1st east berlin as east germans eastern europeans are but it was also the liberation of russians and of soviet citizens from the same communist dictatorship which had by then collapsed or was in the process of collapsing and the revisionism that i was referring to in my earlier answer is the revisionism to say that the communist regime in eastern europe which is how james of course rightly says was imposed through soviet force that that regime was somehow the domination of russians over czechs and germans and poles and so on it was not that it was an ideology minister ideology over all those people equally and so the liberty if it came came just as much to the russians as it did to the east germans and everyone else liberty which like all the party comes with a price and risk that's what liberty is and of course yes not least because of the abuses of western power the abuses of neo liberalism yes of course plenty of people in particular i would say in hungary actually more so than poland i don't know perhaps you know better than i do of

berlin 1960 through one huge wall runs through the heart of the city separating east and west and east german residents are strictly forbidden from crossing the border at the risk of being sunk due to virtual history allows me yours to experience life in the divided city firsthand and to see how young west berliners helped those in the east. this man in this picture is those measures and clothes that he's my grandfather and in this picture you see him building a tunnel under the burden ball. b.r. goggles bring on tons family legacy to life to let him descend into a virtual shaft like the one his grandfather and other estate agents had built from east to west berlin. 12 meters underground the 145 meter long tunnel under the berlin wall took 6 months to complete its super uncomfortable here. to be our director for sending this is a perfect example for how virtual reality can bring history to life. things have progressed in a way that we now are starting to see historical material processed in a whole new way suddenly old scans can be displayed in a 4 k. or even 8 k. in the are we have th

east german residents are strictly forbidden from crossing the border at the risk of being. due to virtual history allows me yours to experience life in a divided city firsthand and to see how young west berliners helped those in the east escape. this man in this picture is also measured from clothes that he's my grandfather and in this picture you see them building a tunnel under the bird and ball. we are goggles bring on tons family legacy to life they let in descend into a virtual shaft like the one his grandfather and other estate agents had built from east to west berlin. 12 meters underground the 145 meter long tunnel under the berlin wall took 6 months to complete its super uncomfortable here. to be our director for sending this is a perfect example for how virtual reality can bring history to life is that. things have progressed in a way that we now are starting to see historical material processed in a whole new way suddenly old scans can be displayed in a 4 k. or even 8 k. in the are we have the opportunity to expand these world. making it possible to step into historic scenes we've otherwise only known from pictures were newspaper articles with can or other one was. gripping tales fr

but this installation for bill interests also sees room for in the style she glimpse into former east berlin streets. traveling through time is just so much fun some developers want to go one step further and use we are to make history we live a book how would you like to take part in the march on washington in 1963 when civil rights activist martin luther king had his famous speech. over 80 actors in various b.r. specialists helped to recreate this historic moment in time you literally marching with the people you're standing there you're looking at you know dr king gave this speech you're looking at every gesture and then looking at him seeing his eyes through you something it becomes very personal while goosebumps unfortunately the home selection for a spectacular view our experiences is still quite limited many can only be tried out with high end equipment and special events on top of that the hardware set up for home viewing still comes with a lot of annoying glitches and for many these systems are still too expensive most agree we are still just getting started. so their heads a virtua

an assortment of east and west stamped. on top there are berlin east and west german signs. they said halt, it is a border, you can't go past this and letting them know it was a dangerous area. here we have an original border marker. they are close to a border and they're not dropping over the border. down here on the floor is one of our signs from east berlin, west berlin, saying no photographs were allowed for the united states military liason mission. back in 2000ish. we saved and salvaged the civil defense head quarters in washington dc. it was 20 miles outside of the washington dc area. in the event of a fair lar area, there was four civil defense. this is a keymatic that we drew up of the inside of the defense head quarters, and there was some with washington gsa, pepco energy supplier, the department of transportation. fire dc, letting people know what is going on. is it safe to come out of your fallout shelters, trying to help them in the event of a nuclear war. what we have behind are actual items from these headquarters. it is picking up the radiation signals. the

berlin. communist russia thought its ideas, its ideology, would bind east germany to moscow forever. wall fell, everything changed. within a year, east and west germany had reunited. moscow agreed to withdraw its troops. anton was the commander at wunsdorf. now he's back from moscow. for an official event commemorating russia's withdrawal. the general tells me he was the last russian soldier to leave germany. the fall of the wall didn't only have consequences for soviet soldiers, but soviet spies, too. in the first file, there is the pass of vladimir putin. with this pass he could go in the stasi building here in dresden, because he was officer in the kgb and the stasi. in dresden, this archive keeps the records of east germany's secret police, the stasi, and the documents of kgb officers who operated here, like vladimir putin. in here, we've got a photo where you can find vladimir putin. where is he? 0h, on the end. yes. wow, it's amazing to think that this grey figure at the end went on to become president of russia. astonishing. in december 1989, a crowd stormed the stasi offices i

the soviets were trying to keep the americans out and take over west berlin which was surrounded by eastny but because of the berlin airlift their efforts were thwarted and a as a result west berlin remained free. this is all about the berlin airlift. the canada wri bomber. -- the candy bomber who is now 97 years old now. a friend of mine. we go on different panels together. he's a patriarch for lack of a better term, in germany. he endeared himself to the children of berlin after the berlin airlift because he would make these type of parachutes. he'd put candy bars and they'd float down to the kids below. he was known as uncle wiggly wings to the german kids because he would come in and wiggle his wings as he was approaching and the kids knew that was the plane with the candy. in 1948 there was no chocolate in germany. it was war torn ravish, right after world war ii, supplies were very hard to get. so he would drop wriggly gum and chocolate to the kids while the planes would land. over here, the bay of pigs, what took it place there. julio decastro ro one of our museum supporters was b

romania and in hungary and indeed in september 89 i was in west berlin and was there when the 1st east berlin as arrived in west berlin having driven through czechoslovakia hungry austria and and the whole of germany so i have a very strong memory of it as well i would make 2 points the 1st is that none of it would have happened without gorbachev decision to pull the rug on the eastern european communist regimes that was decision he took in june.

oneone we're also focused on a fast game ever behind closed doors the upstart east berlin has put on a decent display even if they failed to really threaten the opponent to go. and i did as it is. now. with 10 minutes to go punch a month of ass put the game to bed hardly happy sunday night hearing for dortmund and like to think that been hoping for the league leaders to slip up. when you came away from the weekend with no points but at least it has been a seemingly safe we start to proceedings. that using it. as far as i know with the 1st lead to get going again we don't know the government and society in general are looking to us and we have to handle it well damn it missed me. so the players are back on the pitch but it wouldn't be strange if. biron secure yet another title without being able to join in this celebrations. and now for the results. of their worst darby loss since 1966 character berlin upset hoffenheim byron's win against promoted side only on berlin was less of a surprise yes goals and points count even in ghost games but how many weeks can this new situation go on.

berlin wall painted by an artist and donated to the museum. if we go up a little bit, check point charlie, one of the original armbands used at the guard gate. little east germany and west german stamps and coins. there are original berlin east and west german signs, saying this is the border, you cannot go past this, and to let people know it was the no man's zone in between the border of east and west germany. we have an original border marker that would separate east and west germany. it would give people walking in the area an idea they're getting close to the border. down here on the floor, one of our signs from east berlin, west berlin, saying no photographs were allowed for the united states military liaison mission. the missions were allowed to be in the foreign countries, but they would do a cat and mouse game. we're going to get into some physical that some defense. the cold war museum, we saved and salvaged the civil defense headquarters from washington dc. this was located in lorton, virginia 20 miles outside of the washington dc area. this would have been the communications headquarter. this is a schematic we drew up of the inside of the ci

thought for us they did what they could and i think it was the right thing that they may have to east berlin. and the hospital is another thing you hear so often oh adoptive parents can never be the real parents but that is complete nonsense you really feel the loss they have for the children just like any other parents ever be ate and absolutely they protect you and do everything for you and your family whether someone gave birth to you are not absolutely for me blood relationship is meaningless. behove new groups for one traffic are good for me too and for me it's immaterial and fragmented and as my parents told me about how they drove to the children's home and lights where i was. and i crawled straight into my papa's arms. for me it was clear that's my papa and that's really great but this might impact your and yard as well today as to tire sharon and that's how it was until the end we were really close. best resuming a father no. it wasn't until the age of 17 that india hametz her biological mother. bends and you had no one going off. we went for a walk and she said that you and i didn'

we know this because even east berlin there were anti-semitic incidents that were draped across the wallinst their own interests. this is why active measures are called active measures. they are active and they will actively shape reality. that is one of the most extraordinary examples that we see. i also want to highlight one point, and that is around the time of that operation in the early 1960's to late 1960's. we see a de-escalation in the west. we see cia pulling out of the political warfare. fewer forgeries, no more aggressive front organizations whichlin, for example, was a thing in the 1950's. we see escalation in the soviet bloc. that is a really important observation. we have no moral equivalency. -- you cannot excel at democracy and de-escalation the same time. seth: good point. heather, leads me to a broad question for you. ,s you look towards the future and this comes out of one of the questions that one of our viewers has asked. do we see evidence of close u.s.-eu cooperation? there is an underlying issue also is there is substantial disagreement between many european count

we know this because even in east berlin, there were enticing me if incidents that creep across the wall. it is completely against their own interests. but it's fascinating. this is like active measures are called active measures because they are active and actively shape reality. so i think that is one of the most extraordinary examples that we seek. as want to highlight one point that i think often gets lost. and that is, around the time, in the early 60s to the late 60s, throughout the 60s. we see the de-escalation in the west, and is pulling out of the political warfare. that sally called internally political warfare. forgeries, and no more aggressive frontal organizations in berlin for example. there was a thing in the 50s. and with the solution in the soviet book. so that's a really important observation. we have no more and to put it bluntly, you cannot be you can't excel at democracy. seth: good point and heather that leaves me to a broader question for you is did we look towards the future this comes out of one of the questions that one of our viewers has asked. do we see eviden

north east of berlin. in what was still the german town of need of votes and a very marked infantry battalion exchange fire with advancing soviet army units. the scene is among the last in the war to be filmed by german propaganda units despite its hopeless military position the 3rd reich still hoped images of courageous german troops and fallen red army soldiers could bolster optimism in the nazi mindset surrender was not an option hitler for all that i thought fleeced what hitler had decreed something like a duty to be doomed in the high command and many soldiers complied. thus there was the sense that germany couldn't endure another $918.00 a defeat which in hindsight would be described as a premature capitulation yet he smiled homicide often in this time troops wouldn't capitulate at the 11th hour they'd wait until after midnight which naturally resulted in horrific losses that eclipsed everything that had come before i thought he was dealing with 450000 german soldiers killed january 1905 was the mont

more than just a virtual helping hand they literally got the keys to a church so you know berlin recently east it's locked down restrictions but still gatherings are limited to 50 people that's obviously a fraction of what you would usually see a lot of these friday prayers so you know with ramadan coming to a close the martha lutheran church decided to hand over the keys to its muslim brothers and sisters so they could hold their last friday prayer before their so again this ramadan serving as an example not just for muslims but for everyone that these trying times truly are bringing out the best in all of us. with a difference played a role adel thank you so much. like a football now and the 2nd wave back from the forced coronavirus break leverkusen travel to mention cloud back with hopes of taking over the place from the hunt club as is the need normal in professional sports around the world the match was played before and then the stadium or should i say mostly empty study. there were no fans at a park but gladbach at least had some cardboard supporters to make it feel like home for the vi

. >> it is locate in the diplomatic compound in what was communist east berlin.n independent company that runs it. that firm did not respond to our questions. german media reports say the company claimed to stop paying kim's regime three years ago. >> the north koreans have been doing it for a long time. if not for governments to stand up and specifically the trump administration to stand up and say this is a violation, it shouldn't happen, these types of businesses just continue. >> in january, a judge ordered the hostel closed and the german government agrees, saying we expect the order to be implemented once the court ruling takes legal fours. it's unclear when that will happen. cindy and fred warmbier say it should have already been done. their son, otto, was the college student who officials say was brutally tortured and sent home to die after being falsely arrested by kim regime's in 2017. his father said kim has billions in swiss bank accounts and homes in switzerland and nobody challenges them on this. we are going to challenge north korea any way we can.

i went through east berlin in east germany as time when it was divided. the soldiers marching outside. they would throw things at the window when i went back them up. thousands of dollars in the black market. because they couldn't tell anybody. peter: her again. i think we got the just. brad thor is a real fan there though . brad: it sounds like she has in very exciting things. if you can't find my books in large print, make sure to ask for them. whether it is your library local bookstore. they do exist. i'm doing one book a year. and i will double my efforts to make sure those large print books are available for you and everybody else. that's a lot of writers like that. i'm wearing reading glasses now. and everything a time, i found a thousand pairs around the house because i have to be able to have them. in my arms are getting shorter. not long enough to read those books. that is too cold we had no social to how important a part of the business is free to. peter: brad thor, drones have really been increasing in your books. visited increasing in the inte

hanson and to lincoln and germany and all of europe for that matter and to east and west but in 1909 the wall came down in berlin and the border between east germany and the federal republic was opened for the past 30 years now and being it has been at the heart of germany. today i want to take you on a little tour along the border between hassett and thuringia well visit places that still bear witness to the cold war division of germany and that's make tim's and we'll find out what has. change since reunification turning a once heavily fortified death strip and so unattractive tourist destination. will visit a small town torn apart in the cold war. we'll check out castle one of the symbols of german reunification. and globetrotters painted sends us regards from durban in south africa. i'm heading south all the way along the border between hess and until i reach the. 3rd cities and towns meadows and feels quite unimaginable that this region was once marred by the cold war and cut into by the iron curtain i want to find out what things were like back in the day and head over to point alpha a former u.s. observati

east. after prague, a new target, berlin. 1948, a year of fear. the person people's had not wanted this. but this time the west acted. this time foresighted men decided to join together in a new alliance. an alliance in which all were equal and the state, western civilization. nato was born. soldiers in a cold war reluctantly fold to guard an arm and not give up. a top military headquarters outside of paris. a new nato alliance. from here, they started the planning that was resulting in a conflict. >> in norway, the northern command. an integrated international staff. dames and norwegians. in france, central european command. here there is a commander in chief with his three commanders for land, sea, and air. the base for the american sixth fleet. today headquarters for the forces of five nato countries. and in the united states, the supreme ally command atlantic home of the u.s. navy and international headquarters on american soil. a similar poll of new unity in the western world. and on the on conquerable island, the royal navy with their continental allies must keep open the ports of

options today james and pools of be opened in several countries as coronavirus lockdown that is east of here in berlin hotels have started to welcome guests again a strict social distancing and disinfection measures remain in place and authorities are warning that there is still a risk that infection rates might increase again. the wait is over at last it's time for a splash again for these swimmers here at the olympic pool in berlin and despite outside temperatures not quite reaching 10 degrees celsius they couldn't be happier no this is the it's on after 2 and a half months of not swimming this is just great we spent the whole time waiting and hoping that the pools would reopen the situation was far from clear for a long time i never doubted to see as if this means a lot to me and i thank the berlin authorities for opening the post today and missed swimming interest with us let me there's no turn out of. the pools open with restrictions to ensure safety and hygiene visitors have to keep $1.00 metres distance and swim in circles and there's a maximum of 18 swimmers per lane. if we work with a strict

berlin exit east africa's held an election in spite of the risks of covered nineteen affection for potus election comes after five years of turmoil sparked by president pierre nkurunziza's bid for a third term which unleashed on breast left at least one thousand two hundred people dead. the server for a hundred thousand people fleet of md. as well as the coronavirus riske selections taking place without international scrutiny social media has been blocked covover ninety numbebers though imprinting hello. one death so far out of forty two cases. a new w report warning lockdowns being lifted will meet a quick return to a dangerous level of emissions. reports in nature climate change says at one poinint- this month it'll felt some eigighty three million that's a drop of 17% last year the world emitted a hundred million tons of carbon dioxide per day. if i was to the fore in an uncharacteristically unpolluted paris. reporter peter o'brien has this. mt streets means clear skies accocording to a report by natue climate change global co two emissions could drop by up 27% this year if restrictio

an urban need topia was defeated by circumstances beyond his control in 1961 communist east germany built the berlin wall dividing the city into and exacerbating the housing shortage. called p.s. originally planned residential blocks with 14500 apartments and a maximum of 14 floors in the end there were 19000 the park. and up to 30 floors. gropius his original vision ended up massively compromised. to kind of test. so he didn't want just patches of green he wanted a landscape with green flowing spaces between the buildings and in the. in his vision nature wasn't contained it was an intake all part of the newest state and was from this by this point vital p.s. had long been living in the us but. didn't have much time or go to it for he could only be reached by phone. knowing that he paid a visit maybe 3 times a year so. he was never in charge of the project and there was more of a consultant at the godfather of the wire as you take to it. gropius came to berlin when the foundation stone was laid. but he wasn't involved with the construction and there was nothing he could do about the final result all

we don't ask our candidates hypothetical questions, what would you do if the east germans built a wall across berlin do if the soviets placed offensive missiles in cuba? so we put these individuals through an elaborate long, grueling process, which we hope by constant pressures on them and exposure to them we are going to find out some things that will be useful to us in making this choice. dramatic examples would be suddenly in 1952 it was discovered that the republican vice presidential candidate had a secret fund that was paying for his personal expenses. now, there suddenly the presidential candidate, eisenhower in this case had to make a decision. we watched him make a decision. 1972 when the situation with eagleton, the vice presidential candidate on the democratic ticket came up. a series of mental illnesses we didn't know. and we watched the presidential candidate george mcgovern make a decision. that was important to us in trying to judge how that person who we are giving this leadership to for a fixed four years is going to respond. so on that personal level, it certainly make a difference

what would you do if the east germans build a wall across berlin?t would you do if the soviets placed offensive missiles and cuba? so we put these individuals in a long-ruling process in which we had hope just by the constant pressures on them and exposure to them that we're going to find out some things that will be useful to us, to making this choice. dramatic examples would be suddenly in 1952, it was discovered that the republican vice presidential candidate has it a secret fund to pay as a personal expense. there is suddenly the presidential candidate eisenhower in this case, how to make a decision. we watched him make a decision. 1972 in the situation with, the vice presidential candidate of the democratic. came up on a series of mental illness. we watched the presidential candidate make a decision. that was important to us and trying to judge how that person we were giving this leadership to from four to six years is going to respond. from that personal level it definitely makes a difference. >> same question to you. steven's response to it.

germany she grew up in the us we're inside an old guard tower from the days of communist east germany the war divided berlin 110980 9 in the us biological father is from guinea he was studying at the university of light see when he met her biological mother but she was married and her husband was in jail nevertheless he said he could imagine raising the child. ever stop money does it but he didn't know that i was going to look the way i look at it as an issue that i would be a black child this auntie's a man who died because i'm leaders and this man was a hard core rightwinger. and it's not my not what he got out of jail soon after i was born. it was obvious that i wasn't a white child. and had hired and he tried he attempted to kill me. or and my electrician with my biological mother saw him dangling me out the window so in all likelihood she said before the child is killed i will send her away. if he had to and at some point and she decided to put me up for adoption. out of 2 thirds of. us to hire. a lion the last move wardens for i think that subconsciously in any case you never forget that you were aban