it was on this day exactly 68 years ago that allied forces launched a massive bombing raid on dresden. in the final months of world war ii. and the rate on the set fire storm swept across the german city and killed thousands. >> commemorative events were held for the victims today while elsewhere in the city, police were deployed to prevent clashes between yanase groups and anti- fascist activists. and at a memorial ceremony for dress dinners -- >> a memorial ceremony for dresdeners and many more. at the ceremony, we are thinking of those who needlessly perished in the second world war, a war that was started by germany. >> on february 13, 1945, britain's royal air force targeted dresden. with help from american bombers, the devastated the city, killing 25,000 people in just hours. much of the downtown area was destroyed along with industrial and military infrastructure. bombs were dropped indiscriminately and nearly everywhere to inflict maximum damage. copper bombing, a horrendous tactic now prohibited by the geneva convention. at a demonstration in the city center, thousands warned

well thousands are taking to the streets of dresden to protest against a neo nazi march held annually by far right extremists it marks the anniversary of the allied bombing of the city in eastern germany where we can now see pictures live pictures from marty's brand new video agency ruptly some three thousand police from across the country were sent to dresden to prevent clashes between the marchers and their opponents in art is a condemning the bombing that nearly destroyed the city months before the end of world war two but local residents there they're angry at what they see as a hijacking of the anniversary for the purposes of propaganda when i was taught more than that with georgina sikorsky she's from the european network against racism she joins me now live from brussels now this is an annual event georgina how alarming is it that it it's become a tradition after all this time. sorry could you repeat this. is an annual event we're seeing there in dresden just tell warring is it but it's becoming a tradition after all this time i mean this this bombing happened toward the end of

well thousands are taking to the streets of dresden to protest against a neo nazi march held annually by far right extremists it marks the anniversary of the allied bombing of the city in eastern germany where we can now see pictures live pictures from marty's brand new video agency ruptly some three thousand police from across the country were sent to dresden to prevent clashes between the marchers and their opponents in autism condemning the bombing that nearly destroyed the city months before the end of world war two but local residents there they're angry at what they see as a hijacking of the end of my street for the purposes of propaganda when i was taught more than that with georgina sikorsky she's from the european network against racism she joins me now live from brussels now this is an annual event georgina how alarming is it that it it's become a tradition after all this time. sorry could you repeat this. list is an annual event we're seeing there in dresden just tell worrying is it that it's becoming a tradition after all this time i mean this this bombing happened toward

allied war planes began fire bombing the city of dresden, killing as many as 135,000 people. it was one of the most controversial operations of all of world war ii. hundreds of british and american bombers dropped thousands of tons of high explosives and incendiary bombs. the firestorm burned for days and gutted 90% of that city. allied commanders claimed dresden was a military target. because it was a nazi communication hub. but, many later questioned that attack. arguing that the culturally rich city was unimportant to the war effort itself. the nazis surrendered just four months later and the european city went up in flames 68 years ago today. and now you know the news for this wednesday, february 13th. , 2012. from rome. i'm shepard smith. >> bill: the o'reilly factor is on, tonight. >> every dollar we invest, we also have to invest in the best ideas. investing in world class care. we will invest in more capabilities. >> bill: so now the president doesn't want to spend tax dollars. he wants to invest them. does he think americans are dumb? bob beckel will weigh in on that

allied war planes began fire bombing the city of dresden, killing as many as 135,000 people.t was one of the most controversial operations of all of world war ii. hundreds of british and american bombers dropped thousands of tons of high explosives and incendiary bombs. the firestorm burned for days and gutted 90% of that city. allied commanders claimed dresden was a military target. because it was a nazi communication hub. but, many later questioned that attack. arguing that the culturally rich city was unimportant to the war effort itsel

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. >> this tuesday, an exhibition opened in the german city of dresden. visitors can see some 350 pieces out of a collection of over 13,000. only the crandall a crime of being presented -- only the creme de la creme are being presented. ellis take a closer look. >> the golden suit of armor -- a symbol of power, honor, and fame with which eric of sweden tried to woo britain's queen elizabeth. to no avail. it forms one of the centerpieces of the exhibition. >> on the one hand, it was a question of male vanity, which still exists today. it was also something nobles took for granted at the time. they would fight, arrived in tournaments. people kept tournament books. the elector of saxony was proud if he had written in 55 tournaments -- ridden in 55 tournaments. >> the recall is 60 meters long and 10 meters high. it holds one of the world's most splendid armories. tournament scenes have been reconstructed in full detail from jousting tools to the close quarters combat of the malay -- from jousting duels to the close quarters combat of the melee. >> today, we c

clashes have taken place between protesters and police as hundreds of new nurses marched in the city of dresden the rally was held to mung the sixty eighth anniversary of the allied bombing of the industrial center in world war two a day that has become a focal point for the extreme right in germany thousands of anti fascist protesters formed a human chain around the city to try to block the demonstration. also in the u.s. senate republicans have voted against naming chuck hagel as secretary of defense delaying his confirmation fifty eight senators voted of favor haig will take in the post to shuttle the sixty required to go to the next stage of the naming process republicans say the delay will allow them to find out more about the candor that hagel has come in for criticism for saying the drew should all be had to march first and washington. authorities in serbia say they have foiled a plot to assassinate a national leader by bringing down a government plane few details of the plan have been released or who the intended target was the country's national media has been questioning the prime min

clashes have taken place between protesters and police as hundreds of new nurses marched in the city of dresden the rally was held to mark the six to eight anniversary of the allied bombing of the industrial center in world war two a day that has become a focal point for the extreme right in germany thousands of anti fascist protesters formed a human chain around the city to try to block the telestrator. in the u.s. senate republicans have voted against naming chuck hagel as secretary of defense say his call for delaying his confirmation if she ate senators voted in favor or hey go taking the post too short of the sixty required to go to the next stage of the naming process so republicans say the delay will allow them to find out more about the candidate hago has come in for criticism for saying the jewish lobby has too much influence on washington's. iran says a commander in its elite revolutionary guards has been killed in syria by rebels fighting against president assad tehran said. it was attacking at the lebanese border while travelling from damascus by car syrian rebels have reportedly ac

taken place between protesters and police as hundreds of neo nazis marched in the german city of dresden the rally was held to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the allied bombing of the industrial center on world war two a day that has become a focal point for the extreme right in germany thousands of anti fascist protesters form a human chain around the city to try and block the demonstration. in the united states senate republicans there have voted against naming chuck hagel as the secretary of defense. woodley delaying his confirmation fifty eight senators voted in favor of hagel taking the post to shore you know of the sixty required to go to the next stage of the naming process republicans say the delay will allow them to find out more about this candid higgle has come in for criticism for saying the jewish lobby had too much influence in washington. and authorities say they foiled a plot to assassinate a national leader by bringing down a government plane a few details of the plan of being released or who the intended target was the country's national media has been questioning the

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clashes have taken place between protesters and police as hundreds of neo nazis marched in the city of dresden the rally was held to mark the sixty eighth anniversary of the allied bombing of the industrial center in world war two a day that has become a focal point for the extreme right in germany thousands of anti fascist protesters formed a human chain around the city to try and pull it on its face. in the u.s. senate republicans have voted against naming chuck hagel as secretary of defense delaying his confirmation fifty eight senators voted in favor of haig will take in the post to sort too short of the sixty required to go to the next stage of the naming process republicans say the delay will allow them to find out more about the candidate has come in for criticism for saying the jewish lobby had too much influence in washington. the chinese patrol ship is have entered waters near to a group of disputed islands that have been a bone of contention between china and japan for months now talkie oh claims there it for its own after having bought it from private owners last september but the

thousands are taking to the streets of dresden to protest against a near nazi march held annually by far right extremists it marks the anniversary of the allied bombing of the city in eastern germany georgina she's from the european network against racism i spoke to earlier and she says that the debt crisis is one of the reasons why not simply neo nazi ism is gaining strength across europe extremely worrying phenomenon because it is the mission as we see that not only in germany but you know other european countries as well there is an increasing popularity of these rights movements and even their lots in groups like in greece for instance obviously the economic crisis is exacerbate. tensions and due to loss of jobs exception but at the same time i mean it's been the else you know right ribbons have been rising since before the economic crisis so it's really difficult to pinpoint one cause but what's really important is that governments and politicians really take a clear starts against the ideas promoted by reason and really promote a message that unites instead of separates people.

thousands of taken to the streets of dresden to protest against a march held down by far right extremists it marks the anniversary of the allied bombing of the city in eastern germany georgina cyclo see from the european network against racism says the debt crisis is one of the reasons is growing strength across europe. if she were worrying phenomenon because it is the mission as we are not only in germany but you know other european countries as well there is an increasing popularity of these rights movements and even they're not really for instance obviously economic crisis is exacerbate. tensions and due to loss of jobs exception but at the same time i mean it's been the. have been rising since before the economic crisis so it's really difficult to pinpoint one but what's really important is that governments and politicians really take a clear starts against the ideas promoted by. really promote a message that unites instead of separate people. tax hikes are still a default plan for many you nations trying to get out of debt while the super rich can flee to places that won't take such

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taken place between protesters and police as hundreds of neo nazis marched in the german city of dresden the rally was held to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the allied bombing of the industrial center on world war two a day that has become a focal point for the extreme right in germany thousands of anti fascist protesters form a human chain around the city to try and block the demonstration. in the united states senate republicans there have a vote against naming chuck hagel as the secretary of defense. with lee delaying his confirmation fifty eight senators voted in favor of hagel taking the post to shore you know of the sixty required to go to the next stage of the naming process republicans say the delay will allow them to find out more about this candid haydel has come in for criticism for saying the jewish lobby had too much influence in washington. and authorities say they foiled a plot to assassinate a national leader by bringing down a government plane a few details of the plan of being released or who the intended target was the country's national media has been questioning t

clashes have taken place between protesters and police as hundreds of new nurses marched in the city of dresden their rally was held tomorrow the sixty eighth anniversary of the allied bombing of the industrial center in world war two a day that has become a focal point for the extreme right in germany thousands of anti fascist protesters formed a human chain around the city to try to block the demonstration. also in the u.s. senate republicans have voted against naming chuck hagel as secretary of defense delaying his confirmation fifty eight senators voted of fable haig will take in the post to shuttle the sixty required to go to the next stage of the naming process republicans say the delay will allow them to find out more about the candidates hagel has come in for criticism for saying the drew should not be heard too much useless in washington. authorities in serbia say they have foiled a plot to assassinate a national leader by bringing down a government plane few details of the plan have been released or who the intended target was the country's national media has been questioning the prim

have taken place between protesters and police as hundreds of new nart is marched in the city of dresden the rally was held to mark the sixty eighth anniversary of the allied bombing of the industrial center in world war two a day that has become a focal point for the extreme right in germany thousands of anti fascist protesters formed a human chain around the city to try and block the demonstration. in the u.s. senate republicans have voted against naming chuck hagel as secretary of defense delaying his confirmation fifty eight senators voted in favor of hagar taking the proposed two short of the sixty eight required to go to the next stage of the naming process republicans say the delay will allow them to find out more about the candor that hey go has come in for criticism for saying the jewish lobby had too much influence in washington. and let's go back to our breaking news story this hour some one hundred people have sought medical attention after a meteorite exploded above the earth with burning debris raining down from the sky in russia's new roles there was a large buying and win

taken place between protesters and police as hundreds of neo nazis marched in the german city of dresden the rally was held to mark the sixty eight on a verse three of the allied bombing of the industrial center of world war two a day that has become a focal point for the extreme right in germany thousands of anti fascist protesters form a human chain around the city to try and block. the demonstration. and in the u.s. in the u.s. senate i should say republicans there have voted against naming it chuck hagel as secretary of defense delaying his confirmation fifty eight senators voted in favor of hagel taking the post too short of the sixty required to go to the next stage of the naming process republicans say the delay will allow them to find out more about the candidate has come into criticism for saying the jewish lobby has too much influence in washington. and in chile a fire has ripped through the city port of injuring twenty seven people and burning down seventy houses strong winds stoke the blaze forcing five hundred families from their homes emergency services battle but flames fo

if we were at war against germany, nobody worried about are we going to bomb dresden, fire bomb dresden actors like al qaeda. perhaps we need a way to say, we are declaring war against al qaeda, and that's going to justify the use of force against anybody affiliated with al qaeda. >> you know who mika's at war with? apple. >> what did they do to you? >> i just got charged for a hard drive for a computer that i used maybe once a month in the past 12 months because it just exploded, and they charged me $200. i'm telling you, apple parts break, and then you have to pay a lot of money. or you can buy apple care. are you kidding me? please. samsung, where are you? >> we all say -- >> that's where i'm moving. >> i'm curious since you wrote the book on steve jobs, we all say steve jobs never done the trick they did with iphone 5 where you've got to buy a charger for an ipad and a different charger for an iphone 5. >> his great genius is that he cared passionately about the customer. he said you put the product first and the service first instead of profits, you're going to make your profits in

. >> stephanie: yeah, someone said yesterday if you opened a hot dog cart in dresden and -- >> and knowinglyse they are still selling oil products to ironians, and nobody is trying to do anything about it, but they try to do it through a third-party organization, and they are still getting away with it. but justice has got to be fair for everybody, not just for somebody. >> stephanie: that's right. you know what, you get a $50 sherry's berries gift card just for that call. hold on henry. >> caller: i already love you to death, because i really think you look really hot with that baseball cap on your head. >> stephanie: just remember i gave you the sherry's berries gift card before you said that. >> they are really, really good. >> stephanie: it's a wow gift. it will make her sound like christopher wakin. >> wow! i got a strawberry. >> stephanie: i want to be even more than a watch. >> you put a watch in a baby east fist -- >> stephanie: they are as big as cow bells. chocolate covered cow bells. forty five minutes after the hour. right back on the "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: she li

if someone wanted to open a hot dog cart in dresden being an american citizen would not protect themwork with migrant farm workers. i have concerns about the new immigration bill. >> stephanie: okay. >> caller: number one, the process for someone who is undocumented to get lawful, permanent residence that's a green card, i think it will be very lengthy. it will be extremely expensive. and i don't think overall that poor immigrant workers including our cultural workers are going to be able to afford it. it will take ten years and then the question is in the time that they get online to when they get a green card, they're still undocumented. >> stephanie: that's the point with making it too tough. you'll defeat the purpose. people will stay in the shadows. tina dupuy i'll do it for you. next on "the stephanie miller show." compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in mich

civilized than what we used to do, you know, when sherman shelled atlanta or when the allies firebombed dresdenivilians. and that's the way -- that was the way of war until very recently. the drones, although there is some collateral damage, basically is a very smart artillery shell. and we've been shooting artillery shells over miles and miles for many years and hoping they hit the right target. i think there's just something creepy about drones that they can be controlled and people are uneasy about it. but if you put it in a context of 1,000 years of war, i think it's actually a more humane weapon because it can be targeted to specific enemies and specific people. now, i do think there's a problem -- and you saw that little clip at the beginning that i raised with mr. brennan yesterday -- about targeting americans. there is this little item of the fifth amendment that says no person shall be denied life, liberty or property without due process of law. now, if an american joined the wearmock in world war ii, i don't think anybody would say patton had to get a warrant to shoot them. the differ