but the problem the germans had was general brandenburg.his army on the southern flank, on the southern shoulder, not only was it not strong enough to make an advance. it was clearly not strong enough to fend off any reinforcements being pushed north to threaten any german breakthrough. and indeed general manuel, he was aware of this and he warned part of the trouble was due to the way seventh army had been reduced in strength for its task was to block the roads running from the south of bastogne. not, of course, if six panzer army failed to go anywhere. seventh panzer army didn't go anywhere, then the emphasis would fall on man to force. fifth panzer army. and as you can see, the map of whatransport. on to four was essentially going in the wrong direction. u've got liege there, the nortand antwerp, so he's heading west. he's heading for dinner on the southern arm of the moose in t completely way. at some point he'll have to turn nort so not an ideal situation. and alone oking at the map ny ia of geography and layouts in that part world is

i went to the brandenburg gate and saw machine guns preventing people from leaving the east. i returned two years later with hammer in hand to knock down the berlin wall. and today berlin is a unified city. the lesson here was one of hope. our actions, our words and deeds can bring about change. i saw that in what we have done in europe and i see that today in so many of the meetings i have with foreign leaders. they are asking for american leadership and help to did develop -- to develop the type of country that we enjoy in the united states. >> what parts of the world are you most concerned about as you exit? >> i am concerned that the world seems to be dividing. the autocratic regimes seem to have an informal alliance. you look at russia, russia's aggression towards ukraine and trying to change borders by force. iran, the people's republic of china and north korea -- you worry there is an aligning of the autocratic regimes. and many countries want to follow the west and be our friend. i hope we are strong enough and patient enough to work with these countries and that we c

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we can show you berlin now, in germany, at the - now, in germany, at the brandenburg gate.ou see the fireworks any skies there as berlin and many other countries across are welcoming in the new year. let's take a look at the celebration there in berlin, germany. music: ode tojoy by beethoven music: waltz no 2 by shostakovich a music: bury a friend by billie eilish cheering music in paris, tens of thousands of people bringing in the new year. 2025 is upon us there in europe and several different countries. you can see the chump to lazzez, the arc de triomphe, incredible display there. so many people outside, bringing in this next year, 2025 but also lots of celebrations, of course, taking place among family, among friends inside —— veep one. we want to go to madrid and now, a country that adjusting the new year coming in. we canjoin we can join potential family television taking place there in madrid. i believe we have yazmina, yazmina garcia, with herfamily. there yazmina, yazmina garcia, with her family. there she yazmina, yazmina garcia, with herfamily. there she is. i lo

he joins us on the line now from brandenburg. now dominic, i'm told that you have been making your way on the autobahn to the scene of this incident. what more do we know from officials in germany at this hour? the thing that really stands out, here's what we are getting from the officials about the individual. they've got a friend this doctor from saturday or idea describe this building and it's 50 being in germany since the 2006 you have permanent residency. yeah. who was working here . he's described as in by some sofas in the, the diverse soul and then showing use media as having lived in or haven't be living in a place. compound blog, which is a 50 to launch, is from mike to blog about the punch about boxes. but he was not known to the police and the security senses, we all told, for a criminal on this, the criminal tendencies are activities. so for our see the intelligence services. now they have them in custody, but we can try so establish most exactly. he had been doing today yesterday, but we just gone by just see how th

germany preparations were also under way in berlin to celebrate hanukkah, with a menorah at the brandenburgs is one of the rare years the jewish festival of lights coincides with christmas. >>> across the u.s. travelers set out for their destinations while others shopped for last-minute gifts. >> it's a great time of year up here. >> reporter: astronauts are in a festive mood aboard the international space station. >> there's seven of us up here, and so we're going to get to enjoy company together. >> reporter: volunteers at peterson space force base in colorado are taking calls from children around the world wondering when santa claus will slide down their chimney with presents. norad's santa tracking started with a misprint in 1955 when a child dialed the phone number on a department store's call santa ad and rang into the continental air defense hotline. the air force colonel who answered the phone improvised an answer. >> the next year we started the full-up norad track santa where we actually advertised it as well so that people would know to call in in order to do it. >> reporter: nor

josh mankiewicz (voiceover): kari brandenburg was the bernalillo county da.han they did? hindsight, yes. at the time, it was done the way things are done. we have limited resources. we had cases that were going to trial that we needed dna on. and so there's a priority. so this was something that fell through the cracks. i can't say that it fell through the cracks because that insinuates that something wrong happened. and i can't say that anything wrong happened. the process worked the way it always works. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): but that answer wasn't good enough for katherine pierce. this widow was about to begin a crusade. and clifton bloomfield was about to come out of the shadows. craig melvin (voiceover): coming up-- i'm not the monster you may make me out to be. craig melvin (voiceover): haunting words from the killer himself. katherine pierce and you are about to hear his story. when "dateline" continues. long after guests leave, viruses and bacteria linger. air fresheners add a scent. but only lysol air sanitizer helps erase the trace, eliminatin

the fireworks show as brandenburg gate.t's one of the largest years in the entire world, with many live concerts and performances. travelers come from all over the world to ring in the new year. with that kind of unbeatable party atmosphere that berlin is certainly known for. boris, look at the images here. it's so incredible to look at this, isn't it? >> absolutely. so much color and light. and again, just the sound of those fireworks at times overwhelming as we felt here in paris moments ago. berlin, obviously a global capital. so many tourists flock there all the time. and we know that there are some like 90 food trucks and other gastronomic offerings parked all along that area. so i think folks are eating pretty good there tonight. there's also said to be a ferris wheel more than 100ft high. it looks like a party. >> wait, are you european now? >> gastronomic. >> now you got the gastronomic. i'm starting. >> i'm starting to pivot. i'm starting. i think it's this hat. i'm starting. i'm starting to pivot a little bit towa