the brandenburg gate hidden behind a photo that shows the moment the palin wall fell at large to a heightof twenty five meters french street artist jr created the installation for the celebration of the twenty eighth day of german unity the ninth of november one thousand nine hundred nine was the day that east german citizens were surprised to suddenly be allowed to travel to the west the photo was one of the few taken from the east german side at the time. and this is one of the most moving moments in my life and you can still bring me to tears thinking about it really it was fantastic yes that's my fat my father was here that night when the wall fell and crossed to the other side. and it's a wonderful story in our family and. it just bothers me that so many decades later you still hear eastern east germany. we have one germany with central northern southern western and also eastern parts of the country but people still always say east germany but. the art exhibition at the brandenburg gate is normal for jr larger than life photos on building facades of french artists' trademark. he's ev

not far from the celebrations at the brandenburg gate more than a thousand right wing extremists gathered outside berlin central railway station to protest against chancellor angela merkel against what they called the biased press and against fake news. although they couldn't hear him outside the station as words were addressed to such people as well as the rest of the nation. for she denied the activity of accepting differences recognizing the diversity of legitimate opinions and interests and realizing that your own ideas are not the measure of all things that is the way of thinking which will lead to more unity in our society to me i'm going mind some cards to soften chancellor merkel echoed the idea that german unification is still ongoing. now twenty eight years on we know that what we call german unity is a process a long journey which over and over again. means we must listen to each other's points of view work together and not give up german unity is not finished twenty eight years on it is still a continuous challenge. holes and so this year's day of german unity ended as it bega

not far from the celebrations at the brandenburg gate more than a thousand right wing extremists gathered outside berlin central railway station to protest against chancellor angela merkel against what they called the biased press and against fake news. although they couldn't hear him outside the station showed last words were addressed to such people as well as the rest of the nation. pushy tonight so are accepting differences recognizing the diversity of legitimate opinions and interests and realizing that your own ideas are not the measure of all things that is the way of thinking which will lead to more unity in our society like to. give mind some courage to self. chancellor merkel echoed the idea that german unification is still ongoing. now twenty eight years on we know that what we call german unity is a process a long journey which over and over a. and means we must listen to each other's points of view with together and not give up jim and unity is not finished twenty eight years on it is still a continuous challenge. to hold and so this year's day of german unity ended as it beg

which exterior extends for about a mile down the road from the brandenburg gate right behind me there are obviously there's food and drink to be had but they are exhibitions of various sorts from various departments of the state but also things such as helicopters and fire engines a game areas for children they're going to be called pop concerts and theater presentations during the course of the afternoon and evening it's basically a day off for seventy's a festival area here and a festival atmosphere what's the atmosphere that you get their hands is the mood more celebrate tory or is it more one of resignation as we've heard there are a lot of questions being asked about how unified germany really is twenty eight years later. well i must say here in this festival area there is more of a sense of celebration or more of a sense of enjoyment of enjoying these the food here the music presentations and so on but obviously the whole day is in some sense overshadowed by the changing political situation in germany and the question to what extent the right wing populist parties and righ

on the third of october one thousand nine hundred ninety german us formally read unified the brandenburg gate as the iconic symbol of that moment for three days this installation by street artist j. r. is a reminder of when the war came down this year's party is less about celebrating and more about remembering this is it's good that we think of it today or on that because we have a democracy that we have to defend it which is in danger right now. if you have the awareness that what we have is not a given that we have a united country you can't take freedom for granted and you have to keep that in mind this false nation is today. well it's all history and all history is part of our identity and we should always be aware of that. i think there are still differences be only find out about them when you start talking to people. today of the third or fourth told us our national holiday for many it's just a day off for no special reason to celebrate perhaps that's because reunification isn't simply a beauty for story that's a feeling of freedom yes but also the aftereffects of division which you c

major state occasion to celebrate this day the days and going to continue around burdens iconic brandenburg gate which will be a party zone in effect for the public for. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather there will be concerts they are displays and they will end here in berlin with a fireworks display ok so festivities formalities but what about where germany is today twenty eight years after political reunification what are the main differences hons that still divide people in what used to be east and west germany . yes i think one has to say this question is still controversial in germany the off people who say that the differences between the east and the west being over emphasized that one should rather emphasize the issue of unity the fact that there has been unity in germany for decades and on that they are equal opportunities for all people everywhere in germany but the fact remains that there still is some sense of a different mentality between people that live in the former east germany the former communist germany and those that grew up and had their education and

could well come to a head as a debate simmers let's bring in peter craven he's standing by at brandenburg gate hi peter so this election result is reverberating far beyond bavaria what does it mean for chancellor merkel's government in berlin. well i think in the first instance it means that her coalition a grand coalition of three parties is badly damaged because two of those parties have taken his historic hits at the same time there's another story that i think is very very important i think a lot of people have thought that horsey hope for the interior minister and the head of the bavarian c.s.u. might take is how it might grow might resign after this election if the c.s.u. were done especially as had initially been anticipated down in the low thirty's that didn't quite happen the result was a little bit better than it had been and anticipated all it was all for the whole city hall for hasn't resigned i mean he's going to be sitting in the heart of angela merkel's coalition being as disruptive as he has since the get go really a man with his own agenda has been clashing with the chancellor

reporter: not far from the celebrations at the brandenburg gate, more than 1000 right-wing extremistsathered outside berlin's central railway station to protest against chancellor merkel, what they call the bias press, and against fake news. although they could not hear him outside the station, his words were a dressed to such people as well as the rest of the nation. >> accepting difference, recognizing the diversity of legitimate opinions of interest, and realizing your own opinions are not the measure of all things, that is the way of thinking which will lead to more unity in our society. reporter: chancellor merkel echo the idea that germany reunification is still ongoing. >> now 28 years on, we know that what we call german unity is a process, a long journey in which over and over again means we must listen to each other's point of view, work together, and not give up. german unity is not finished. 28 years on it is still a continuous challenge. reporter: and so this year's day of german unity ended as it began. peaceful, pensive, with contradictions and conciliation. phil: let's

german reunification being celebrated to mark the occasion a huge festival was held at the famous brandenburg gate in berlin at the end of the day on wednesday off to music from many different artists there was a massive firework display the audit which the rockets went off with compare lately down to the public how you ask well it sure you. fireworks for the people by the people that was the concept for this year's closing display of the celebrations on the day of gemini unity and then when. the idea came from the german installation artists mountain but. with just hours to go before the display thirty four year old mountaineer was busy setting things up. pyrotechnicians placed over four hundred rockets on the launch platform and everybody got to vote on the order in which they would be fired off botches interactive project was unique therefore every other month the interactive fireworks platform is the first one in the world that lets the public vote on the order for the rockets to go off so i don't know in advance that the show will end. i don't know what the choreography will look like. in the

jammer unification being celebrated among the occasion a huge festival was held at the famous brandenburg gate. at the end of the day on wednesday there was a massive fireworks display the order in which the rockets went off was composed lately down to the public how you will. find works for the people by the people then it was a concept with a clue. just play at the celebrations on the day of german unity and belin. the idea came from a german installation artists' mountain but. with just hours to go before the display thirty four year old mal to her was busy setting things up. pyrotechnicians placed over four hundred rockets on the launch platform and everybody got to vote on the order in which they would be fired off by interactive project was unique for every other month the interactive fireworks platform is the first one in the world that lets the public vote on the order for the rockets to go off so i don't know in advance that the show will end. i don't know what the choreography will look like or what will happen in the finale. but wrote an app for the online ballot and anyone can take

not with over the course of the afternoon a large numbers of people have congregated here at brandenburg gate but kind of for celebrate recon search is about to start and i think there are probably several hundred thousand people gathered here and all the way dollon of all a mile down the road where they are stands various exhibitions art installations and also. out of information material from parts of german government here on the streets behind me it's very celebratory if you speak to the people however here and there there is a note of warre a note of caution a note of worry about what to of what the future holds for germany we heard there from homs a note of caution simon culturally socially politically how unified is germany today yes how to wrap that up and always the it is it broadly speaking for anyone certainly looking from the outside would notice a few obvious differences just travelling around germany but certainly there are a continued to be. considered to be a legacy of eastern germany that isn't as certainly holy optimistic for everybody for instance pay on average in in the e

been speaking with members of the public they have balanced brandenburg gate and we asked them what they made of i'm going to back off decision. i think it's too bad i think she's done a fantastic job but she's just lost support maybe she also doesn't feel up to doing the job like she's always insisted on doing and i'm thankful for what she's done but maybe it's time for something new to. her workload in half so she has more time for governmental work. not someone new will take the chairpersons job mean a breath of fresh air in politics. to brazil now where. boss on the road has won a sweeping victory in the country's presidential election official results gave him more than fifty five percent of the vote while ahead of the leftist candidate and at that as the final results were announced there was a grief and joy on the streets a sign of brazil's division over its new leader. thousands of people gathered outside jaya bows and arrows home in rio de janeiro to celebrate. for his supporters the result marks a new beginning for brazil. with many shedding tears of joy as the news broke was t

if you have ever been here you know the embassy is situated between the brandenburg gate, which is ae a daily reminder as i walked into embassy a lot more work needs to be done and policies like president trumps to put sanctions on regimes like iran which deny israel's existence, calls for its destruction, that further haste and terrorism like this, this is a reminder more work needs to be done and we cannot sit back. we have to be vigilant. go ahead. ainsley: alexandria ocasio-cortez, she was out campaigning and she said, she was comparing climate change to nazi germany. listen to this. >> nazi germany and -- we have to do the same thing thing. ainsley: your reaction, mr. ambassador? >> i mean, look, it's never okay, never acceptable to minimize the who caught, and the murder of six million jews. note to anyone who is speaking publicly, never compare it to anything because nothing can be as horrific as 11 million people, six million jews murdered. brian: right someone should teller, she is the future of the democratic party, so maybe that will be their platform. ambassador, read som