where the situation is described officially as catastrophic. 3 east german states states in the old east germany have had 10 percent or more than 10 percent of all their cases have happened in the last 7 days. then if you extrapolate that to a federal level, what we have is more than 360000 cases in the course of the last 7 days. and then just to add further to the sense of the seriousness with which people see things. the reality is, in 3 days of the last 5, there has been recalled cases and today is no exception. more than 76000 new infections announced to day dominate cane, updating us with a situation across europe. a reminder that breaking news belgium, confirming a case of this new variant pandemic is just part of a perfect storm of problems really, which is work to derail the world's supply chain networks. businesses everywhere dealing with bottlenecks. they try to water goods, countries on us bracing for the delays to stretch into christmas schedule that was under reports now from hoboken in new jersey. ah, there's no shortage of form in the frothy cappuccinos it cower bunker coffee shop

the yawn in deutschland, those regions include 4 states in what was the old east germany, where the uptake of vaccines is as much as 10 percent below the national average of the number of new cases is above the national average. despite urgent calls from some senior politicians in those states, but such warnings do not sway people like bodies lava kids. so she's just one of tens of millions of people yet to be vaccinated in germany. i will just confuse that and for the ones of us who are night are really excited about getting vaccinated just now and would like to think about it get more informed about it. and there's so many people, there's professionals, there's doctors and it, there's, it's just endless. how much information you can get that doesn't really support these. these are, these vaccines official figures suggest around one in 3 people he remains on vaccinated. some of that number include those ideologically opposed to the process, but for a wider section of society, especially younger children, the mere option of having the shots has not yet been made widely available. despite t

not as high as in others. urine in deutschland, those regions include 4 states in what was the old east germany, where the uptake of vaccines is as much as 10 percent below the national average of the number of new cases is above the national average. despite urgent calls from some senior politicians in those states, but such warnings do not sway people like bodies lava kids, off. she's just one of tens of millions of people yet to be vaccinated in germany. i was just confused that and for the ones of us who are not, are really excited about getting vaccinated just now and would like to think about it. official figures suggest around one in 3 people. he remains an vaccinated summer. that number include those ideologically opposed to the process, but for a wider section of society, especially younger children, the mere option of having the shots has not yet been made widely available. despite that vaccine centers like this one in berlin, offering boosters to the most vulnerable people, it's thought around. 2000000 such doses have been administered across the country so far. at the same time, the

decisive change in the unleashing of forces across central and eastern europe to ensure old soviet puppet regimes in east germanyd as the cold war ended with mikhail gorbachev and his leadership. that was a crucial turning point, because the apartheid government had always framed the debate in their language as being, they positioned themselves as anti—communist. nelson mandela's african nationalist party as communists, which they weren't. they framed the debate in that way. when the cold war ended. between the us and the soviet union and the soviets in the west, that fell from underneath it. that was another motivation and change. and de klerk had the vision and the courage to make that change and do something, which was almost unprecedented or at least very unusual in history, when an elite enjoying the most power in the world, with black citizens serving it and gave up that power, gave up his domincance. instead of whites on the elections, there would be a new dispensation majority, universal franchise elections. it was quite a remarkable transition. and fw de klerk with nelson mandela was the midwife to that

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quoting usa for the regan institute, on his first trip to germany, 1978, reagan visited the site for 16 years earlier 18 year old peter factor who is an east german who tried to escape the wall, was shot and blood to death in no man's land. the former california governor and his delegation also ventured into east berlin and were disturbed by what they saw of life under east german communism. to meet, between 1970 and ronald reagan first visited the wall a 1987 when he spoke in front of the wall, whatever has changed? to use the soviet term, who had the correlation of forces shifted? >> thanks for having me to the reagan institute, peter great to be with you, because i was struck when will and general mcmaster names were addition to mine. i think we've all said who you've done an amazing job for the foray of the development of speech alive. thank you for that because future generations will be able to understand the context of history better. when i was writing the essay and looking at that period, what struck me was how much the german public had suffered during that period. as decades passed and germans, especially west berlin or's moved

on his first trip to germany in 1978 -- i'm quoting your essay for the reagan institute. reagan visited the site where 16 years old, an 18-year-old, an east german who tried to escape over the wall, was shot and bled to death in no man's land. they were disturbed by what they saw of life under east german communism. between 1978 when reagan first visited the wall and 1987 when he spoke in front of the wall, what had changed? how had the correlation of forces shifted? >> i think -- thanks for having me at the reagan institute. great to be with you. i was struck when i was reading will and general mcmaster's essays, in addition to mine. i think we all cited you as sources. you have done an amazing job keeping the story of the development of the speech alive. i thank you for that. i think future generations will be able to understand the context and history better. when i was writing the essay and looking at that period, what struck me was how much the german public had suffered during that period as decades passed and germans -- especially west berliners moved beyond the initial establishment of the wall, which happened almost overnight in

the scene, his first trip to germany in 1978, i'm putting your essay from the reagan institute, reagan visited the site were 16 years earlier, 188 -year-old peter and east german who try to escape was shot him led to death in a man's land on the former governor also ventured into east berlin and were disturbed but with the called life under east german communism. jamie, between 1978, when ronald ragan first visited the wall in 1987, when he spoke in front of the wall, what had changed read. >> the correlation of forces shifted. >> thank you for having me to the reagan institute is going to be with you peter because i was shocked when i was reading it will general mcmaster's essays and i think that we all cited you as a force i think you've done an amazing job keeping this story of thehe development of te speech alive. i think if that because future generations will be able to understand the complexity better rated so when i was writing the essay and looking at that time, was struck me was how much the german public had suffered during that time and as decades past, and the german officially west berlin, they moved well beyond the initial establishment o