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kruschev -- and this is in the record -- as far as i'm concerned, you can maintain your position in east berlin, and you can maintain your position in eastern europe. we want to maintain our position in western europe, and we want to maintain our position in west berlin. khrushchev absolutely and totally rejected that. he said, you cannot prevent the people from acting as they want to act. then kennedy, basing on his briefings in washington, said to khrushchev, you know, we all have nuclear weapons now, we have to make sure that we avoid miscalculation that we avoid getting into a war as them a got into a war in world war i. khrushchev blew up. he jumped up, he said, i do not want to hear the word "miscalculation" again. what you are trying to do is to tell the soviet people to sit on their hands like schoolboys. we will not do that. kennedy retreated and made a quiet promise he would never use the word "miscalculation" again, but he had met the real khrushchev who was absolutely determined. he was a believer in the future of communism, he was not going to sit down and let anybody talk him out
kruschev -- and this is in the record -- as far as i'm concerned, you can maintain your position in east berlin, and you can maintain your position in eastern europe. we want to maintain our position in western europe, and we want to maintain our position in west berlin. khrushchev absolutely and totally rejected that. he said, you cannot prevent the people from acting as they want to act. then kennedy, basing on his briefings in washington, said to khrushchev, you know, we all have nuclear...
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on the night of march 9, 1963, they escape from east berlin. 13 people crawl through this tunnel, which the east german secret police later photographed. while digging, an archeologist has found additional artifacts of the escape. >> you see here two bulbs from a string of christmas tree lights that family and friends used to eliminate the tunnel. not just for lighting, but also a signal. as soon as the authorities came into the house, it was turned off, which told the tunnel diggers to stop work immediately. >> the tunnel was one of 39 escape tunnels dug in and around berlin. the last one was dug in 1973. >> authority started to use microphones to localize digging sounds. they also extended the no-man's land is zoned so it was the law possible. it was just a greater distance. >> once a week, and he shows a visitor is the tunnel and sometimes his mother tells us about the escape and her son. he was asking, how much longer? when do we get out? are we talking about a train station? i had to tell him twice. today, a memorial where it -- with a piece of the real wall stands in front of thei
on the night of march 9, 1963, they escape from east berlin. 13 people crawl through this tunnel, which the east german secret police later photographed. while digging, an archeologist has found additional artifacts of the escape. >> you see here two bulbs from a string of christmas tree lights that family and friends used to eliminate the tunnel. not just for lighting, but also a signal. as soon as the authorities came into the house, it was turned off, which told the tunnel diggers to...
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. >> the city center in east berlin has been heavily redeveloped.but this building is still in the hands of the artist to squatted it 20 years ago. it was recently sold to an investor. the artists do not know how long they can stay. >> a few things like this have to stay. it is important for so many reasons. >> but such places are becoming increasingly rare in today's rlin. people have been witness to changes for years. they fear for the neighborhood should it go. >> over the next 10 years, berlin will lose its special qualities. it will look like every other city in europe, with the same chain stores, the same fast food places. everything will be the same. it is a consequence ofmthe market economy. it is happening in berlin right now. >> art versus commerce is a quintessential berlin dilemma. for the time being, artists are continuing their work in the studios. this artist remains upbeat. >> i would say things are still wide open, but i am an optimist. i think life will go on. right now we are in a bit of a deadlock. it could be the same in five ye
. >> the city center in east berlin has been heavily redeveloped.but this building is still in the hands of the artist to squatted it 20 years ago. it was recently sold to an investor. the artists do not know how long they can stay. >> a few things like this have to stay. it is important for so many reasons. >> but such places are becoming increasingly rare in today's rlin. people have been witness to changes for years. they fear for the neighborhood should it go. >>...
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most people were shot by east berlin guards as they were trying to escape to west berlin.he wall finally came down in 1989 when come unix -- communism collapsed. >>> an online attack. what is drive-by hacking and why your computer may have already fallen victim. come nix. come nix comnix communist wÑ >>> a sonoma county family has been splintered by foreclosure. not for the first time. what makes them difference they are squatting outside their former home. we learn why it is lights out early for them on san jose way. debra. >> reporter: there is no power or water either to this camper. home to a 70-year-old man booted with his family from this house just weeks ago. a retire cook, he fries an egg for dinner and looks out at the three-bedroom life where he lived with his wife, daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren for five years. rising payments forced them out. >> i feel bad inside because we have been there for quite i while now. >> reporter: a grandson translates rodriguez is more concerned about his wife's welfare than his own discomfort. >> we have never been separate
most people were shot by east berlin guards as they were trying to escape to west berlin.he wall finally came down in 1989 when come unix -- communism collapsed. >>> an online attack. what is drive-by hacking and why your computer may have already fallen victim. come nix. come nix comnix communist wÑ >>> a sonoma county family has been splintered by foreclosure. not for the first time. what makes them difference they are squatting outside their former home. we learn why it is...
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berlin was the achilles heel of the soviet empire. it was the one place where eastmans could get on the train and go to west berlin to leave the country. 2000 people were leaving a day before the bill to. the east german leader began to .lan it the actual plan was put into operation in july. it was constructed overnight. people went to bed on august 12. they look up sunday the 13th and there was a wall literally dividing the streets in east berlin. host: this is a photograph courtesy of "time" magazine. you can see the east german soldiers looking at their western counterparts. guest: it was a shock for people to wake up and realize the country was going to imprison its own people. they did not build the wall to keep out foreign enemies, but to keep their people from leaving. it probably would have collapsed if they have not done it. nobody wanted to stay there. back in 1990, we had a chance to sit down and talk with an offer about the wall. this is a portion of our interview available online as part of the c-span video library. >> i have someone directly involved d
berlin was the achilles heel of the soviet empire. it was the one place where eastmans could get on the train and go to west berlin to leave the country. 2000 people were leaving a day before the bill to. the east german leader began to .lan it the actual plan was put into operation in july. it was constructed overnight. people went to bed on august 12. they look up sunday the 13th and there was a wall literally dividing the streets in east berlin. host: this is a photograph courtesy of...
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most people were shot by east berlin guards as they were trying to escape to west berlin.l finally came down in 1989 when come unix -- [ male announcer ] this... is the montrose pet hospital -- montrose, california. in here, anarchy meets order. working with at&t, doctors set up a broadband solution to handle data and a mobility app to stay connected with their business. so they can run the office... even when they're not in the office. call at&t and see what we can do for you. with unlimited voice plus broadband, starting at $70 dollars. it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. >>> a sonoma county family has been splintered by foreclosure. not for the first time. what makes them difference they are squatting outside their former home. we learn why it is lights out early for them on san jose way. debra. >> reporter: there is no power or water either to this camper. home to a 70-year-old man booted with his family from this house just weeks ago. a retire cook, he fries an egg for dinner and looks out at the three-bedroom life where he li
most people were shot by east berlin guards as they were trying to escape to west berlin.l finally came down in 1989 when come unix -- [ male announcer ] this... is the montrose pet hospital -- montrose, california. in here, anarchy meets order. working with at&t, doctors set up a broadband solution to handle data and a mobility app to stay connected with their business. so they can run the office... even when they're not in the office. call at&t and see what we can do for you. with...
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most shot by east berlin guards as they tried to escape to west berlin. the wall came down in 1989, when communism collapsed. >>> a former los angeles police chief is agreeing to act as an unpaid advisor to the british government after a week-long riots in london that are being blamed on street gangs. former chief william braden has served as the top cop in new york and boston. he has built a reputation for helping stop gang violence. prime minister david cameron says he is hoping braden's inputted will help stop the criticism over police response to the riots. >>> the new york city police department will now monitor facebook. myspace and twitter to hope fight crime. the department says its new juvenile justice unit will browse those websites to find information about how -- about out-of-control house parties, gang showdowns, and other potential violence. investigators say many criminals are taking to the web to brag about their crimes, sometimes before they even happen. the nypd points to the london riots as an example of social media's power. rioters th
most shot by east berlin guards as they tried to escape to west berlin. the wall came down in 1989, when communism collapsed. >>> a former los angeles police chief is agreeing to act as an unpaid advisor to the british government after a week-long riots in london that are being blamed on street gangs. former chief william braden has served as the top cop in new york and boston. he has built a reputation for helping stop gang violence. prime minister david cameron says he is hoping...
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. >> the middle east analyst in berlin. thank you very much for your assessments. we wrap upup the "journal" for this hour. thank you for joining us. have a nice weekend.
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they were very careful and one went immediately to east berlin where her small child, her son was stayinger husband remained in the western part of berlin. the family had been torn again. many months later, they were both arrested after separately they had tried to come together through an underground tunnel. both were arrested. the small son was taken over by the state. whererents didn't know their child was. and under what conditions she was held. only two years later, they were reunited and only since 1970, they were finally given the permission to leave the gdr, 12 years later after they left their student apartment in west berlin. this is an individual case, and overwhelmingly sad face, hundreds of thousands of examples of this. today we are assembled in memory on that fateful day in our history, and at the same time, we're very fortunate the keynote today that there was a happy ending to it. that was not necessarily something we were able to expect. there was a time that we almost ceased to expect that. please remember the highly armed blocks the world was divided into. right on the
they were very careful and one went immediately to east berlin where her small child, her son was stayinger husband remained in the western part of berlin. the family had been torn again. many months later, they were both arrested after separately they had tried to come together through an underground tunnel. both were arrested. the small son was taken over by the state. whererents didn't know their child was. and under what conditions she was held. only two years later, they were reunited and...
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berlin is paying tribute to the 136 people who are known to have lost their lives trying to escape east germany. 50 of them were shot here in berlin. >> his brother died near here in december 1966. he was shot by an east german border guard on the bank of a canal as he was trying to escape over the berlin wall. he was just 17 years old. >> since then, christmas has never been christmas for us, because it happened around that time. christmas is a day of mourning for us. >> the family only found out what happened when the car with his ashes arrived in the mail. east germany regarded border violators as criminals not worth remembering. scores of people were killed trying to get over the berlin wall. most were shot. now 29 steel plaques are going up in their memory. >> information points are being put up along the route of the wall to market certain spots. they enable people riding bikes to find out exactly what happened there. >> monday shot an official ceremony to dedicate a memorial to the prime minister almost half a century f for his death. >> would continue after a short break. we wil
berlin is paying tribute to the 136 people who are known to have lost their lives trying to escape east germany. 50 of them were shot here in berlin. >> his brother died near here in december 1966. he was shot by an east german border guard on the bank of a canal as he was trying to escape over the berlin wall. he was just 17 years old. >> since then, christmas has never been christmas for us, because it happened around that time. christmas is a day of mourning for us. >> the...
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and they went to east berlin where her small child, her son, was staying with her parents. sband remained in the western part of berlin. the family had been torn apart. many months later both of them were arrested after they had been trying to come together through an underground tunnel. both were arrested. the son was taken over by the stage. the parents did not know where their child was. under which condition is he held? two years later the family was reunited. they finally were given the permission to leave the gdr. that was 12 years after they left their students apartment. this is an overwhelmingly sad fate. there were hundreds of thousands of examples of this. today we are assembled here in memory of the fateful day of our history. at the same time, which are fortunate that we know there was a happy ending to it. that was not necessarily something we were able to expect. there was a time where we almost ceased to expected. remember the highly armed blocks the world was divided into. the differing systems of government. germany was divided right on the border between a
and they went to east berlin where her small child, her son, was staying with her parents. sband remained in the western part of berlin. the family had been torn apart. many months later both of them were arrested after they had been trying to come together through an underground tunnel. both were arrested. the son was taken over by the stage. the parents did not know where their child was. under which condition is he held? two years later the family was reunited. they finally were given the...
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they were very fearful and he immediately went to east berlin where her small child was staying with er parents. her husband remains in the western part of the berlin. their family had been torn apart. they were arrested after desperately trying to come together through an underground tunnel. both were arrested, and the small son was taken over by the state. the parents did not know where their child was. under which conditions is he held that? only two years later the family was freed. in 1973 they were given the permission to leave which was 12 years later after they left their student apartment in west berlin. this is an individual fate -- is this is an over wrong mate sad fate. there are thousands of examples of this. we are assembled here in memory of a fateful day of our history. at the same day the jig at the same time, we know there was a happy ending to that. that was not something we were necessarily able to expect. there was a time where we almost ceased to expected that. please remember the highly armed blocks that the world was divided into the very different systems of g
they were very fearful and he immediately went to east berlin where her small child was staying with er parents. her husband remains in the western part of the berlin. their family had been torn apart. they were arrested after desperately trying to come together through an underground tunnel. both were arrested, and the small son was taken over by the state. the parents did not know where their child was. under which conditions is he held that? only two years later the family was freed. in 1973...
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the attack on the 1972 munich olympics, to the bombing of a berlin disco packed with american soldiers in 1986. >> this mad dog of the middle east -- >> reporter: in retaliation for the berlin attack, president reagan ordered an air strike on gadhafi's compound, killing his 15-month-old daughter. two years later, he struck back by taking down pan am 103. but after 9/11 and the invasion of iraq, a dramatic about-face, gadhafi accepted r rponsibility for lockerbie and gave up his chemical and nuclear weapons programs. he did not give up his many eccentricities, his elaborate outfits, fears of flying over water, and a slew of female bodyguards. at the u.n. in 2009, he called president obama "my son." some couldn't help but laugh. and neither could he. with abc's c cistine amanpour in february, laughing at the idea of fleeing libya. >> leaders are calling on you to step down, to leave libya, to leave your position of power. will you do that? [ laughs ] [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: who would leave his homeland? >> repororr: is a part of you able to smile a little bit more today? >> well, what makes me smile about t
the attack on the 1972 munich olympics, to the bombing of a berlin disco packed with american soldiers in 1986. >> this mad dog of the middle east -- >> reporter: in retaliation for the berlin attack, president reagan ordered an air strike on gadhafi's compound, killing his 15-month-old daughter. two years later, he struck back by taking down pan am 103. but after 9/11 and the invasion of iraq, a dramatic about-face, gadhafi accepted r rponsibility for lockerbie and gave up his...
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. >>> and 50 years ago today, east germany began building a wall dividing east and west berlin. the berlin wall would stand on that border for 28 years. german leaders today pay tribute to the more than 130 people who died trying to cross it. >>> and now, the u.n. has already declared a famine for a large part of somalia. and now officials there say cholera is breaking out all over the country. cnn's anderson cooper visited a hospital in mogadishu where starving and desperate people hoped to find a way just to stay alive. you're about to see how disappointed many of them usually are. >> reporter: there are so many kids in mogadishu's hospital that the new arrivals are being treated in the halls. their coughs and cries, you don't hear much complaining. that takes energy, perhaps, and there isn't much of that. many children and their families have walked for weeks just to get here. this little boy can barely take any more steps. there is no running water, no electricity. after 20 years of fighting in mogadishu, there is not much left at all. the country, which is the epicenter of
. >>> and 50 years ago today, east germany began building a wall dividing east and west berlin. the berlin wall would stand on that border for 28 years. german leaders today pay tribute to the more than 130 people who died trying to cross it. >>> and now, the u.n. has already declared a famine for a large part of somalia. and now officials there say cholera is breaking out all over the country. cnn's anderson cooper visited a hospital in mogadishu where starving and desperate...
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a doctor or sign back in berlin based middle east expert says it will be a challenge for the transitional government to restore peace in a country where many carry guns. to do the job right now they have been assisted by nato imo so i've been very critical right from the. nato. supporting the rebels but now the situation is as it is. now the there is a challenge for the libyan transitional council for the people themselves and i think that nato should be as we elect reluctant as possible toward interfere once more like the libyans themselves is their security let themselves go their way politically so i think the next step should be to really find out where gadhafi is and then really try to stop the fighting but this may be may turn out to be quite difficult as practically everybody has has an army has an arm has a gun and so this will be a very critical measure taken by the government and then of course next steps have to follow the political steps getting some sort of legitimacy for the transitional council. the u.k. has gone beyond at the u.n. resolution on libya says british m.p. very
a doctor or sign back in berlin based middle east expert says it will be a challenge for the transitional government to restore peace in a country where many carry guns. to do the job right now they have been assisted by nato imo so i've been very critical right from the. nato. supporting the rebels but now the situation is as it is. now the there is a challenge for the libyan transitional council for the people themselves and i think that nato should be as we elect reluctant as possible toward...
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way as they have done in libya thank you very much there for your insight it's a sign back berlin based middle east expert and former head of the german orient its thank you how the a u.k. has gone beyond the un resolution on libya says the british m.p. barrie gardener he's from the opposition labor party and voted against the intervention but you can watch the full interview next hour but here's a preview. it was very clear in the original un resolution it was very clear to our prime minister spoke in parliament here that there would be no little consolation for us that's one of the things that troubled me all this was to speak your mind reasonably soon as to whether there should be troops on the ground as the rebels were going into tripoli we. go let's go let's go left these instructions being yelled up by the obviously british soldiers british personnel who were leading that advance group now that i think is where we've overstepped the line. oh you're watching r t and there's plenty ahead for you this hour including surviving on scraps while you what are makers who once received bailouts are now
way as they have done in libya thank you very much there for your insight it's a sign back berlin based middle east expert and former head of the german orient its thank you how the a u.k. has gone beyond the un resolution on libya says the british m.p. barrie gardener he's from the opposition labor party and voted against the intervention but you can watch the full interview next hour but here's a preview. it was very clear in the original un resolution it was very clear to our prime minister...
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. >>> today is the 50th anniversary of the building of the berlin wall in 1961. easterm er the wall came down in 1989. parts of that wall now form a museum in berlin to remind people of the history from the cold war. >>> life on the links keeps getting worse for tiger woods. after shooting a 77 thursday at and 73 yesterday, the former number one golfer in the world has failed to advance at the pga championship. it is tiger's third missed cut at major championship and his seventh overall as a pro. he has not won a major tournament since george w. bush was president. how things change. >>> we have been talking a lot about the ames straw poll today. what you may be wondering how this whole thing became such a kiev for gop hopefuls. we have your straw poll 101. keep it here. we are back in three minutes. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where you don't back down from a challenge. this is the age of knowing how to make things happen. so, why would you let something like erectile dysfunction get in your way? isn't it time you talked to your doctor about viagra?
. >>> today is the 50th anniversary of the building of the berlin wall in 1961. easterm er the wall came down in 1989. parts of that wall now form a museum in berlin to remind people of the history from the cold war. >>> life on the links keeps getting worse for tiger woods. after shooting a 77 thursday at and 73 yesterday, the former number one golfer in the world has failed to advance at the pga championship. it is tiger's third missed cut at major championship and his...
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construction began on the berlin wall ceremonies in the capital started with a memorial service and a minute's silence to honor those who died trying to flee from communist controlled east germany to the west and you morial site has also been unveiled in berlin with parts of the wall and a surveillance tower now forming a museum at least one hundred and thirty six people i've known who've been killed trying to cross the frontier. changing gender for a better life transsexuals in an indian state enjoy some of the world's most progressive laws they have been provided with free sex change operations by the government authorities reports many find it still comes at a price. ever since she was a little boy the suki knew there was something different and i started liking men i had sexual feelings for men i wanted to befriend them and spend time with them if i was not attracted to girls adding to her confusion for suki also realize that she felt more like a woman than a man in south asia people like her are commonly called hitcher us a derogatory word for transsexuals readability my brothers beat me up and kicked me out of the house because they did not like the way it behaves
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berlin. >> chaie: you saw east and west. >> yes, i saw the stakes of politics and it's serious.beyond that, just i start out to be and briefly was a college professor and got a doctorate studying political philosophy and became very interested in the american contributio to western political philosophy. we're back to the sainted medicine again. >> charlie: were y a great admirer of sainted burke. >> yes. hack is a great man but burke, some conservatives like russell kirk say he should be the load star.çó not for me because burke was an englishman and he was of an established church kind of conservative. he liked the aristocracy, i don't. i'm a madisonian. >> charlie: is american aristocracy rich or gifted. >> it suld be what jefferson called the natural aristocracy. that is those whose merits give them earned success. earned is the crucial difference. >> charlie: and that in fact is part of the definition of american exceptionalism. >> absolutely. the great sense of openness and fluidity that has defined american. and that is und siege today. it's a constant struggle to make sur
berlin. >> chaie: you saw east and west. >> yes, i saw the stakes of politics and it's serious.beyond that, just i start out to be and briefly was a college professor and got a doctorate studying political philosophy and became very interested in the american contributio to western political philosophy. we're back to the sainted medicine again. >> charlie: were y a great admirer of sainted burke. >> yes. hack is a great man but burke, some conservatives like russell kirk...
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ronald reagan ordered the attack on the mad dog of the middle east after libyan agents targeted american soldiers at a nightclub in berlin, killing two and injuring dozens. >> this monstrous brutality is but the latest act in colonel gadhafi's reign of terror. >> reporter: gadhafi survived. but he has always claimed that that bomb killed his infant daughter, hanna. after the regime crumbled last we week, rebels found a room in one of his houses with medical books belonging to dr. hanna gadhafi. regime insiders now believe her death was all a lie. this is the building that reagan bombed. gadhafi never repaired it. instead, it became the ultimate propaganda tool. for 25 years, it served as a backdrop for his diatribes against america. for years, skeptics wondered if hanna ever existed. this week, a tripoli hospital confirmed that dr. hanna gadhafi was on their staff but hasn't been seen since last friday. the woman who never existed has disappeared. jeffrey kofman, abc news, tripoli. >>> and still ahead on "world news," could this pill save this woman's life? a promising new weapon in the fight against one of the deadliest
ronald reagan ordered the attack on the mad dog of the middle east after libyan agents targeted american soldiers at a nightclub in berlin, killing two and injuring dozens. >> this monstrous brutality is but the latest act in colonel gadhafi's reign of terror. >> reporter: gadhafi survived. but he has always claimed that that bomb killed his infant daughter, hanna. after the regime crumbled last we week, rebels found a room in one of his houses with medical books belonging to dr....
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becoming a spy, i have one piece of advice, don't take your queues from the former east german secret police, the staz zi, a berlinotographs found in the staz zi archives after the fall of the berlin wall. you're about to see things from a course the state security force taught on the art of disguising. ♪
becoming a spy, i have one piece of advice, don't take your queues from the former east german secret police, the staz zi, a berlinotographs found in the staz zi archives after the fall of the berlin wall. you're about to see things from a course the state security force taught on the art of disguising. ♪
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berlin wall. it separated families and ripped the country in two. and it became one of the most hated symbols of the cold war, dividing east and west. of thousands soldiers were ordered out to l l the first concrete blocks that would become the berlin wall. their communists leaders told them that it would protect them from fascists. but really it was to keep their own citizens in. 3,000 people were fleeing every day. the soldiers had orders to shoot to kill. at least 136 people died trying to escape to the west. unofficial tallies are far higher. president kennedy could not stop that wall going up, but he did travel there. >> it's been unbelievable. >> reporter: it was more than two decades later. another american president issued a direct challenge. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> reporter: two years after those words, the wall came down. first quietly and then in a riot of celebration. peter jennings was our witness to history. >> someone actually reached up and handed me a small piece of the wall. that they had chipped away. >> reporter: the wall had come down. today, they remembered their lives 50 years ago. berlin, th
berlin wall. it separated families and ripped the country in two. and it became one of the most hated symbols of the cold war, dividing east and west. of thousands soldiers were ordered out to l l the first concrete blocks that would become the berlin wall. their communists leaders told them that it would protect them from fascists. but really it was to keep their own citizens in. 3,000 people were fleeing every day. the soldiers had orders to shoot to kill. at least 136 people died trying to...
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berlin wall. it became one of most hated symbols of the cold war dividing east and west.t least 136 people died trying to escape to the west, but unofficial tallies are much higher. >>> the bay area cities are making their case to halt the extension of california's high-speed railline. lawyers for the coalition that includes palo alto, atherton and men low park, are asking a judge to block the high-speed rail authority from proceeding with a route between san francisco and the central valley. they say planners ignored traffic problems and other possible impacts. the judge will rule within 90 days. >>> pg&e is conducting more hydrostatic pressure testing in the bay area. the testing involves filling a section of pipe with water and pressurizing it. any sections that do not immediate me -- immediate standards will be replaced with new pipes. pipes were tested in mountain view and will continue through sunday. >>> in san francisco, some deserving students are gearing up for school in style. about 2,000 children's received backpacks filled with back-to-could supplies in the b
berlin wall. it became one of most hated symbols of the cold war dividing east and west.t least 136 people died trying to escape to the west, but unofficial tallies are much higher. >>> the bay area cities are making their case to halt the extension of california's high-speed railline. lawyers for the coalition that includes palo alto, atherton and men low park, are asking a judge to block the high-speed rail authority from proceeding with a route between san francisco and the central...
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the attack on the 1972 munich olympics to the bombing of a berlin disco packed with american soldiers in 1986. >> ts mad dog of the middle east, president reagan ordered an air strike on gadhafi's compound, killing his 15-month-old daughter. two years later he struck back by taking down pan-am 103. but after 9/11 and the invasion of iraq a dramatic about-face. gadhafi accepted responsibility for lockerbie and gave up his chemical and nuclear weapons programs. he did not give up his many eccentricities, his elaborate outfit fears of flying over water, and a slew of female bodyguards. at the u.n. in 2009 he called president obama "my son." some couldn't help but laugh. and neither could he. with abc's christiane amanpour in february, laughing at the idea of fleeing libya. >> leaders are calling on you to step down, to leave libya, to leave your position of power. will you do that? >> [ laughing ]. >> translator: who would leave his homeland? >> is there part of you that's able to smile a little bit more today? >> well, what makes me smile about today is that there are people who are willing to stand up and do the right thing, e
the attack on the 1972 munich olympics to the bombing of a berlin disco packed with american soldiers in 1986. >> ts mad dog of the middle east, president reagan ordered an air strike on gadhafi's compound, killing his 15-month-old daughter. two years later he struck back by taking down pan-am 103. but after 9/11 and the invasion of iraq a dramatic about-face. gadhafi accepted responsibility for lockerbie and gave up his chemical and nuclear weapons programs. he did not give up his many...
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: when libya was implicated in a 1986 berlin nightclub bombing that killed two american servicemen, though, the u.s. struck back. >> this mad dog of the middle east has a goal of a world revolution. >> reporter: president reagan ordered air strikes on gadhafi's compound, reportedly killing his 15-month-old adopted daughter. two years later, in what many believe was gadhafi's response, a bomb blew up pan am 103 over lockerbie, scotland, killing 270 people. gadhafi denied ordering the bombing. >> translator: as i stated, we had nothing to do with it. >> reporter: but he later paid compensation to the families of the american victims and provided a libyan suspect, abdel baset al megrahi, and perhaps the image of what happened to another middle eastern strongman who hung on for too long, saddam hussein, had changed from ally to pariah, he shut down his nuclear research program, he granted western oil companies lucrative contracts, but he never lost his act for the theatrical, showing up in italy wearing a picture of libyan heroes hung by italians in the colonial period, showing up at the united nations to tear up the u.n.'s charter during a 90-minute
: when libya was implicated in a 1986 berlin nightclub bombing that killed two american servicemen, though, the u.s. struck back. >> this mad dog of the middle east has a goal of a world revolution. >> reporter: president reagan ordered air strikes on gadhafi's compound, reportedly killing his 15-month-old adopted daughter. two years later, in what many believe was gadhafi's response, a bomb blew up pan am 103 over lockerbie, scotland, killing 270 people. gadhafi denied ordering the...
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the american state of new jersey and berlin's are struggling with the worst flooding in decades it follows a massive storm which turned out the u.s. east coast killing at least thirty eight over the weekend and hurricane irene later downgraded to a tropical storm also caused power outages and over five million homes and businesses across the country total economic damage from the disaster could reach twenty billion u.s. dollars. yeah. mound at night has erupted again sending flames and sparks shooting high into the air and largo slowing down its loads it comes all in a days after the most recent absurdity no casualties or damage to property have been reported some planes have been forced to alter flight parts to avoid clouds action is the largest in europe. coming up shortly an interview on israel's deadly raid on a gaza flotilla last year and also the sport and that's after a business update with carrie. her welcome to our business update this hour thanks for joining me well exploration in russia is suffering from such lack of investment that the government will have trouble keeping its pledge of maintaining current levels the big com
the american state of new jersey and berlin's are struggling with the worst flooding in decades it follows a massive storm which turned out the u.s. east coast killing at least thirty eight over the weekend and hurricane irene later downgraded to a tropical storm also caused power outages and over five million homes and businesses across the country total economic damage from the disaster could reach twenty billion u.s. dollars. yeah. mound at night has erupted again sending flames and sparks...
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berlin and the german government worked together to create the site. >> nothing is being suppressed or forgotten. this is about actively addressing the past, and specifically, the east german dictatorship. >> it is about honoring and remembering victims and above all, creating a memorial for future generations so that nothing like this could ever happen again. >> 50 years after the wall was first built, the memorial is now a popular destination for visitors appear last year alone, it attracted 500,000 people here from saturday, when the new part of the site is officially open, even more information will be available for those wanting to learn more about this chapter of german history. along just this short section of wall, 10 people lost their lives. >> the german chancellor whok always our unification and the end of the berlin wall was an honor for that achievement and given his own segment of the wall to keep in his front garden. former chancellor said it will always remind him of how unfree the people behind the iron curtain once were. stay tuned. i will have the "in depthgive h. make a donation. save a life. >> welcome back. the great german poet goethe has been
berlin and the german government worked together to create the site. >> nothing is being suppressed or forgotten. this is about actively addressing the past, and specifically, the east german dictatorship. >> it is about honoring and remembering victims and above all, creating a memorial for future generations so that nothing like this could ever happen again. >> 50 years after the wall was first built, the memorial is now a popular destination for visitors appear last year...
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construction of the berlin wall ceremonies in the capital started with a memorial service and a minute's silence to honor those who died trying to flee from communist controlled east germany to the west the wall spread for nearly one hundred sixty kilometers dividing the city for over twenty years at least one hundred thirty six people are known to have been killed trying to cross a bridge however the exact number is still disputed. or actually with the main news stories for you of the weather update that's next here on r.t. you stay with us live here in moscow. keep. at least fifteen to twenty million years for the planet to recover from a major extinction event for the planet is time we don't. it's been going on for about twenty four years and since it was eco terrorists before there was even islamic fundamentalist terrorist in this country nine eleven the bush administration could not find any terrorists because the feds couldn't find any real terrorists they decided to take these young people who are accused of property sabotage and labeled as terrorists someone he'll destroy his property. with absolutely zero intention of harming a single human being. in my m
construction of the berlin wall ceremonies in the capital started with a memorial service and a minute's silence to honor those who died trying to flee from communist controlled east germany to the west the wall spread for nearly one hundred sixty kilometers dividing the city for over twenty years at least one hundred thirty six people are known to have been killed trying to cross a bridge however the exact number is still disputed. or actually with the main news stories for you of the weather...
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of the construction of the berlin wall in the capital started with a memorial service and a minute's silence to honor those who died trying to flee from communist controlled east germany to the west the wall spread for nearly one hundred sixty kilometers dividing the city over twenty eight years at least one hundred thirty six people are known to have been killed trying to cross the wall however the exact number is still disputed. it's turning twenty six minutes past the hour here in the russian capital i'll be back shortly with the latest headlines for you stay with us live in moscow this is r.t. . league. lists lists. lists. lists lists. lists lists the latest in some instances. some of the islamists the future. looks. like . just joined us a very warm welcome this on t.v. live here in the russian capital top stories now. the u.n. and nato over the minute reaction to the libyan crisis and says iran will never have nuclear weapons speaks exclusively to the iranian president. as people flow into the streets of israel continuing the country's biggest social protest some until a bit of say the demonstrations are only benefiting the privilege. members of insider
of the construction of the berlin wall in the capital started with a memorial service and a minute's silence to honor those who died trying to flee from communist controlled east germany to the west the wall spread for nearly one hundred sixty kilometers dividing the city over twenty eight years at least one hundred thirty six people are known to have been killed trying to cross the wall however the exact number is still disputed. it's turning twenty six minutes past the hour here in the...
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the construction of the berlin wall ceremonies in the capital started with a memorial service a minute's silence to honor those who died trying to flee from communist controlled east germany to the west towards spread for nearly one hundred sixty kilometers dividing the city for over twenty eight years at least one hundred thirty six people are known to have been killed trying to cross the wall over but the exact number is still disputing that. changing sex for a better life transsexuals in one indian state enjoy some of the world's most progressive laws after years of discrimination the government provides free gender realignment for those who want to make a change because of these pretty shrewd of the sky was many transsexuals for a new life style comes with a heavy price adverse and she was a little boy the suki knew that there was something different i started liking men i had sexual feelings for men i wanted to befriend them and spend time with them i was not attracted to girls adding to her confusion also realize that she felt more like a woman than a man in south asia people like her are commonly called hitcher us a derogatory word for transsexuals we'd cal
the construction of the berlin wall ceremonies in the capital started with a memorial service a minute's silence to honor those who died trying to flee from communist controlled east germany to the west towards spread for nearly one hundred sixty kilometers dividing the city for over twenty eight years at least one hundred thirty six people are known to have been killed trying to cross the wall over but the exact number is still disputing that. changing sex for a better life transsexuals in one...
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construction of the berlin wall ceremonies and a capital started with a memorial service and a minute's silence to honor those who died trying to flee from communist controlled east germany to the west the war spread for nearly one hundred sixty kilometers dividing the city for over twenty eight years at least one hundred thirty six people are known to have been killed trying to cross the wall however the exact number is still disputed. please update the mo i'll be back shortly with the latest headlines stay with us live here in moscow this is art. he. says.
construction of the berlin wall ceremonies and a capital started with a memorial service and a minute's silence to honor those who died trying to flee from communist controlled east germany to the west the war spread for nearly one hundred sixty kilometers dividing the city for over twenty eight years at least one hundred thirty six people are known to have been killed trying to cross the wall however the exact number is still disputed. please update the mo i'll be back shortly with the latest...
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construction of the berlin wall sermonising the capital started with a memorial service and a minute's silence to all of those who died trying to flee from communist controlled east germany to the west the wall spread for nearly one hundred sixty kilometers dividing the city over twenty eight years at least one hundred thirty six people are known to have been killed trying to cross the wall however the exact number is still disputed. standing pretty soon six minutes past the hour here in the russian capital i'll be back shortly with the latest headlines for you stay with us live in moscow this is. at it. the leg. lifts . its tsk. slug. lists the latest in some instances. some of. the future summers. submit. explain to. us see.
construction of the berlin wall sermonising the capital started with a memorial service and a minute's silence to all of those who died trying to flee from communist controlled east germany to the west the wall spread for nearly one hundred sixty kilometers dividing the city over twenty eight years at least one hundred thirty six people are known to have been killed trying to cross the wall however the exact number is still disputed. standing pretty soon six minutes past the hour here in the...
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construction of the berlin wall ceremonies in the capital started with a memorial service and a minute's silence to honor those who died trying to flee from communist controlled east germany to the west the war spread for nearly one hundred sixty kilometers dividing the city for over twenty eight years at least one hundred thirty six people are known to have been killed trying to cross the wall however the exact number is still disputed. that brings up to date the moment i'll be back shortly with the latest headlines stay with us live here in moscow this is r.t. . he. says. if you're just joining us a very welcome this is all t. not for moscow top stories now this mahmoud ahmadinejad slams the u.n. and nato over the military reaction to the libyan crisis and says iran will never have nuclear web. speaks exclusively to the iranian president. calls for israelis nationwide to join the country's biggest social protest grow louder as saturday promises to become another record breaking turnout over someone to say the demonstrations are only benefiting the privilege. and tense rhetoric between police and politicians in the u.k. as david cameron slams officers for their p
construction of the berlin wall ceremonies in the capital started with a memorial service and a minute's silence to honor those who died trying to flee from communist controlled east germany to the west the war spread for nearly one hundred sixty kilometers dividing the city for over twenty eight years at least one hundred thirty six people are known to have been killed trying to cross the wall however the exact number is still disputed. that brings up to date the moment i'll be back shortly...