no barriers at the brandenburg and no guards. this was berlin before hitler came to power.explosion] 1945. and this was berlin, a city in name only and geographical location. [drums] amid the rubble of destruction and flags of the victors, men who had taken up arms in the common aim to destroy that which menaced them all. around them a defeated nation for the armies met in the very middle of germany. until such time as germany could reshape her own destiny she would be divided into separate zones of occupation each controlled by an allied power, american, british, french, russian. economically, she would be treated as a whole. this, the victors had agreed, when they met to decide the future of germany. even then some had reservations about mutual trust, but a world war just over they had to trust one another or else begin another war. for berlin, it was to be each part with its sector, but a city open to all the powers until berlin could again assume her role as the capital after new -- of a new german state. berlin lay a hundred miles deep in the soviet occupation zone but

tonga as england in the town where he was born knowing full peace in the eastern german state of brandenburg. there are twelve different scenes featuring more than five thousand playmobil figures on display there's also a special edition figure of fun tommy himself many of the writer's works are set in brandenburg next year will mark the two hundredth anniversary of on thomas birth. he can be anything he wants to be artist winos from the fed is known for his chalk old drawings often he is storing himself on the back of my words a two to detail and not in comic where this style of the thirty five year old has already made a name for himself in his home country apologise and we mad him at his first german exhibition. art is a lie that makes us realize the truth. his favorite quote from picasso. funder faired does this for up to nine hours every day creating art and always asking the same question. what if i were someone else. a sailor on a lonely island. or maybe the best tennis player of all time. and it's all a way of. inventing a new world a parallel universe in which things can happen. tha

the animal transporter picking up his livestock here in brandenburg has five other farms on its i ten a very. little. going to soon we're going to make do with less in the society and i see you guys the same for everyone and they're getting rid of the bulls because nothing's wrong i wasn't going to watch it. i'm out in the fields still hasn't grain did anything come out of the meeting about so i let them off a bunch of an economist at the farmers association has set up a telephone service for farmers to exchange goods. i just i'll manage thanks. there's not enough on offer to meet his needs another summer like this he says and he'll have to sell off all of his animals. is one of germany's best known climate researchers he says the summer is an anomaly it's due to climate change. is an entity and if we look at the last few years we see that this kind of weather is happening more often we see a rise in a number of very hot days with temperatures of thirty degrees celsius or more. we see an increase in the frequency of tropical nights when the temperatures don't fall below twenty degrees

the fields in brandenburg are some of the sand used in germany and it hasn't rained in the region since april now farmers are calling their land the fields of horror the pheno farming co-operative in southern brandenburg has lost a shocking seventy percent of its crops. for our farm the drought means that we have a considerable shortage of. contacted even the one time we couldn't fill the contracts are not included with the agricultural co-operative due to poor yield sized corporative has a deficit of it all to five hundred thousand euros this year. is from from our thoughts in all siena has eighteen hundred cattle both meat and dairy cows thirty farmers work here they weren't able to build up large reserves the prices for milk and meat are far too low to do that and the feet of a sin previous years weren't about. just one of the reasons this year's drought is destroying their livelihoods if. the politicians will declare a state of emergency and the federal government's together with all the states will provide generous a and will be able to use starting in october until the end of dece

welcome to kino coming to you as always from the german capital in today we're at the city's landmark brandenburg gate for a special edition on the sell you lloyd city early in on film the roaring twenties the nazi era the cold war the fall of the berlin wall the cool of today pearl in has often been at the cutting edge of history and this is inspired numerous movies this is our definitive list the top ten movies so hold on tight and join us for a cinematic rollercoaster ride through berlin's turbulence past. when one and a noted burn in a number of places both motoring and the bustling metropolis where young this film is a declaration of love twenty four hours in the life of the city from saturday to sunday evening. the script is written by the city itself with a little help from legendary film director billy wilder. five young people meet up at the berlin like. thanks for the nuff and they dream fine for palin's four million inhabitants. number ten is a film in which palin and berliners of the stars. nineteen thirty one palin is dancing on the edge of the volcano. the city is a place of freedom

the fields in brandenburg or some of the sandy astin germany and it hasn't rained in the regions and april for weeks drought related damage has prompted the german farmers association to demand rapid financial aid now that the government announced millions of euros in assistance the farmers lobby says prioritization will be key. as i was when i was like to stress that it's important to support the farms that have suffered really bad setbacks losses of more than thirty percent we don't want to cast a wide net we want to target the aid towards where it's needed the most to allow the farms to continue to operate boats or snortin years. existence. that could make the fener farming cooperative eligible ahead of the government's announcement it said it lost seventy percent of the crops it needed to feed its cattle it was unable to build up large reserves due to past poor harvests it was on between the two of the four out of the drought which means that we have a considerable shortage of felt the park didn't even the land probably couldn't fill the contracts are not included with the agricu

memory has left the region around perlin vulnerable to the smallest spark the federal state of brandenburg has been on the highest level of alert for many weeks and now as feared the forests are in flames. and you know we've not seen a forest fire as big as this for many years. magazine about it's a serious situation and presents a big danger because if you're i don't fires are raging across an area the size of five hundred football pitches forcing the evacuation of three towns southwest of perlin strong winds are fanning the flames more than six hundred firefighters backed by water carrying helicopters battling the wildfires smoke and fumes are drifting as far as the german capital lynas in the southwest of the city have been advised to keep their windows closed local residents have had to leave their homes say it's been a frightening experience. it was like a horror film but we didn't have time to think about it. one complication is that the burning forests around berlin a littered with unexploded munitions are the leftover from the second world war or from military exercises in the comm

and rivers are also drawing up this is in brandenburg in northern germany shocking scenes like this are likely to become the new normal according to an international research team's latest study the name for this new normal hothouse earth i said it is when the earth when the climate is much warmer than it is today three to four degrees warmer than it already is four to five degrees warmer than in the pre-industrial climate yankee. climate targets aim to limit the earth's warming to two degrees celsius but scientists now think that that is even too high setting in motion processes that have both more extreme and irreversible such as glacial melting once they're gone the sun's heat stops getting reflected and starts getting absorbed speeding up global warming the potsdam institute which specializes in climate research argues that without putting in place pacific human made climate protections the seas could rise by up to sixty metres. and that's you know this is something long term but of course in the next few decades and by the end of the century these effects will have significantly ne

explosions and suicide bombings and those of us on national archives he will return here to no brandenburg where he last lived on july third he was wrongly deported as his asylum procedures had not yet been completed his lawyer expects the hearing to continue in september as planned she demands that the authorities be made to answer . this what he wanted and lives are turned upside down by a deportation and that is why i demand that before every single deportation that we double check whether the decision has been made on lawful grounds. up the ops he will christmas accused. can finally return to germany. and here's a reminder of the top stories that we're following for you. you have declared a total drought in his most populous state new south wales as fast trucks have turned to dust after the region's worst drought in fifty years farmers have had to ship in grain and ration of water to keep their livestock aloft. with more news followed by the day hope to see the. well we were wrong when we were. the first americans at some point in our lives while experience hardship.

here in the eastern state of brandenburg measuring stations on test fields show that there has not been this little rain since one nine hundred seventy six and once again farmers have to figure out how to deal with the unexpected extreme weather the libet center for agricultural landscape research and been should bear hughes's tried and tested methods to find answers to this question solution one is crop diversity before sowing the oats experiment manager. planted the look human loop in this field his goal was to find nitrogen in the soil this resulted in the plants being more heat resistant which now benefits the old crop thing. in principle we really do see the klee and grains which in my opinion are relatively well developed at least considering the weather we've had this year. solution to less evaporation to prevent the soil of this masefield from drying out the scientists are experimenting with mulch to keep the dirt moist. we have a mulch cover here the soil is interspersed with organic matter mostly on the surface and that really protects against the bath ration we intervene as l

them in an area of about four hundred four hundred text has the prime minister of this province of brandenburg province who was speaking to the media just a little while ago said that it will take days at least to really control the fire if it doesn't come if it doesn't get found again by winds which are expected later the softer noon and dance you've been speaking to some of the people who have been evacuated what have they been telling you about the experience. well there were some people who have who are in fact in tears this morning still when we talked to them about their experience really scared that the house might end up being burned stall not that they would lose their homes they all talked about the fact that they had very little time actually to collect important belongings first took only important papers possibles and insurance certificates things like that but not really items of of value such as photographs and things like that so they had to leave all that behind so they're very anxious to get back to their homes to hope that and hoping that they will be protected that nothing

the black and white represents areas of brandenburg, berlin, the prussian empire.his gentleman is musketeer. he is wearing a later version of the german world war i uniform. which would be the 1916 uniform. he is wearing the load boots. they were a little bit more practical as the war progressed. a lot of times the british put an embargo on the germans that leather became somewhat scarce. that is why they went with these boots. plus, if you are going down the trenches, they will protect from falling debris such as mud and rocks from falling down inside your boots, which is a big problem with jackboots. you may notice there are variations in the helmet. at the beginning of the war, i would be issued what they refer to as a pickle helm. helmet they gave me the camouflage cover, so i can cover up this on a bright sunny day. it sticks out like a store thumb on a sunny day. the front plate, depending on what area of german you came from, this would changed. one is a crest of two deer. each different district or area of germany would change the plate. as you know this, i

this speech isn't the only tree on twitter a pine tree in brandenburg also tweets to its more than one thousand five hundred fans. manner popular in the dutch town of bargaining and has almost four thousand two hundred twitter fans there. tweeting tree network is coordinated at university the trees are also put under stress tests the results help foresters understand the effects of climate change they want to know how long trees can go without water for instance. welcome ball when we consider which trees to cut down which to keep or to plant we can base our decision on which trees cut best in dry conditions and. the researchers are hoping to develop a europe wide network of tweeting trees that would help raise awareness for forest protection. shift says let trees do the talking. do you want to find out more about the digital world then check out our facebook page d.w. digital. you'll find all the latest news and trends as well as interesting outside sighting gadgets and even tutorials and of course all the shift reports are there to. like us post your comments give us your opinions d.w

move after move until -- on the 13th of august, 1961, a wall of east german police stands at the brandenburg gate. but soon they give voice to the indignation. after all objections, all approaches, the only answer jets of water from eastern armored trucks. soviet attacks on the rights of the western powers in berlin showed that the war was meant to be a step towards control of the whole city, towards forcing out the western powers. as the last escape route, final scrambles so as not to be left behind in the prison. and this was an exodus not confined merely to the civilians, even among the east german police guarding and maintaining the new barrier, there were some who decide that had they too had reached the end of their tether. and there was nothing left for it but to cut and run. at protest meetings held in the western sectors, the mayor and people of west berlin called for help and support from the three western powers. and they did not call in vain. along the outer bound leading to the city came reinforcements. in all, these garrisons number only 12,000 men, a small force compared to th

hog supports traditional farming and is worried he's an independent farmer and director of the brandenburg farmers association when he bought his land the prices were half of what they are now his land may be worth more now but it's getting difficult to buy new land and lease it. investors with no ties to the region are on a buying spree and that bothers him then they can have a go on the development began and actually worsen it with the financial crisis when investors bought and it drove the prices up in one way we're at an advantage because the value of our assets increased but of course we don't want to sell our assets we want to keep farming here. for years in my shows me a list of the investors names for each operation they receive millions of euros in e.u. subsidies. among them are investment funds international furniture retailers and family holding companies no one from the list once to comment on camera but one of them has told me that he owns fifteen thousand hectors that are worth one hundred seventy million euros. for him this real estate means security in case of another finan

the black and white represents the areas of brandenburg, berlin, so that would be prussian empire.the later version of the world war i uniform which would be the 1916 bluse and wearing low boots. they're a little more practical because as the war progressed, a lot of times the british put an embargo on germany so leather became somewhat scarce. that's why we went to the puttees and they also protect from falling mud and debris and rocks falling down in your boots, which is a big problem with the marching type or the jackboots. there are variations in the helmet. beginning of the war they issued what they referred to as a pickelhaub. this was basically a leather helmet with a lot of brass to it. they give me a camouflage cover to cover up the brass on a bright, shiny day. plenty of brass. this would stick out like a sore thumb on a sunny day. depending on what area of germany you were from, this would change. if you are from bavaria, it would be a lion. each different district or area of germany would change the plate on front of their pickelhaub. you also notice i had the same cock

the federal state of brandenburg has been on the highest level of alert for many weeks and now as feared, the forests are in flames. >> we've not seen forest fire as big as this for many years a. it's a serious situation and present a big danger. reporter: fires are raging across an area the size of 500 football pitches, forcing the evacuation of three town southwest of berlin. strong winds are fanning the flames. 600 firefighters act by helicopters are battling wildfires. smoke is drifting as far as the german capital. berlin is in the southwest of the city have been advised to keep their windows close. local residents who have had too leave their home say it has been a frfrightening experience. >> it was like a horror film, but we did not have time to think about it. reporter: one, location is that the burning force are littered with unexploded munitions left over from the second world war or from military exercises in the communist former east germany. >> we can't enter the zone. there have been explosions. that means we need to fight thee fires from the edges and try to 60 wish them

the black and white cockaded represents the areas of brandenburg, berlin that is the prussian empire. this gentleman is musketeer freitag, and he is wearing the later version of the world war i uniform. which would be the 1960's 1916 -- instead of jackboots he is wearing low boots. they are little bit more practical. they got layered as the war progressed. the british embargo -- leather became somewhat scarce. so that is why they went to the parties. also if you're going down into the trenches, they will protect from falling debris such as mud and rocks from falling down inside your boots, which is a big problem with the marching -- or the jackboots. >>> you may also notice that there are variations in the helmet. at the beginning of the war, you might have been issued what they referred to as a pickle hog. this is a leather helmet. it has a lot of brass to it. that's why they give me a camouflaged cover, so i can cover up the brass on a bright sunshiny day. as you can see, plenty of grass. this would stick out like a sore thumb on a sunny day. the plate on the front of the pickle hog

help can't come soon enough we visited a couple of funds just outside the capital the fields in brandenburg are some of the sandia sin germany and it hasn't rained in the region since april for weeks drought related damage has prompted the german farmers association to demand rapid financial aid now that the government announced millions of euros in assistance the farmers lobby says prioritization will be key. i would like to stress that it's important to support the farms that have suffered really bad setbacks losses of more than thirty percent oxygen we don't want to cast a wide net. we want to target the aid where it's needed most. is to allow the farms to continue to operate. that could make the fener farming call for it if. the head of the government's announcement it said it's lost seventy percent of the crops it needed to feed its cattle it wasn't able to build up large reserves due to poor harvests in the past. for out of the drought which means that we have a considerable shortage of the clock to even the one time we couldn't fill the contracts are now included with the agricultura

here in the district of brandenburg measuring stations on test fields show that there is not been this little rain since one thousand nine hundred eighty six and once again farmers have to figure out how to deal with the unexpected extreme weather. agricultural landscape. uses tried and tested methods to find answers to this question solution. city. before sewing the experiment manager. in this field his goal was to buy nitrogen in the soil this resulted in the plants being more heat resistant which now benefits the crop. in principle we really. at least considering the weather we had this year. solution to. to prevent the soil of this mice field from drying out the scientists are experimented with mulch to keep the dirt moist. interspersed with organic matter mostly on the surface and that really protects against evaporation and that's the big advantage of this type of system we intervene as little as possible in the soil through the use of tillage solution three different varieties soybeans are not only heat resistant but also highly productive despite little water. in europe that wi

well at the moment right as we speak the prime minister of the province in which we are called brandenburg province is in this hole behind me where some of the people that were evacuated took shelter for the night for the past night and they are now waiting for information on whether or not they will be able to return to their villages soon at the moment they hope that this will be the case but it is not certain yet because the fire is not completely under control yet and the weather is also still unpredictable it's cloudy here it could possibly rain but at the same time there's quite a strong wind that is predicted to come up and that could fan the flames again so it's very uncertain at the moment how this is going to go on now you've been talking to some of the people who are being affected what have they been telling you what have they experienced. but what happened is that pretty late last night they had to leave their homes after that heard that the fire had broken off and had smell suits and seen the effects and in fact some people told us that they heard exploding munitions. explodi

on the parkers he will return here to no brandenburg where he last lived on july third he was wrongly deported as his asylum procedures had not yet been completed his lawyer expects the hearing to continue in september as planned she demands that the authorities be made to answer. this would be turned upside down by a deportation and that is why i demand that before every single deportation that we double check whether the decision has been made on lawful grounds. up the up civil case masochist. can finally return to germany. in other news almost all major social media platforms except for twitter have banned notorious us conspiracy theorist alex jones for promoting hate speech some applaud the move others are worried they set a precedent for mass answer shipped by take big tech companies for more on that as you can see standing here we have our social media editor elizabeth show who is patiently waiting for us to speak with her and you know a lot of our viewers of course as our outside of the united states so for those who don't know about alex jones and his aim for wars website fill