons are him their names concerned. with our corporate concept barking on the biggest transformation in the company's 172 year history this is a significant even on the storage milestone stories from. the health care division has already gone publi

now, live from berlin, one of america's premier journalists still today, finding stories, tom brokaw! welcome, tom! tom: thank you, sam. thank you, everybody. sam: it was very exuberant. watching that brings back lots of memories, but what do you remember today, 30 years later, about that night at the wall? and i remember vividly, want to say at the outset, it was a whole nbc theme., our foreign editor suggested i go to berlin. he said i don't know what will happen, there's a lot of activity. i got here, and we were around before 24 hours -- we were around for 20 for hours before that memorable news conference. we had a satellite, a cameraman, the peoplest film of going across the bridge from east germany to west germany. so it was a confluence of all the forces. i remember as though it was yesterday, sam, standing there thinking, my god, this is one of the biggest stories of my lifetime, of the 20th century. we have to get it right. with the help of all my colleagues, i think at the end of the night we did get it right. it was absolutely thrilling, and i remember one of our techies g

as the gap between rich and poor catches up with latin america's most successful economy also coming up leaders of african nations gather in berlin as d. g. 20 investment summit gets underway and the next time you get your nails done take a virtual trip through an icelandic waterfall where else but. i'm chris cuomo welcome to the program chile is facing its biggest crisis since the south american nation returned to democracy in 1994 a month now protests have rocked the country leaving more than 20 people dead and thousands injured the unrest began over a hike in metro fares but quickly spun out of control devolving into riots and looting and took their toll on the economy as well as a result the government promised to draft a new constitution to replace the current one president. also admitted that security forces have met the demonstrators with excessive force until it is considered one of latin america's strongest economies growth this year is likely to be around 2 and a half percent but many of its people aren't feeling the benefits the country is one of the world's most unequal just one percent of the population holds nearly

berlin wall. we will of course never forget that the united states of america with its president george bush helped and supported us so enormously on the way to german reunification that's been the not to be the focus the chancellor merkel but a great friend of the united states germany it continues to be an enormously important partner for us i saw the defense minister statement about increasing germany's contribution today to over time we think that's powerful because we think that relationship with nato matters and we need everyone working together to make sure that it remains a potent force for good in the world the pump you know was referring to defense minister on the cape come kavin boa whom you met earlier in the day his support for her vision of a more hands on german security policy could also help her achieve her goal to succeed on the lam ethical as tom fla. for more i'm joined now by thomas kline a brawl coffee's the vice president of the german marshall fund of the united states. that's a public policy think tank 1st of all thank you so much for coming in we just heard some of those s

germany has been marking these historic events with ceremonies here in berlin and elsewhere around the country chancer until america honor the memory of those killed trying to flee communism offering the.