even today when helmut schmidt talks people sit up and listen. we take a look back and a slide and three. so much sense his new puppy oh eight has helped keep his life new meaning to the death of his points in twenty ten to two were married sixty eight years siemens was a cold sometimes when i'm cautiously. the day when i wake up in the morning and then i realized is no annual event. many germans remember schmidt's effective management of the nineteen sixty two top prizes. when he was a minister in the city state of ca mau. it helps to kill his reputation as a do er and propel his political career to new heights. seven years they said that teaches some and to governments as defence minister for bench on saturday. when bond resigns in the wake of a spying scandal in nineteen seventy four. schmidt's received overwhelming support to succeed him. his chops the ship sail and tight end times. student protests in bomb attacks by the left wing militant group the red army faction. then came schmidt's biggest challenge the hijacking of tons of sites one ei

after his two terms as chancellor, and enjoyed helmut schmidt.e still makes regular public appearances. he's wheelchair-bound. his mind is as vigorous as ever. he remains one of the great political authorities of the day. >> here in berlin, it is beginning to feel like a lot like xmas. and around the world, many christian workers are getting ready to celebrate the holiday. they're traveling to the holy land which the bible says was the birthplace of cries. they will be lined up to see christianity's oldest and holiest of churches which is currently undergoing restoration. >> this is the new workplace. the roof of the church of nativity in bethlehem. they are testing be beings that have supported the church for centries. the elements have taken a heavy toll. >> we are trying to replace only the parts which will not withstand the load anymore. we want to leave the structure as close as we can to the way it was before. we use wood that we found in italy, the same age as they would here and with the same characteristics. >> the family has been involv