the berlin wall itself was about 96 miles long. completely separating west berlin from east berlin, but also, completely surrounding west berlin and again cutting it off from the rest of east germany. we have a couple of pieces of the actual berlin wall over here that i would like to show you. we have two authentic pieces of the berlin wall here. they were donated to the museum by a county which is right outside of east berlin. we shipped them over to washington d.c. from germany and put them up here. most people, when they think of the berlin wall they think of all the graffiti and designs that were on the wall. you can see these are completely plain. that is because they were on the east side where people were not allowed to graffiti on the wall. in fact, that would have incurred some pretty severe penalties. one reason why they did not want people drawing on the wall was because having the wall be completely plain actually made it easier for pete -- for the guards who regarding the border to see people. it made the more visible a

at least 140 people were killed trying to cross the berlin wall. some of those people were killed by border guards, as they tried to climb the wall. they tried to cross the river as they just approached the wall. they were sad stories about people who were shot there and died at the wall, but some of the most tragic stories were about people who tried to cross and wall and whose deaths were covered up. you see, trying to escape from east germany was a crime, and it was seen as that terrible reflection on the state, on the communism in general. so even the fact that people wanted to try to escape was something that the state needed to cover up. we have three story here about people who died at the wall and their stories were then covered up. one really tragic story, i think is about gerald thiem, he was a worker in west berlin. and one night it appears he might have had too much to drink, and he stumbled into the area near the wall, stumbled close to the wall, and the guards there from the east shouted at him, warned him to go away. he was scared off

the fall of the berlin wall was followed by nationalist uprisings throughout the soviet system in places like armenia, azerbaijan, georgia, lithuania latvia, estonia, these societies and groups of people who had long been imprisoned in the soviet system were getting their freedom. pretty soon, russians themselves argued for major reform. russia was one component of a larger soviet system. a new man emerged by the name of boris yeltsin, who challenged gorbachev to actually allow real elections. real democracy. 1991, the soviet union was gone. gorbachev peacefully signed the document ending the soviet union as we know it. this is not a victory for the united states, this was an openness to change encouraged by the united states and courageously sought by those in the former soviet union. reagan did not make this happen. made it mores, he difficult, but he did play a crucial role. embraceial role was to the possibility of change, push for it, and supported. it was his willingness to negotiate, his willingness to adjust, and his willingness to convince americans using his legitimacy as a tou

the fall of the berlin wall was followed by nationalist uprisings throughout the soviet system in places like armenia, azerbaijan, the baltic states like let the weenie, estonia -- like lithuania, estonia. pretty soon, russians themselves argued for major reform. russia was one component of a larger soviet system. a new man emerged by the name of boris yeltsin, who challenged gorbachev to allow real elections, real democracy. by december of 1991, the soviet union was gone. gorbachev peacefully signed the document ending the soviet union as we know it. this is not a victory for the u.s., this was an openness to change, encouraged by the united states and courageously sought by those in the former soviet union. reagan did not make this happen. at some point, he made it more difficult. he did play a crucial role. his role was to embrace the possibility of change, to push forward, and support it. it was his willingness to go she it, to adjust -- to negotiate, to adjust, and use his legitimacy as a tough guy to sell a more cooperative policy that made this moment more possible than it would h

figures is she grew up in leipzig is the daughter of sudanese exchange students after the fall of the berlin wall life in east germany in the ninety's was difficult for black people many of them felt left alone. crushed. when a right to a mock circles around us affair and there's a policeman standing around who just lets it happen as 15 people shout the n. word at you memories like this often make you doubt whether you really. we welcome in this country of life. and that's why the organize ations each one teach one and citizens of europe are conducting a survey the afro census the 1st one on black people's lives in germany daniel jamrock hopes it will fill the gaps like a god was unfortunately there's been far too little research in recent decades on the situation of black people and black racism in germany that explains why politicians keep asking us what's the problem. they find it difficult to talk about black people and that's why we've decided to take matters into our own hands and walk in his endurance hopeful she's from france some works as a teacher in berlin she's upset at the lack of se

vacation not even when the very 1st east german tourists arrived in new york after the fall of the berlin wall 30 years ago wasn't such a media sensation say the older reporters. that it misses god i think it's because we had a total walk down for 3 months and in that time everything we used to be stopped being normal and what you didn't used to live i merely ns of germans were coming to majorca is now. and here they are the new stars on the island and how do they feel how is the new. he'll service on board. every holiday maker is mocked by reporters thomas and antonio tobe or have arrived in the morning from. the light was 5007 days prior to the press that was the illness that you are here but that you wanted to family at home say about this holiday did they think it was a good idea or not they may have been a bit worried 199 holidaymakers came on the 1st blank the next 200 germans are expected 19 afternoon. as mentioned not only islanders welcome this experiment spain's been hit especially hard by the corona pandemic the last few months over 27000 people died in this country some people here

we continue our hunt for international tourists at the site gallery where remains of the berlin wall still stand and we finally find one but with a story we didn't expect. you know there's a core thought the i got to write when the whole thing around coronavirus started and because then no more flights back home taj and tina i'm still here 3 months later and i'm a boy already made. out of steam is lucky he is staying with a friend until touring across the globe is possible again something done another german traveller is missing too she would rather be sipping cocktails on the beach right now. i'm going to go mad if i can board a plane abroad again this year but what can you do you have to make the most of it . helen is waiting for the rush of international globetrotters to return our trip to the cities hotspots has shown we need to be a little patient. you're watching the news i'm told me a lot of fun that's it for me but you can keep updated with all the news on our website. we're all set. to go beyond. that. we're all about the stories that matter to the. country. whatever it take

you referred to berlin the berlin wall crumbling and 1989 in a successful pro-democracy movement if he were to have a conversation with chancellor merkel what would you say to her. we are calling on chess in america to send a clear signal to beijing how chairman he opposed that national sectors in law implementation especially if british and broke the promise of international law on hong kong if the will allow beijing to preach the promise in their joint declaration register in the united nations making could also do the same to be a credible partner and just wrote the promise on their cooperation trade deal with germany all out of country. x. was just a walling in hong kong speaking to me a little earlier now what do you do if you're a wild water canoe slalom race sir but you can't train properly because of the corona virus outbreak well argentina's sebastian rossi has come up with a novel idea he's been practicing by tying himself to 2 palm trees and splashing about in his girlfriend's swimming pool he won silver at the pan-american games last year and is now targeting success at the

midnight on the german polish border scenes reminiscent of the fall of the berlin wall.the border between frankfurt odorants would be open again after being divided for almost 3 months the twin cities are reunited. in the midst of the celebrations the mayors of frankfurt and pizza forget that they're still in the midst of a pandemic. the night provides a glimpse of how close polls and germans have come together in recent years. but i realize now this was once unimaginable for a long time nobody thought this could happen hopefully will return to normality as twin cities this is a beautiful moment. this is. some germans are in a hurry to grab some bargains again but what do you want to do some cigarettes. what do you want to do to get gas. at noon everything looked just like it did before the pandemic and many hope it remains that way. i hope it never happens again to these 2 communities on both sides of the border and will always be allowed to cross to the other side she would do it often but railway links haven't returned to normal there are still no direct trains betwee

a memorial depicting george floyd has emerged on a former section of the berlin wall. or. her car was in ireland protesters march from dublin city center to the u.s. embassy where they took a knee. unlike the u.s. protests abroad have been largely peaceful despite concerns over breaches of physical distancing guidelines. amid the global pandemic injustice is also being highlighted as a threat to life. now to some other stories from around the world the u.s. ambassador to germany richard grinnell has resigned repeatedly clashed with german politicians during his tenure in berlin german companies that want to continue trading with iran were openly threatened with consequences most recently grinnell said u.s. pressure on germany will not let up in the future. dealing with widespread damage after a fierce storm swept in from the pacific over the weekend leaving many homeless 18 people were killed and 7 more are still missing the president has declared a state of emergency. central and south america have become the intense zones for a cold $1000.00 transmission according to the

you can see here another fantastic go on your own berlin wall that's in the distant off matching the coach not looking very impressed with his side meanwhile braman just kept on scoring 61 their biggest win of the season they've only won one home game before this in the whole season so it's really out of character they suddenly found the spot and that's exactly what this will do often turn lacked they just didn't have that fight in them to try and get them over the line and now braman are going to be contesting for that relegation play off and that means the 3rd. from top side in the 2nd which will be determined on sunday they're going to be playing against braman to fight it out who gets to go up or who gets to stay up ok let's go up to the top of the table what about the top 4 who gets to move on to the champions league a little less dramatic. they did win but it wasn't enough they needed got back to lose and strode to a 21 victory so glad i'm going to be going to the champions league as well as well as leipzig dortmund and byron representing germany on that big international stage

feel berlin is my city and even though i wasn't born here but i've been living here since before the fall of the wall and i think people also identify me with the city and in turn i identify with the festival festival. for 10 days the film industry takes over berlin girl and attracts stars and filmmakers. hollywood productions and independent movies and shrouded is in the thick of things she in the festival go way back. in 1906 she appeared in donnie laybys film silent night which was in the competition its 3 main characters are involved in a messy love triangle and decided to try to unpick the situation on christmas eve a different take on the festive season. if you need to build an economy. that was. not as it was when you said you. just have to do this is all just lots of places just because. i felt. that kind of special show in my living nice of silent night became something like a small part of a new era for 90. $999.00 it was one of the promising actors honored at the berlin dollar. just a year later she was chosen as a member of the film festival's jury a big honor for a young actress i. think

it was that experience i had in new york, that exact experience that was the experience of the berlin wall falling 11 months later. the berlin wall had been built in august 1961 when the united states and soviet union came close to nuclear war over the future of berlin. it imprisoned west berlin and became a symbol of conflict between east and west and closed soviet society and militarized american society ready to respond. it was the symbol of east versus west, what winston churchill had called, before it was built, the iron curtain. after gorbachev's visit to new york and the developments i described, it was not only americans stopped fearing him. citizens in germany, hungary and poland stopped fearing him. it was not that they loved america or loved reagan, but they believed the united states was open to them, that american allies were open to them. beginning in poland in 1989 and culminating to some extent in berlin 1989, people living in the soviet system who had been walled in started to tear down these walls. this is most dramatic november 1989.

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figures is she grew up in leipzig is the daughter of sudanese exchange students after the fall of the berlin wall life in east germany in the ninety's was difficult for black people many of them felt left alone. when a right wing muck circles around us affair and there's a policeman standing around who just lets it happen as 15 people shout the n. word at you memories like this often make you doubt whether you really welcome in this country. and that's why the organizations each one teach one and citizens of europe are conducting a survey the afro census the 1st one on black people's lives in germany daniel general hopes it will fill the gaps. fortunately there has been far too little research in recent decades on the situation of black people and black racism in germany that's what explains why politicians keep asking us what's the problem. they find it difficult to talk about so that's why we've decided to take matters into our own hands and walk in his endurance hopeful she's from france and works as a teacher in berlin she's upset at the lack of sensitivity even among some well meaning white

you can see his last words "i can't breathe" on a mural that stands right where the berlin wall usedstand. it is highly symbolic and also shows the struggle against racism is a global issue. brent: professional athletes past and present from around the world have joined with protesters in the u.s. to show their anger over the death of george floyd. while many athletes have spoken out, others have remained quiet. a silence that could create divisions on the pitch and off the court. >> the formula one driving champion lewis hamilton sees this as a woman for his fellow drivers to speak out in support of people like him, people of color. he posted "i see those of you who are staying silent, some of you the biggest stars, yet you stay silent in the midst of injustice." likewise, naomi osaka tweeted "just because it is not happening to you doesn't mean it isn't happening at all." over the bundesliga begin, -- weekend, an armband displayed a makeshift justice for george message. sancho's first goal for dortmund on sunday led to him showing up a hand scrawled message supporting the protests.

these plywood expressions of anger and hope could be artifacts like pieces of the berlin wall, we are likely to see some of what he saves in museums. >> you have to document the moment and then, you know, the relevance and the value of it comes later. >> for now, it's all around us on broadway. still fresh and drying in places. in that way, as fluid as this moment. >> the message is clear. the writing is on the wall. >> in oakland, abc7 news. >> in the south bay, the 49ers are showing their support for the black lives matter movement by flying a flag above levi stadium. that banner flies along side the american and the california state flags in the stadiums northeast coronary. 49ers ownership has pledged to do $981 million to groups working for social change. d staff have recently spoken out against systemic racism and police brutality. >> it's pride week and things are different this year. up next to the changes and how you can still celebrate. >> imagine sea water as a resource. scientists splitting off the salt and transforming it, it is happening right now. we will explain. >> and

a memorial depicting george floyd has emerged on a former section of the berlin wall. where you were go today germany was shocked when a politician was shot dead at close range outside his home prosecutors believe that the killer was a right wing extremist since then there's been a rise in attacks by far right groups with germany stepping up efforts to counter the once and to remember the victims. one year ago called to live who were shot dead by an alleged right wing extremist to mark the anniversary of the killing that shocked germany. this street in berlin city center is being some of the renamed in his honor. 60 my house right wing extremist hatred is getting stronger it's becoming a part of our daily lives but the silent majority does not take a clear stand for those threatened by it even though they find such acts disgusting that means we fall victim to them so we want to show society you have to be loud and clear in your opposition to them. on the night between the 1st and 2nd of june but to look good was shot in front of his house in a small western german town

. >> a memorial depicting george floyd has emerged on a former section of the berlin wall.ireland, protesters marched from dublin city center to the u.s. embassy where they took a knee. unlike the u.s., protests abroad have been largely peaceful despite concerns over breaches of physical distancing guidelines. amid the global pandemic, injustice is also being highlighted as a threat to life. brent: i am joined now by journalist malcolm ohana way. he is a german nigerian journalist in berlin. why do these protests find so much residents heree in europe? >> i think a lot of people who are black who are of color can identify with the expxperience f being g black in western or whie infrasastructure. therefore, i believe many people who may have experience is with racism see americans, african-americans and can project their own problems and their own racial injustices onto them. that makes it prpretty obvbviouy a lot of people who are black around the world identify with what happened to george floyd. brent: even soccer teams, big companies are showing solidarity with the prote

suddenly breaking news not even when the 1st east germans arrived in majorca after the fall of the berlin wall 30 years ago wasn't such a media sensation. i think it's because we had a total lockdown for 3 months and in that time everything that used to be normal stopped being normal. and what didn't used to be news that millions of germans were coming to majorca is now suddenly news. they receive a celebrity welcome. thomas and antonia toby arrive from ball in the morning they patiently answer every question. but i was the flight one or the flight was fine except it was the press that was the only strange thing over 4000000 holiday makers come to the island from germany alone every year the beach resorts in particular cater to master as them but that is not harmed majorca is popularity. antonia and thomas told or have had time at their hotel to recover from the media frenzy normally this would be peak season but now they have the beach coming out almost to themselves it's luxury at package holiday prices. nothing during a ball or money is there. they're not really bothered that majorca is pop