german uprising. >> the 1953 uprising began in east berlin and spread throughout the communist state before being violently suppressed by soviet troops. >> earlier today, chancellor angela merkel, who grew up in the former east, took part in a ceremony of remembrance. >> german chancellor angela merkel played -- paid tribute to the victims of the uprising at a memorial in their honor. this is where the workers revolt began 60 years ago, now known as karl marx alley. this man was 16 at the time. he followed the thousands of protesters who were marching to demand higher wages and more freedom. >> there were a lot of tanks to meet them, circling and shooting in the air. then i saw one of the construction workers i had followed that morning. he was wearing a rain jacket. he had been run over and was dead. >> the protests then spread across east germany. more than one million people rallied to call for free elections. that the protesters were brutally silenced highest soviet army crackdown -- that the protesters -- but the protesters were brutally

german uprising. >> the 1953 uprising began in east berlin and spread throughout the communist state before being violently suppressed by soviet troops. >> earlier today, chancellor angela merkel, who grew up in the former east, took part in a ceremony of remembrance. >> german chancellor angela merkel played -- paid tribute to the victims of the uprising at a memorial in their honor. this is where the workers revolt began 60 years ago, now known as karl marx alley. this man was 16 at the time. he followed the thousands of protesters who were marching to demand higher wages and more freedom. >> there were a lot of tanks to meet them, circling and shooting in the air. then i saw one of the construction workers i had followed that morning. he was wearing a rain jacket. he had been run over and was dead. >> the protests then spread across east germany. more than one million people rallied to call for free elections. that the protesters were brutally silenced highest soviet army crackdown -- that the protesters -- but the protesters were brutally

and at the end of june, that famous eastern ien berliner speech in east berlin. he sent a bugal call that america was on the side of freedom. we're going to look at the speech of the american university, 50 years ago next week. at the time after the face-off of the soviets and the cuban missile crisis, the war was focused on the nuclear threat. you see in this cartoon from the "washington post." just two weeks later kennedy want -- warned that the genie would be out of the bottle if an agreement were not found soon. against that background came kennedy's historic speech at american university. >> i'm talking about gene win peace. the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living and the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and build better lives for their children. peace for americans and for all men and women. not merely peace in our time but peace in all time. our most basic common link is at we inhabit this small planet, we all breathe the same air, we all cherish our children's futures and we are their example. >> michael beschloss, an

. >> east berlin, 1953. a group of workers took to the streets to demonstrate against east germany's communist regime. soon after that, protests broke out around the country. russian tanks were called in to break up the crowds. 60 years on, those who fought for freedom take their seats in the german parliament to remember the uprising. the german president grew up in east germany. he was 13 when the protests broke out. >> people rose up in anger of the million in justices they had to endure everyday. blue-collar workers, students, farmers, and housewives -- they all stood together in protest. >> he drew comparisons to other democratic movements across europe. he said germans often do not appreciate the current east german protesters showed on that day. >> if i could wish for one thing, it would be for all germans to learn about what happened on june 17 so that the gets the recognition it deserves. >> thursday's commemoration was not just about the past. the parliamentary president compared the east german upr

. >> east berlin, 1953. a group of workers took to the streets to demonstrate against east germany's communist regime. soon after that, protests broke out around the country. russian tanks were called in to break up the crowds. 60 years on, those who fought for freedom take their seats in the german parliament to remember the uprising. the german president grew up in east germany. he was 13 when the protests broke out. >> people rose up in anger of the million in justices they had to endure everyday. blue-collar workers, students, farmers, and housewives -- they all stood together in protest. >> he drew comparisons to other democratic movements across europe. he said germans often do not appreciate the current east german protesters showed on that day. >> if i could wish for one thing, it would be for all germans to learn about what happened on june 17 so that the gets the recognition it deserves. >> thursday's commemoration was not just about the past. the parliamentary president compared the east german upr

those to the east drew strength from the knowledge that freedom was possible here in berlin. es of crackdowns and suppressions might therefore someday be overcome. today, 60 years after they rose up against oppression, we remember the east german heroes of june 17th, when the wall finally came down. it was their dreams that were fulfilled. their strength and their passion, their enduring example remind us that for all the power of militaries, for all the authority of governments, it is citizens who choose whether to be defined by a wall or whether to tear it down. we're now surrounded by the symbols of a germany reborn, a rebuilt and illustrate glistening glass dome, an american embassy back at its historic home, and this square itself, once a desolate no-man's-land is now open to all. so while i am not the first american president to come to this gate, i'm proud to stand on its eastern side to pay tribute to the past. for throughout all this history, the fate of this city came down to a simple question -- will we live free or in chains? under governments that uphold our unive

i spent some time, quite a bit of time in berlin, in east berlin, a city that was 70% destroyed in world war ii and suffered from 44 years of total neglect under a communist regime. it is completely undergrounded. the utilities were in such bad condition that the gas lines underneath the sidewalks leaked so much that they killed the street trees. that's how bad it was. our problem is nothing compared to this and it needs to be dealt with. please make a priority of it. thank you. >>> good afternoon, president chiu and supervisors. i have graphics. i know president mandela hasn't been well, but january 1999 he had answered [speaker not understood] on this letter, here it is. and he noted the supportive nature of my letter and appreciated it and wished me the best for the future. and i wished him luck and sent him things, the administrative secretary. hope he gets well soon. and congratulations to nick [speaker not understood], across the grand canyon on tight rope. ♪ and it's going to be a grand canyon morning after if we can hold onto the wire why don't we cross the wire [speaker not unde

today president obama stood where the berlin wall once divided east and west where 50 years ago john f. kennedy once brought hope to isolated berliner berliners. it's not just what's in the president's speech making headlines but his administration's policy on surveillance. chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is live from there. this makes for tricky diplomacy. >> it does, jim. no doubt president obama would have preferred delivering a speech about big ideas and his vision for the future. instead he found himself explaining his own surveillance programs to the germans, a people who are especially sensitive to state surveillance. he did it all off the hard copy of his speech, his teleprompter went down. in the heart of berlin, president obama sought his place in history. >> it's so warm. i feel so good that i'm going to take off my jacket. >> reporter: speaking on the east side of the brandenburg gate where germany was once divided. >> we can be a little bit more informal among friends. >> reporter: kennedy famously spoke at the gate. >> ich bein ein berlinder. >> reporter:

you give the power to people -- ask people who lived in east berlin what this is about.ection we're going in. >> well put, fellow superhero. >> i need a million. how did you get so chiseled. >> neil: well, it's graphics. a lot more on this incredible similarity in our physiques. i'm glad i turned down the role. i'm glad i gave him a start. amazing. a day after breaking the news here, rand paul announcing plans to sue the united states government over this whole nsa mess. >> americans are rightly concerned about having all of their phone records collected and monitored all of the time, in we're here today to announce that we will be challenging the constitutionality of the court order that collects all of american cell phone data all of the time. >> neil: didn't take long. so far the senator hasç the backing of 86 groups, more than a quarter million signatures from folks who think this snooping has gone too far. does he have a case and where is the case going? our legal eagle is back. and we talk with rebecca as well. rebecca, what do you make of this and how far this ca

president obama makes history in what used to be communist east berlin.ican surveillance? the midair explosion that sent twa flight 800 into the atlantic was no accident. there could have been an fbi drone. >>> and would you like genetically modified ingredients with that burrito? what's happening at a major fast food chain that's coming clean. you're in "the situation room with wolf blitzer." i'm jim accosta.

the president speaking in what used to be east berlin, former communist territory. our wendell goler traveling with him in berlin tonight. wendell? >> shep, the president wants the u.s. and russia to cut their nuclear arsenals to about 1,000 warheads each a third less than what they are now. in fact, he would like to eventually eliminate nuclear weapons all together. he told the crowd at the brandenburg gate here in berlin as long as the weapons exist we are not truly safe. >> he we will work to build support in the united states to ratify the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty and call on all negotiations to begin a treaty that ends the production of fissile materials for nuclear weapons. >> here in europe where nuclear disarmament is popular, mr. obama was preaching to the choir. aids to vladimir putin would only go along if other countries beyond the russia and u.s. which would mean drawing britain france and china into the negotiations. the president's proposal would have a tough time on capitol hill. house armed services committee says buck mckee hand said i

. >> president obama in berlin today getting comfortable before his address on the east berlin side ofenberg gate. a foreign policy speech that was somewhat eclipsed by german sense si tifts to the nsa controversy. chuck todd is live and was out there in the heat and knows why the president took off his jacket. so how would you assess the balance today because the germans have a long history and surveillance is not something that goes down easily over there? >> reporter: first to paraphrase ron burgundy, a black suit was a wrong choice in terms of the heat is concerned. it's interesting here on this issue, andrea, is that you can tell that this is a political issue that merkel is sensitive to with the public, and so she's been very critical publicly of the u.s. surveillance -- of what's leaked out about u.s. surveillance and then you get these leaks from the german side that, you know, she brought this up and was tough with the president on this specific issue because of what you just said and what you and i both know which is the sensitivity, particularly with germans, particularly wi

in eastsing started berlin and spread across east germany. more than a million people took to the streets to demand free elections. at least 80 55 were killed as soviet troops and east german police broke up the demonstrations. thousands of people were sent to prison. >> demonstrators throughout turkey turned to a new form of protest, standing in silence. for hours at a time, they stood rooted to the spot without uttering a word. news of the protest spread through social media, inspiring many throughout turkey. police arrested dozens of people taking part erie it the prime minister retained his tough rhetoric, announced -- denouncing the protesters as terrorists and anarchists, calling them traitors and saying the government would not tolerate any further challenge. the german foreign minister called for more dialogue, not confrontation. >> it is importantly turkish government understands the need for dialogue and situations like this. that has not happened in recent days. it is regrettable and we are right to criticize. >> he continued a har

kennedy visited the landmark that divided east and west berlin during the cold war. earlier the president and all the other world leaders posed for the official photo, under ominous skies, a fitting backdrop for how the talks went at times. especially given the split with putin of russia over his continuing support of the assad government in syria. >>> after fighting this nation's longest war in afghanistan for the past 12 years, now the u.s. is talking to the taliban. it's one of two big headlines from there tonight. the other is the official transfer of the fighting duties to the afghan forces from our bureau in kabul. our report from nbc's duncan golestani. >> reporter: a suicide attack today in central kabul, a reminder of how volatile afghanistan remains after almost 12 years of war. on a day when afghan forces took charge of their own security across the country. >> for the people of afghanistan, this is equally and perhaps more a great day. >> reporter: afghanistan won't just be fighting the taliban, now they'll be talking to them, and so will the united state

. >> we could all live in the east berlin and have surveillance and change it.t we're discussing in a way that may have been healthier a few years ago. the fact is that the american public was not dealt in to these questions and now we're having the debate we should have had years ago. jim clapper and those are behind the curve in terms of how to begin to have this sort of discussion on the security tradeoffs so the 53% of americans who think it's okay could have exhibited that. that is an unfair burden on this conversation because they didn't do that. we have to ask ourselves, why didn't they do that and don't we as a nation in a democracy have the right to have demanded that conversation earlier? >> there is, for instance, dianne feinstein who is supportive of these programs. she wants detailed information out there -- >> were incidents prevented. when you think about national security and whether it's deployed through intelligence like this or sending drones abroad, innocence wrapped up in these and may find cases where capacity is being used for nonterrorist

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. >> john: when east berlin says we're overdoing it a bit. >> john: i thought it was interesting whenerie plame her comment on -- of you -- uh-oh, do i hear a little son? >> john: the little urchin is loose. >> bill: with that fuglesang gene, he's going to grab the microphone as early as possible. and take over. steal the show, john. that's what they do. >> john: he's going to grab the mic and scream about socialism and fracking. >> bill: valerie plame. her comments on edward snowden yesterday. this is a lady who knows about leaks of intelligence. >> john: indeed she does. she's been a guest on "viewpoint." >> bill: she's great. good friend. she said, of course, yesterday snowden may not be a hero but how dare dick cheney call him a traitor. speaking of traitors, right? >> john: sorry. >> bill: i love it. there was a time when dick cheney thought it was okay to leak intelligence. >> john: yeah, isn't that funny? it is amazing how we finally have a scandal that's an actual scandal and no republican alive is ever criticizing the press about it or they'll go to karma jail forever. dick c

berlin. the first survivor that i found was a man man who grew up in the east russia and today he lives about three hours north of toronto. he was a ten year old boy at the time of the sinking. and so i traveled to canada to meet him and the sinking naturally still harms him. he thinks about it every day. as desperate as the conditions were, the stories like his have remained largely unknown. i knew after the very first hour of meeting him that his story and the story of the other survivors needed to be told. and so this book is the story of what i found. it's the result of interviews with survivors and time spent in the archives in putting the archives in washington, d.c.. i was fortunate enough to spend time at the holocaust memorial museum as well as obtaining records from the federal archives in germany. well, in the early 1945, the end of the war in europe was in sight. the americans and british were closing in from the left and the soviets were closing in on berlin from the east did many civilians and some soldiers chose to abandon these volatile areas by any means possible. especially

berlin wall of illegal galty of cannabis. melissa: it is still against the law. how will you deal with that. >> welthe same way the east dealt with the berlin wall in 1989. they dealt with . it was a problem. it was against the law to defame the wall. it was against the law to crow over the wall. and certainly against the law to take chunks out of the wall. but did that stop them from doing what was right? , they proceeded. melissa: okay. so have you raised a $100 million. >> no, i have haven't, not yet. melissa: how do you plan on doing that? understanding your basic business plan. i'm not getting how you will be the best. why you will take 40% of the market. >> sure. first of all the 40% is a goal. and, you know the story of the american indian, native-amerrcan who shot an arrow and it hit the moon and the person standing next to them, said how did you do that? he said, oh, i missed. melissa: you're giving me a lot of details and like, no details. a lot of stories and a lot of analogies. what specifically are you going to do to take 40% of the market? give me something specific. give me your business. pretend like yo

east. during the ninety's after the fall of the berlin wall today it was directed to countries the former eastern bloc the same pattern was repeated in afghanistan and iraq during the war on terror. if you have talk about diplomacy it's a bit of a subtle way of pushing a message of agenda. to another country you know because if you if you've seen even in the eye mostly because the training elephants to their training even cheap and since they use food is that if you don't train much upon such a dance like a human being you keep rewarding it with a little biscuit or something so mixed am vindictive you jump up american people saying jump up you jump up see what i mean. from very early on africa became the focus of attention as the u.s. and soviet union were trying to gain zones of influence countries like somalia ethiopia and kenya received help. there's a lot of pieces that the u.s. would be easy to prove to them or the police does that mean that the united states is doing business to actually be providing food at the same time. there's no politics behind going in there we're trying to do things

east. during the ninety's after the fall of the berlin wall today it was directed to countries the former eastern bloc the same pattern was repeated in afghanistan and iraq during the war on terror. if you are took aboard diplomacy it's a bit of subtle way of pushing a message on agenda. to another country you know because if you've seen even in a more circus training elephants to their training even cheap and since they use food in them if you don't train much fun to dance like a human being you keep rewarding it with a little biscuit or something so next time vindictive you jump up american people saying jump up you jump up you see what i mean. from very early on africa became the focus of attention as the u.s. and soviet union were trying to gain zones of influence countries like somalia ethiopia and kenya received help. there's a little peace is good as it would be easy to prove to them or the police does that mean that the united states is doing business to actually be providing food at the same time. there's no politics behind it it's going in there we're trying to do things in a way that i

remember, berlin, once home to the symbol of the cold war. dividing east from west. a city that lived in constant fear of nuclear detonation was the president's back drop for a dramatic new proposal to reduce the world's nuclear stockpile. in sweltering 92-degree heat, behind eight feet of bullet proof glass at the brandenburg gate, president obama paid homage to predecessors who confronted communist in this country. >> ich bin ein. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> for all of the authorities of government it is citizens who choose to decide whether to be defined by a wall or tear it down. >> reporter: this city who once cowered under the threat of a mushroom cloud, president obama outlined a drastic recallbration on how the world's nuclear powers address nuclear threat. called the u.s. and russia to reduce nuclear arsenals by one-third. scrap the cold war era strategy to retaliate after a first strike. and the president will only go as far as the russians is willing to go. the president tried to pave the way with vladmir putin but fell flat. today, the russi

the americans and british were closing in from the west and the soviets were closing in on berlin from east. many civilians and some soldiers chose to abandon these volatile areas of europe by any possible. especially for those civilians living in east prussia at the time. they knew exactly what awaited them when the soviets were approaching. they knew that the same acts of barbarism, the same massacres would happen to them as had happened to the russians as the german army had advanced in its invasion of the soviet union in 1942. however, they were under orders, they were not permitted to leave until the very end of january 1945. the nazi government forbade anyone to leave or to do so would've shown signs of defeatism, and acknowledgment that they were going to lose the war. well, finally hitler agreed and gave the apple permissiopermissio n to start evacuating these civilians. that's operation hannibal was born which did ultimately save about 2 million civilians. so at this point the refugees are starting to amass on harbors all along the baltic sea, and it is part of poland. so in the fi

berliner" speech 50 years ago. but today marked the first time a u.s. president spoke from the east side of the gate formerly communist territory. >> we can say here in berlin, here in europe, our values won, openness won, tolerance won, and freedom won. >> reporter: the president used the speech to unveil plans to cut deployed nuclear warheads up to one-third. >> i intend to seek negotiated cuts with russia to move beyond cold war nuclear posture. >> reporter: from germany, the president sent a message to capitol hill. he wants congress to pass a nuclear test ban treaty. earlier, the president met with germane's chancellor. among the issued discussed afghanistan and the u.s. spying programs that critics say go too far. >> this is not a situation where we simply go into the internet and start searching any way that we want. >> reporter: merkel said it is important to provide a balance between providing security and protecting personal freedom. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> a bridge under construction collapsed and killed a worker in arizona. it happened as four work

the american and british were closing in from the west and the soviets were closing in on berlin from the east. many civilians and some soldiers, chose to abandon these volatile areas of europe by any means possible, especially those civilians living in east pressure prussia. they knew the same acts of barberrism, and the same acts would happen to them by the russians as the german army advanced in its invasion of the soviet union in 1942ful however they were not permitted to leave until the very end of 1945. the nazi government forbade anyone to leave, for to do so would have shown signs of defeatism and acknowledgment they would lose the war. finally hitler agrees and give permission to start evacuating civilians and that's operation handthe ball was born, which did ultimately save two million civilians. at that this point the refugees are starting to mass on harbors all long the baltic sea, and -- in the final days of january, 27th, 28th, 29th, refugees are trying to get aboard the ship and the well helm gustloff is one of them. near tenly ten thousand refugees try to escape across the bat

but much hard hotter than average across the east, going up to 35 degrees on thursday in berlin. but paris going down by about 10 degrees as we go into thursday. here's the extended forecast. >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. we'll be back with more at the top of the hour. and here we are on an absolutely spectacular, sunny summer afternoon on lake shasta up here in northern california. that's snow-covered mount shasta right over there. now, lake shasta holds the distinction of being the largest man-made lake in the entire state of california. it's also known as the houseboat capital of the world, because on any given day during the summer months, there are over 400 houseboats out on this lake,

but much hard hotter than average across the east, going up to 35 degrees on thursday in berlin. but paris going down by about 10 degrees as we go into thursday. here's the extended forecast. >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. we'll be back with more at the top of the hour. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the taliban announced it will join peace talks with the u.s. and afghan governments. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we explore the prospects for peace in afghanistan, as its government forces today formally took control of the country's security. >> ifill: then, the debate over immigration reform gathers steam. tonight, ray suarez talks with kentucky republican senator rand paul. cze

berlin city, marking the official start to construction work. it was badly damaged during the second world war and later torn down by the east german government. the rebuilt palace will feature a baroque faÇade and will house .he humboldt forum berlin the city and capital city of germany is getting its historic center back. >> critics oppose what they see as the reconstruction of the monument. they take an issue with the price tag. it will cost an x-men -- estimated 600 million euros and take at least five years to complete. >> three activists from the women's rights group who staged a topless protest in tunisia were sentenced to four months in prison. the judges said the women from germany and france offended public decency and threaten public order. they were protesting against their rest of a tunisian activist outside the country's .ain courthouse in the capital >> former argentinian president was sentenced thursday to seven years in prison for smuggling weapons into ecuador and croatia in the 1990s. an appeals court overturned a lower court acquittal and found him guilty of violating international embargoes. the 82-year-old is a member of a

two years after the berlin wall was built. 1.5 million west berliners live and an isolated enclave in the middle of communist each germany -- east germany. it was against this backdrop john f. kennedy stepped up to the ey microphone to speak his famous words. >> all free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of berlin. and therefore, as a free man, i take pride in the words -- ich bin ein berliner. [cheers and applause] >> the promise of freedom resonated in berlin and beyond. on wednesday, they commemorated the 50th anniversary of his visit. >> america's presidents are very welcome here. they can feel welcome in this city and berlin offers a special platform for their words. >> several of kennedy successors have also used this platform to speak to the city and to the world about freedom. >> briefly before we go, protests and brazil are once again intensifying. the soccer team is currently playing uruguay in the semi of the federation cup. >> ahead of the match, they took to the streets. they are angry at the amount of money they have spent on hosting the tournament as well as on the upcoming world cup and the 2016 real olym

two years after the berlin wall was built. 1.5 million west berliners live and an isolated enclave in the middle of communist each germany -- east germany. it was against this backdrop john f. kennedy stepped up to the ey microphone to speak his famous words. >> all free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of berlin. and therefore, as a free man, i take pride in the words -- ich bin ein berliner. [cheers and applause] >> the promise of freedom resonated in berlin and beyond. on wednesday, they commemorated the 50th anniversary of his visit. >> america's presidents are very welcome here. they can feel welcome in this city and berlin offers a special platform for their words. >> several of kennedy successors have also used this platform to speak to the city and to the world about freedom. >> briefly before we go, protests and brazil are once again intensifying. the soccer team is currently playing uruguay in the semi of the federation cup. >> ahead of the match, they took to the streets. they are angry at the amount of money they have spent on hosting the tournament as well as on the upcoming world cup and the 2016 real olym

president obama will be facing the east, something neither reagan or kennedy could have done because of the berlin wall. there will be some policies in there. he's going to call on starting negotiations again with the russians to cut the nuclear arsenal by another one-third, those negotiations haven't started. and we'll see the last ones took quite a bit of time. but a process the president is going to lay out tonight. mara. >> thank you so much, chuck. >>> they're demanding president obama take more decisive action in syria, republican john mccain along democrats robert menendez are urging the president to quote take specific steps to change the military balance of power in syria against the assad regime and its foreign supporters. those suggestions include. the president obama administration authorized sending weapons to the reblgs. >>> a plat to blow up the new york stock exchange is one of dozen planned terror attacks that the government said that it thwarted through its data mining. 2 of the 50 cases, the admission is part of the obama administration to rally support. >> securing the security

berliners called the plain the candy bombers. the former enemy had become the city's savior. in 1960 one, communist eastermany built the wall to halt the flood of defections. the united states sent in reinforcements, but there was no visit by the president, to the disappointment of berliners. two years later, john f. kennedy arrived in the divided city and before a massive crowd he uttered that famous german sentence -- >> ich bin ein berliner! >> i am a berliner, words of solidarity that turned him into a folk hero. during the cold war, berlin became a symbolic outpost of communist eastern europe. in 1980 seven, then u.s. president ronald reagan made a direct appeal to the soviet leader. >> mr. gorbachev, open the gate. reagan's wish soon became a reality. two years later the wall fell. but the backing of the united states, the two germanys were reunited. berlin once again became the capital. though clinton was the first u.s. president who walks or brandenburg gate side-by-side with chancellor helmut kohl. he became read -- he came prepared for a message in germany. >> alles is moeglish. berlin ist fre

berliners called the plain the candy bombers. the former enemy had become the city's savior. in 1960 one, communist eastermany built the wall to halt the flood of defections. the united states sent in reinforcements, but there was no visit by the president, to the disappointment of berliners. two years later, john f. kennedy arrived in the divided city and before a massive crowd he uttered that famous german sentence -- >> ich bin ein berliner! >> i am a berliner, words of solidarity that turned him into a folk hero. during the cold war, berlin became a symbolic outpost of communist eastern europe. in 1980 seven, then u.s. president ronald reagan made a direct appeal to the soviet leader. >> mr. gorbachev, open the gate. reagan's wi soon became a reality. two years later the wall fell. but the backing of the united states, the two germanys were reunited. berlin once again became the capital. though clinton was the first u.s. president who walks or brandenburg gate side-by-side with chancellor helmut kohl. he became read -- he came prepared for a message in germany. >> alles is moeglish. berlin ist frei.

. >> mikhail gorbachev is helping to bring down the berlin wall along with ronald reagan but also bruce springsteen. he played a concert. 300,000 eastaw the it. it spurred on the change that brought down the wall. interesting. all right. that is it for us at 9:00. i'm ama daetz, we will continue online, twitter and facebook with our news app. app. we'll see you at - hey, baby, i saved you a plate. - thanks, honey. - how you doing? long day? - mm-hmm. - mmm. - [sighs] the next time i agree to work with college kids, please kill me. you know, they're planning this blogger summit with these people from mashable and daily beast and boing boing, and these people are apparently a big deal. but so far, all their ideas suck. - i can't believe that somebody's making money from something called boing boing. - yeah, i guess so. - can't you just pass it off to somebody else? - no, it was passed off to me. the guy who was working on it-- he had an anxiety attack

. >> for centuries, the palace in the heart of berlin was at the center of german history. it was torn down by the east german government after being badly damaged in the second world war. now it is to return with the baroque faÇades modeled on the original. inside, it will house a center for history, culture, the arts, and sciences. the first stone is laid. the time capsule installed. the project follows years of controversy. the government says it is right that the palace is being rebuilt. >> through this palace and the four of inside, berlin, the city, the capital city of germany, is getting its historic center back. >> critics are opposed to the cost and what they see as the reconstruction of oppression monument -- of a prussian monument. it will take six years to complete. and it will take its place next to the city's cathedral. >> let's think of it more than about that debate. is it reeked -- is it right to rebuild old monuments in the 21st century? >> berlin is not the first city to face the decision. here's a look at some other famous buildings that are not as old as they might seem. >> this is