. >> this hotel near the brandenburg gate's should also beware, according to u.s. broadcaster fox news. most of the tourists seem unfazed. they are not letting the report spoil their holiday. >> i am not concerned about it. i have confidence in german security. it is a part of life now. you are going to get these threats and just deal with it. >> embassies in berlin have now -- have long been on high security alert about potential terrorist attacks. >> the nato secretary general has expressed regret over the death of three pakistani soldiers who were killed last week. he said he hopes that supply routes through pakistan and afghanistan would soon reopen. afghanistan closed the border crossing after the attack that mistakenly killed soldiers. nato transports around 80% of its equipment along that route. the taliban are targeting military supply convoys. an attack on a fuel depot left three security officers dead. the trial of the controversial right wing dutch politician geert wilders has been stopped for a day. he is being tried for inciting hatred of muslims. he w

i put that question to someone from the turkish association in berlin and brandenburg. >> of course islampart of germany with over 4 million moslems. -- muslims. what angela merkel said it does not make sense -- multiculturalism has failed. multiculturalism was the way of living in germany. it is the ideology. i do not think she understood what multiculturalism is. as does not make any sense. >> chancellor merkel said that immigrants must do more to immigrate -- integrate and learn german. what is your response? >> you can always do more. i do not like the discussion that has such a tendency, as if people do not want to integrate or people do not want to learn german. it is not true. of course it depends on what you are doing, what is your education. how long have you been in germany? the younger germinate -- the younger generations speak good german. >> which the government do to improve integration for turks? >> they should stop discussion about turks. this is the first thing. the second thing is they should accept that german is an integration country. we should stay here. we will stay

image and fly right on it, it happened this morning on search beach and this speech is part of brandenburg per first base and is open to the public, he was appalled beat border and his leg was bit in off and they were able to get back to shore but he bled to death. and response date close this search beach and they close the beach next to get and they also closed minuteman beach as well for the next 72 hours. >> it was a gruesome discovery, two human hearts buried in glass jars at a colma cemetery, pinned with the photographs of two couples. the maintenance worker who saw the tops of the jars sticking out of the dirt at holy cross catholic cemetery on oct. 12 and knelt down to take a look. he called police when he saw what was inside. now, police are trying to determine the couples' identities, the source of the organs and whether the find is related to some sort of ritual or is simply a prank. >> nearby there was a second jar continuing at a human heart and a picture of a different couple. i corner was called to this scene and immediately ruled out the possibility of homicide. >> both of

immigrants today i'm always have them in the future three hundred years ago every third milliner on brandenburg was a french protestant one hundred years ago polish immigrants came to work in mining and steel industries in the rural area but i'm recent years and decades people from other cultural backgrounds came for instance from turkey and northern africa are big countries and a long time ago we understood that these people are far bigger problems integrating fund those who come from our neighboring european countries. so when we talk about integration what are you planning to help integrate people who clearly aren't so next time out is of course to me that's the task of the people coming here to integrate themselves into society one can't come to germany sit down and say government please integrate me instead one has to make an effort to become part of this accepting society under state has to make offers to make integration work especially language courses hundreds of thousands have visited language courses over recent years this is a very encouraging result got thousand. but with top polit

in germany today, crowds in front of berlin's brandenburg gate. the state department is encouraging americans to let u.s. embassies know they're coming. and today, u.s. authorities told us they've seen a "significant" spike. sunday alone, more than 8,000 american travelers signed up. before the alert, the average around 1,500. at first, this alert from the u.s. drew ridicule on the radio as we drove through london. >> they're pathetic, aren't they, those americans? >> reporter: but soon after, britain was out with its own warning. and today, japan and sweden too. but many have asked, "do these alerts work?" >> there is a danger of crying wolf, of course, and people just ignore these warnings and then they have no effect at all. >> reporter: but, he says, when there's mounting evidence, an alert eye can also make all the difference. it has before. times square, just this year. the t-shirt vendor who noticed smoke coming out of that vehicle filled with explosives. december last year, the underwear bomber and the passengers on a northwest flight who

and in berlin, possible targets include the brandenburg gate and berlin's central station. >> what you new about this warning is that other european current ruse are covered. that mean the al-qaeda potential threat may be continental. >> reporter: but a former cia officer says that list could be code words and not major targets. >> in terms of impact, it doesn't have to be one of those things. you go into a mall and shoot somebody up. >>> the terror alert comes after a german member of al- qaeda was picked up in afghanistan and is talking to the military. this morning, a u.s. missile strike in pakistan killed five german militants in a region linked to the terror plots in europe. >>> stay with us. we have much more straight ahead at fox 5 morning news at 4:30 begins now. >>> good morning to you. a live look to get you started at 4:30 on this tuesday morning. it is a downright cold spot in some spots for a lot of people. i'm gurvir dhindsa. gwen is in to tell us about the chilly temperatures. it was 41 degrees at home this morning. that is pretty chilly. >> i felt like i needed an extra

the eiffel tower and notre dame cathedral in paris and berlin the five star hotel, at berlin's brandenburghe heels of intelligence, pointing to a multi-city terror attack abroad, led by this man, usama bin laden. and, he may actually be directly linked to the plot, that is information coming out yesterday. greg burke is in rome, italy. >> reporter: while the travel alert goes out primarily to u.s. citizens it also sends a strong signal to european governments, about stepping up security at those places considered at risk. now, while the state department mentions no specific countries, a british warning also issued today, names both france and germany saying the threat in those countries is high, france has been subject to a couple of bomb scares, recently with the eiffel tower being evacuated and in addition is one noeof the mo popular destinations for tourists, especially americans and october is a busy month for tourism and you can expect police presence in plain clothes at the biggest tourist sites an st. peter's is watched especially closely, millions of visitors are at places like thi

possible targets include the brandenburg gate appear berlin central station often 9-11, al- qaeda usedplane to attack the u.s. and now the government thinks al-qaeda might be planning mumbai-style attacks in europe. >> continue with your travel plans but just be cautious because we are aware of active plots against the united states, american citizens and other allies around the world. >> what is new about this warning is that other european countries are covered and that means that the al-qaeda potential threat may be continental. >> we have everything you need to know about the terror alert online on our web site. can you see the full alert from the state department and frequently asked questions as well. log onto myfoxdc.com and click on the travel alert. >>> we have a fox 5 follow-up on that bus accident that shut down interstate 270 last week. autopsy results show the driver of that bus died of a heart attack. state police say that is what caused the bus to plunge plunge off the fly overramp and roll down onto 270. passengers say something seemed wrong and the driver slumped over

cases starting within seven years after your case with the gooding case and on down through the brandenburg case. >> which say what? person is truly mote? the fight was not iminnocent? >> the working definition of fighting words is that they have to be words which by their nature are likely to incite an immediate breach of the peace and not occur in the context of some social or tisk educational, or political kind of speech. 2k5 these despondents were not charged with fighting words. no element of the torts under which liability attached included fighting words. the words that were at issue in this case were people from a church delivering a religious viewpoint commenting not only on the broader issues that the discussion was underway in this nation about dying soldiers, about the more or less of the nation. >> there's no questions that the signs like that we saw during the vietnam war, but you had to demonstration at the capitol and you had the demonstration at annapolis. this is a case about exploiting a private family's grief and the question is why should the first amendment tolerate ex

here at the brandenburg gate there have been no signs of increased security presence and the berlin police tell us no special measures are being taken. >> reporter: meanwhile, across europe the travel alert isn't sidelining u.s. basketball. three teams are playing preseason games here. the lakers are in london tonight. so many travelers determined to keep going. as we heard this morning, also talk of increased security for the royal family. and we should point out that we're also hearing at the air force base in germany, increased su security because of the intelligence. >> let's dig into it. >> our chief correspondent brian ross here with the latest. >> george, what's behind all of this is that teams trained in pakistan are already in europe on a preset timetable, ready to strike. among the possible targets, the presecurity areas of five major european airports. in france, germany and britain, law enforcement authorizes say they believe suspected terrorist teams have thoroughly cased the l lobbies, looking for weaknesses in security. officials believe the group may now be ready to attack,

in germany, crowds in front of the brandenburg gate.assies know they're coming. authorities told us they've seen a significant spike. sunday alone, more than 8,000 american travelers signed up. before the alert, the average around 1,500. >> there is a danger of crying wolf, of course. people just ignore these warnings and then they have no effect at all. >> reporter: but when there's mounting evidence, an alert eye can make all the difference. it has before. times square just this year, a t-shirt vendor noticed smoke coming out of a vehicle. his clothes and they pounced. and it was here in london three years ago an ambulance crew smelled something and then uncovered a car full of explosives parked near piccadilly circus. so close to catastrophe, but in each one of those cases it was an alert bystander who made all the difference. no matter how vague this current alert is, officials are hoping that vigilance will make the difference this time, too. david muir, abc news, london. >>> at least one person is dead and five more injured after

from a series of cases starting within seven years after the gooden case and on down through the brandenburg case. >> which say what? the person was too remote? the fight was not imminent? >> the working definition of fighting words is that they have to be words that by their nature are likely to incite an immediate reach of the peace and not occur in the context of some social and artistic, education, or political kind of speech. if i may hasten to add, these respondents are not charged with fighting words. the jury was not started to limit this cells to fighting words. the words that were at issue in this case were people from a church delivering a religious viewpoint, commenting not only on the broader public issues that the discussion was under way in this nation about dying soldiers, about the morals of the nation. >> there is no question that these signs and signs like that, we saw during the vietnam war. but you had the demonstrations at the capitol, and had the demonstrations at annapolis. this is a case about exploiting a private family's grief, and the question is, why should the f