it will look great at the end, hala. >> all right. i'll look forward to it. i'm also curious to learn what will end up happening with this car that has been the true star of our coverage. for all our viewers who haven't had 6'5" fred squeeze into that car, do stay tuned. franks, fred and all the people who are going to sign the trevant. cnn was still a relatively young network in 1989 as events unfolded right here in berlin. viewers around the world tuned in just as you are now, to watch history in the making. here is a look back at some of what they saw and heard. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: it was the largest demonstration in east german history. the main square was carpeted with a half million people. the city virtually came to a standstill. >> our top story, the iron curtain between east germany and west berlin has come tumbling down. east germany sal lauing its citizens to go anywhere they wish. >> east jer germany's leaders have taken a sledgehammer to the wall. there's no longer any point of it being there. a prospect that no one could have pr

i'm hala garadi. special coverage of the momentous event, the fall of the berlin wall. we'll get to all of that in a moment. first, i want to update you on the other top stories of the day, including this one. two u.s. citizens held by north korea are now back in the united states. kenneth bae and matthew todd miller arrived back on u.s. soil early this morning. they were released after u.s. director of national intelligence, james clapper flew to north korea to discuss the men's situation. kenneth bae spent more than two years in prison. he spoke shortly after arriving in the united states. listen. >> i just want to say thank you all for supporting me and standing by me during this time. and it's been just amazing blessing to see so many people being involved, getting me released the last two years and not to mention -- not only mentioning for the thousands of people who have been praying for me as well. >> kenneth bae there. matthew todd miller had been detained since april. he spent a lot less time

join jim clancy and hala gorani for special reports live from berlin.e all weekend long, kicking off at 1700 central european time on friday. well would love for you to join us. >>> well, we move now to weather. one year after typhoon haiyan visited the philippines, we'll visit a rebuilding effort. introducing the citi® double cash card. it lets you earn cash back when you buy and again as you pay. that's cash back twice. it's cash back with a side of cash back. the citi double cash card. the only card that lets you earn cash back twice on every purchase with 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay . with two ways to earn, it makes a lot of other cards seem one-sided. >>> welcome back, everyone. i'm zain asher. i'm glad to be with you at this hour. now that he is apparently walking on his own again, is kim jong un following in his father's footsteps? a former bodyguard for the late kim jong il, his late dad fears the younger kim may outpace his father's cruelty. he saw and survived both sides of the regime. paula hancocks has the story. >> reporter: not for t

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you have to george halas of mike ditka and then lovey smith comes next. >> i see anything as his respects to the past or present. i am proud to be here. i am proud of what a learned from lovie. >> i realize thousand chicago for a long time. i'm sure there'll be a little of that. as far as the game is concerned 1 sweetie off is another game you're trying to win. the blackhawks held a final practice at "johnny's ice house" before embarking on the six- game "circus road trip." they are just three- and- four on the road this year, but have won three of their last four games. rookie adam clendening has been called up from rockford to shore up the back line. puck drops at eight tonight in calgary. the bulls road trip continues in sacramento tonight but derrick rose and pau gasol won't play again. coach thibodeau ruled them both out this morning. rose has missed three straight games with a hamstring injury, but he says it's feeling better. gasol's calf injury has not improved, but he's confident it's not a long- term issue. term issue. >>a1 im a big change in the weather. we're going to bring so

the bears only held a walk- through at halas hall yesterday, and will travel to detroit for an 11:30kick- off tomorrow. lance briggs and kyle fuller are still listed as game- time decisions. the bears had trouble moving the ball against tampa and now they're facing the top- ranked rushing defense. the lions have gotten to jay cutler before, so he knows th q.sged of >> they do a great job of collapsing the pocket. the have the big-in the middle that are forcing the of and everybody right into your lap. they make a really difficult. the white sox have added some much- needed power to go with jose abreu. 35- year- old adam laroche signed a two- year deal worth 25- million dollars. he's a left- handed batter who will mostly d-h and fill- in at first base. laroche is already familiar with the south side his dad coached here in the early ninties and he as.g out at comis ak o the roere sox of broang at a young age. our teacher of the month puts his students on the air. >>and still to come why brown bag lunches are getting a failing grade.. >>our november teacher of the month graduated from

the bears got several players back during practice at halas hall. jon bostic and marquis wilson both returned from injury. lance briggs expects to play sunday night against the packers, after missing three games with a rib injury. he also understands his career with the bears could be drawing to a close. >> could be the last time playing the packers. >> could not have asked for a better situation. >> touchdown. he scored three times with 148 rushing yards. the huskies win 35- 21 and improve to seven- and- two. the blackhawks unveiled a 1957 throwback sweater for the "winter classic" on new years day in washington. hawks winger brandon saad filled in for patrick sharp on the runway at the "blackhawks store." sharp suffered a right leg injury against montreal, and sources tell the tribune he'll miss at least a month. still to come this midday. jim ramsey has your full forecast! has your full forecast! it hurts. this is what it can be like to have shingles. a painful blistering rash. if you had chicken pox, the shingles virus is already inside you. as

entire weekend of special coverage here on cnn for our international viewers, fred, jim clancy and hala gorani will be at the brandenburg gate and don't miss sunday's ceremonial events starting at 10:00 a.m. and hear from angela merkel on her country's historic day. >>> one year ago typhoon taiyan slammed into the philippines, strongest storm ever recorded to make landfall. has the country recovered? not really at all. we'll talk to someone on the ground to see what the problem is. >>> plus, concerns over women's rights in afghanistan. hear why some activists think some of their hard-won freedoms could slip away next year. let me get tyes?straight... lactaid® is 100% real milk? right. real milk. but it won't cause me discomfort. exactly, no discomfort, because it's milk without the lactose. and it tastes? it's real milk! come on, would i lie about this? lactaid®. 100% real milk. no discomfort. and try lactaid® supplements with your first bite to dig in to all your dairy favorites. >>> welcome back to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. >>> our top story, the

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. >> hala al gimdy, he is now a fellow with the center for middle east policy at the brookings institution. good to have you back. you wrote a piece for al jazeera titled the peace process is defunct, we are more likely to see more violence and bloodshed. do you see anything stopping it? >> no, i don't, and i think that's exactly what the point of the piece i wrote was. and that is, you know, you can't simply leave the parties to their own devices in which pure party dynamics are dictating evens on the ground. that situation is one that is very likely to produce violence. exactly like the kind that we've seen. so there has to be something to constrain the parties. and pleadings by the american secretary of state aren't enough. there has to be actual mechanisms in place to prevent israel as the stronger party from doing the sort of damage that it is capable of doing as we saw in gaza, repeatedly. and as we have a hint of in jerusalem. >> right, and we are seeing a very substantial reaction from the israeli government. you write how you're concerned about the a catastrophic israeli overreact

a cauldron of anchor below the surface at halas hall. in 37 years i've never seen such a total collapse. brendan marshaled the only one who stepped forward to question the talent. mel tucker said yesterday he will never threw a player under the bus. a lot of guys would like to see him on a bus out of town. saying he is not focusing on alps has called for his head. after giving up 106 points in two games no plans to change his style. >> right now talking to guys, it's not one of those times where i am angry. however, we all get angry at times, how do we turn them into production? >> how is melton tucker handling this? angry? >> i don't know if angry is the right word but he is fired up. he should be. i think everybody is fired up. we don't like where we are. especially after the last two performances. everybody should be fired up. >> moving ford that's what we have to do in life and in the scheme. if we keep looking back at everything, things will get worse and we can't afford for that happen. >> the coach is as down as i have seen him. h

join jim clancy, fred who you just saw and hala gorani live from berlin all weekend long, kicking offt 1700 central european time on friday. >>> an earthquake has struck underwater just off the east coast of papua new guinea. meteorologist derek van damme joins us from the international weather center with more about it. derek? >> that's right, natalie. it occurred about 10:30 local time in papua new guinea. that was on thursday evening. this is the latest magnitude 6.6. that's down from what was originally a 6.9. the depth was 43.2 kilometers. again, this was offshore. and it was between papua new guinea and new britain. this is an area known as the ring of fire. kind of a hot spot for seismic activity really. no tsunami threat from this particular earthquake. and there have been no reports of injuries or damages. we want to keep you informed on what is happening. >>> this is a sight you don't normally see, at least this time of year. surfing in the mediterranean. not an area you would see waves. we have had a major storm or at least a low-pressure system really churn up the waves ac