we'll be taking you to ukraine, poland, latvia, cyprus, and serbia. we are high above the rooftops of russells. europe's top politicians often have their sights set on too. whenever important decisions have to be made about the eu, they call a summit meeting. >> the year was 1990 seven when a climbing party of five countries embarked on their ascent of mount europe. their mission was to conquer the summit in luxembourg. in hindsight, it was an adventure to remember. >> some countries were faster -- slovenia, hungary, czech republic. estonia, i think, as well. but the others -- i think the status of those countries was stimulus for the others to proceed faster. >> for example, cyprus, who caught up as the summit loomed on the horizon. the first task was to meet the economic and political conditions. they needed a solid base camp with stable democracy. their guide, the european commissioner for enlargement at the time knew it was an ambitious climb, and he had to convince the long-term summit dwellers, above all, france. >> the point was not that they r

this used to be poland. that's why i remain here as a pole. i am protecting what the ukrainians have not destroyed yet. >> there have been demonstrations here, too. on some afternoons, 20,000 people show up to call for ukraine to orient itself towards the west. no one here favors a customs union with russia. >> shame on putin. he will not let us join the european union. >> moscow wants to force us back to the soviet union, back to the stone age, but we are a modern people. we want to be part of europe. >> the next morning at 6:00 a.m., we are in a bus with the ukrainian tour group. first, the prayer. the group hopes to go to poland for a few hours to honor the composer of ukraine asked national anthem. he is buried in a little village in present-day poland, less than 100 kilometers away. the problem is the border. it can take up to seven hours before everyone on the bus has got through the controls. these people have been through this before. it's frustrating, but no one dares complain. but then, a small miracle occurs -- the presence of our c

that atmosphere, by coal power is becoming an issue in poland. how the fund is ended for a racist comedian. greenland, meet the man who does on-the-fly haircuts. for three decades, the case has strained relations between germany and croatia. during the cold war, several croatian dissidents were murdered in what was then west germany. the man with a top spy with yugoslavia's secret service at the time and he was accused of complicity in one such case. germany has long asked for his extradition, which has now been granted. our reporters met the former spy in zagreb for the first ever televised interview. the wall of secrecy built around atrocities committed during communism is beginning to crack. >> a prominent croatian exiles survived an assassination attempt. it was 1988 in scotland where he lived with his british wife before he went back to croatia. >> they took between the spine and heart. >> the would-be assassin was arrested and convicted. the top leader of the independence movement called for croatia to leave hominis yugoslavia. this made hi

it was the worst in poland. -- the first in poland. >> it's the oldest monument in the hotel.it's beautiful, and i'm so happy about it. it has been renovated, but i still recognize everything. it's what i remember best from my childhood -- riding the elevator in the bristol hotel was an amazing experience. >> it was opened to great fanfare in 1901 -- the real gold ceiling decorations screamed luxury. of the 800 telephone lines in warsaw at the time, six belonged to the bristol. the owner, who later became prime minister of poland, made sure that everyone of any importance stayed in his hotel. but the bristol's cafÉ was also a popular meeting place for locals. pavel recalls the golden days in ages past -- the golden age of days past. >> it was the most exclusive hotel, where everyone went. there were other good hotels in warsaw, but they were not as finely ornate -- as finely furnished as the bristol. the atmosphere was amazing. everyone who came here felt as if they were entering a different, better world. things came, so we wanted to be here, to -- kings came, so we wanted to

he's buried in the little village in present day poland. less than a hundred km from his the problem is the border it can take up to seven dollars before everyone in the buses go through the controls. these people have been through this before it's frustrating but we want to complain. with that. a small miracle occurs the present allow camera team seems to motivate to the border guards and went through in the me into one of the file is a ukrainian passages have never experienced anything like it the new citroen feel camera was a big healthy ways we've never gone through so fun to hear that she'll hold a gun when evidence for an uneventful trip with the widgets that you haven't come visit anytime you want to share your views will goes on. maybe then something in ukraine will change because of. the our destination is this wooden church and when mcconnell mcconnell beach the beach. he was the village priest in unto his death in eighteen seventy. and this is when he composed the music of the ukrainian national anthem its lyrics translates ukrai

the countries that are still in the process of becoming members would be taking you take ukraine poland latvia cyprus and said the us. when high above the rooftops of brussels on the triumphal lots of museums and a time. europe's top politicians often have their sights set high to. another important decisions have to be made about the year. they call this coming week. i knew ratio was nineteen ninety seven when declining cardio five countries embarked on their ascent of mt you. their mission was to conquer the summit and oxen. in hindsight it was an attention to remember. sometimes it is so water water plus the slovenia hungary poland czech republic to use on the icing has but to name but the others it seemed that the state of soul although skunk this was the stimulus the forty odd that the suit to proceed five cents. once all those cyclists who called up as the summit on the horizon. the frost costs for the braves six must meet the economic and political conditions to its seats to the dizzy heights of eu membership. they needed a solid base camp a stable democracy and respect for the r

>> well, they were two reasons -- it's a bit like these killers in poland. you get used to it, and are two reasons why the british began to bomb deliberately. civilian populations in cities like hamburg and later other cities. and one was an illustration of how people often learn the wrong message in history. because the generals who fought in world war ii had memories of world war i. and the last thing they wanted was a war of attrition. and they thought that bombing would demoralize the enemy population, that they would then turn against their leaders and bring the war to a speedy end, which turned out to be a completely faulty analysis. in fact, the opposite -- >> it raises morale and an odd way. >> they talk about the air wars being the defeat for the bombers. >> there is another reason though, which is that the british were desperate. i think hamburg was 42. and there was no way that the british then, because -- no. it must have been earlier. there was no way to fight back at that stage against what was still a formidable german enemy. they thought bomb

her first great love was the king of poland and that of course eased the conquest of poland so she made love and she made war whereas i suppose prime minister sharon was really the warrior he made war and he didn't make so much up aren't you so if i go to you in washington a western media is being called a peace maker how can you possibly apply that to the late mr sharon go ahead sure you know i think joshua's kind of description of likening the differing narratives to you know those those one thousand century examples are interesting and effective but the difference is of course in modern times we have a far more defined and commonly accepted understanding of what is legal and illegal during war times than we did in those days and any objective observer looking at what ariel sharon did. through his lifetime both on the battlefield and in positions of power in the civilian political establishment can see that more often than not when given the opportunity he violated the laws of war and committed some some heinous crimes either directly or indirectly and of course the victims in most ca

s secret prison in poland and as more devices collect data, what's happening to our privacy? >> woodruff: a government review panel warned today that the n.s.a's collection of americans' phone records is illegal and advised that the program be terminated. the recommendations by the privacy and civil liberties oversight board go further than the obama administration has been willing to accept. the panel's 234-page report includes dissents from two of the board's five members. for more on the group's work, we turn to david medine, the committee's chairman and elisabeth collins cook who was one of the board members who dissented to some of the findings of the overall committee. welcome to you both. >> thank you within happy to be here. >> woodruff: david medine, tell us, you are speak for three members of the group. what is the main reasons you think this program should be discontinued? >> i will say that ten of our 12 recommendations were unanimous but this was one where there were dissents. the reason the program should be doneaway with is three fold. one is it doesn't comply

in the end, they built a democratic national -- national democratic poland.or the neo-nazis and anti-semites in western ukraine, there were some, but at the same time, if you talk to them, if you interview them, and if you read their demands, you will not find any dissemination laws among third -- any among them. at the same time they support the pro-european protests and this is partly what euromaidan is about. there are many false reports about the beatings of representatives of national minorities in ukraine. mostly these reports are all false. they're being spread by .ussian-backed propagandists they're trying to distort the image of euromaidan and picture it as something very violent, something very right-wing. although, the right wing element, as i said, is a minor element of euromaidan. .> professor stephen cohen can you respond to what he is saying and also talk about how people are informed tear archly to the media, the media coverage of what is happening in ukraine? >> i already responded to what anton has set. to me, it is a fundamental his represe

what emerged in poland was a national movement for independence. somewhat like the mike dunn -- with a dramatic leader who may not have the most senior leader originally and perhaps not always the most intelligent leader but the most effective political leader. and it was under his leadership that eventually that movement forced the ruling, his regime to negotiate, to negotiate an arrangement of the commendation which then was transformed into eventually a democracy, a western type democracy of poland today in the eu and in nato. ukraine needs a clear-cut national narrative. i know there are a number of outstanding ukrainian leaders who participated in what has been transplanting, and some with great personal courage and sacrifice. at the biggest sacrifice that needs to be made is that all of them but one have to agree on a one that will be increasingly the symbol or alternative. because you do with an entrenched regime which can use force and bribery to stay in power and his russia's support. you need to have a figure articulate your aspirations,

israel is the greatest threat to peace in all those living in poland in georgia russia to be the greatest threat to bits now despite the overwhelmingly negative attitudes the world has torn us policies that threaten to use the poll also asked the global community which country they would prefer to live in. and the united states' top that list as well by nine points. so there's

it was in communist poland it was catholic poland and it if you live there that could turn you instantly off from catholicism because of corruption. well. there are there are problems with corruption in any institution the question is how are these how are these things addressed for instance the claims that the that the catholic church has not addressed the issue of child sexual abuse is just ludicrous for anybody who's actually studied this i've been writing about about this issue for fifteen years now in various publications i know this material inside and out the fact is that that the instances of child sexual abuse currently occurring in the catholic church today are almost nonexistent the cases that are that have made the news the cases that are that were uncovered and that were talked about. for years now are cases that go back twenty thirty forty fifty sixty years the worst cases in fact. are forty to fifty years old the problem has been addressed and the clean up was done primarily by pope benedict the sixteenth when he was when he was head of the congregation for the for the doc

today that's the poland adolph, that's the poland. i've had it. [crowd cheering] unfortunately despite the size of the search new time travelers were discovered. yet somehow, i know that in the future these guys won't be receiving any more research grants. [laughter] anyway, that settles it. time travel does not exist. >> not so fast stephen colbert. >> stephen: who are you? >> i'm the time traveling brandy thief. i have appeared on your show in the past. [laughter] >> stephen: great. in the past. that's impossible. >> oh, is it. then where did i get this newspaper dated yesterday. >> stephen: oh my god. so you're tell meek tha tellingl does exist. >> i think you'll find the answer in the bottle of brandy under your desk. >> stephen: there's a bottle of brandy under my desk. >> not anymore, ha ha ha. >> stephen: brandy thief. >> while we're at it colbert, is this your car. >> stephen: i never picked a card. >> pick a card. oh my god. it is. [applause] >> you see stephen what you failed is a study disproved time travel may have done the opposite. >

how much of a concern is it for poland from an emerging nation as part of the eu? how does that impact business sentiment in your country? >> we had such strong economy now. it's not accidental that we used to be a green island because the consideration of this term. you know, we predict for this year, i assume about 50% of gdp growth. for the next year, more. and you see that there's huge potential in this country. so i think that if anybody is looking at the investment opportunities, they can see that this is big country, big size of the market and with wonderful, well educated people and it seems to me that, you know, in poland should be under others and we are right now in europe for the outsourcing numbers, number one, right? we are competing with india. and it seems to me that people, they say this is very predictable. in well developing economies. so we would like to be emerging markets because, again, it means that there's something ahead of us and now our independence are proving they're all looking ahead. >> your wage costs are a third, i've read, of germ

poland. you will do this or i will kill you. he killed him. >> jimmy lee dikes is known as mean man because of his anti-government rants. a decorated navy veteran, he was due in court to face charges of shooting at a neighbor. the hostage team, which includes top negotiators quickly tries to soothe dikes in direct tyke talks on the phone. >> we wanted to try to come in and calm the situation down, calm down his emotions and try to stabilize what is a really volatile situation. >> reporter: and they knew he was watching tv in that bunker. so they carefully tailored the message when addressing the cameras. >> i want to thank him for taking care of our child. >> back in the bunker, dikes grows more dlij rabelligerent b day. >> by the end of the day, there's going to be a determination just exactly what the hell is going to take place. >> reporter: soon he's suicidal. by day six, the danger to ethan is increasing by every second. >> he was handling the weapons and the bomb inside the bunker on a more frequent basis. >> reporter: the

but that won't happen until the poland and the northern sun has risen again. people only venture away from the settlement for emergencies perhaps to repair vital and hard to reach equipment no one leaves the village without a very good reason. that usually people only leave the village to admired the beauty of spitzbergen oil and like watching the sea at night for nothing. there's absolutely nothing to see. during the long pole a night the residents tend to live ordinary workaday lives in new arrivals are given time to get their bearings but today is oldest first day at work. i was anxious. to do everything on time. but i managed to find the husband and he starts work tomorrow he's here nell to support his wife we're going to spend at least two years here but we'll have to see how it goes to here is a long time maybe six months will do it. before starting to work independently and i will shadow a colleague for a few days. i have a boyfriend. but i'm not sure she'll come here. stephanie children couldn't start at kindergarten because one of them has a cold only

he was ship yard union organizers that helped overthrow the repressive government in poland.e leader of the solidarity movement went on to get the nobel peace prize in 1983, became the first democratically elected president of poland in 1990. his story is once again the hope of poland. although this time the stakes are considerably lower. a new bio pick, telling his life story, is chasing oscar gold. it will be their submission for best foreign language film. did they get it right. >> i saw it for the sixth time. i like it more and more each time. at first i didn't like it so much. i suggest you also view it six times and you will also like it. >> at 70, he remains irrepressible, stubborn, very opinionated. having made clear his u.s. presidential preferences of mitt romney, he is also a strong critic of president obama. >> how do you think president obama is doing as a world leader? >>translator: when he was elected, there was great hope in the world. we hoped obama would reclaim moral leadership for america, but that failed. america does not lead the world in the area of mor

poland eighteenth unopened have always enjoyed this view. and over two decades he asked twenty five doctors who visited their union hall hole to capture it too. robert bought a framed his view would to a bedroom window wide open are just pretty and murphy depicted this scene she's being built in desk since china toad. a lot of children and a religious component. and the democrats on the pier. on the bridge under the seat for coleman to them away but that serve members i have for this cd from walton county government preferred to captured this scene in winter. i've never heard a project like this before prayer twenty five gosh this way have been asked to take the same scene and dad without having seen what footage of john foreman the canoe can have no gathered all twenty five paintings in the bowl. this evening easing to about the stupidest the past the post about that one has the lead story in a ninety nine percent of the open suitable course then we kind of just a telescope and is putting it together had the best part is being nice he met p

fletcher has forced the chancellor to cancel a trip to poland on wednesday. her office national keep official visits to a minimum in the coming weeks. well let's check in our thirty four. spinal and bakri was standing by to see up. but i think so much for joining us now for the start of the year for councilor macbook wheel a bit more about. the eighteen years old so that gives you a clue as to how long she has been cross country skiing the world a man standing position and in fact the government spokesman said that the canoe. oh i know that she was asking at slow speeds at the time that the accident happened and frankly yes it's her skiing style is anything like a political style a style we can be pretty sure that she is a cautious the years you know she's often called the chancellor of the small steps at any rate she clearly assumed initially that she had simply suffered a bad bruise that when she was back in berlin. i gather that the pain was touched when that's going to the doctor and found out she does have a hairline fracture. oh and apparently free kick

all jewish communities recently a polish politician invited controversy when she suggested that in poland or loyal only to the knesset in israel rather than parliament in warsaw. anti semitism has also found a place among far right groups such as hungary's your big party and the greek gold and on both of which and demonize for their country's political and economic troubles. cheese are more likely to suffer from certain genetic disease is like cystic fibrosis and tay sachs disease has been a push by jewish organizations in los angeles to convince a couple to get tested before having children. at sinai temple in beverly hills ashkenazi are being tested for nineteen different genetic acc's person and sephardic are tested for a two seat is commonly carried by that group. it's a simple blood test that they pay it's it's it's a small amount of wind and that enables them to have all the information that they need about these diseases. the first man is one of the organizers of the los angeles project for the prevention of jewish genetic disease. she says test could cost upwards of a couple thous

signing a pre-contract agreement for a five year deal with the league leaders the fifty six count poland star helped dortmund back to back domestic titles in two thousand and eleven and two thousand and twelve while also scoring the league's second best tally last season of twenty four goals in thirty one matches but now he's set to rejoin midfielder mario who also moved to buy in from dortmund last summer. while three days of national mourning is being observed in portugal after one of the country's greatest ever footballers you say vo has died at the age of seventy one the mozambique born forward scored a phenomenal seven hundred thirty three goals in seven hundred forty five matches and helped benfica win eleven domestic brands and one european cup he was also the top scorer at the nine hundred sixty six world cup in england with nine goals including four against north korea and had been a football ambassador since retiring in one nine hundred seventy nine. meanwhile coach carlo ancelotti as well as his assistants in a deans of damage watched spanish giants royal madrid edges form a s

between two great powers poland traditionally between germany and russia ukraine now in a sense has inherited that unfortunate geo political position and the result is that when as has happened the european union sets about a very expansionist political agenda geo political agenda the ukraine ultimately has become a sort of battlefield and i think that these problems will not be resolved until the root core the root problem is the core problem is rooted out and that is that the european union abandons what i regard as a very anti russian political agenda and instead decides to get around a table with russia to try to reconcile its own customs union with that with the eurasian customs union tony you and i have been to care of many many times over the years i remember meeting your gut when you were going to the train station here in moscow when you're on your way to care. you know both east and west of ukraine and we both know there are very very different places and you know every few years we get this flare up here what is that what can be an issue for a compromise here because i kn

it's illegal in poland one of the most arrogant of the countries interfering in ukraine condemning this new law well if you libel a politician in poland you can go to jail for two years so there is an enormous amount of ypocras involved here just briefly and finally daniel which isn't in serious trouble there is talk of perhaps a revolution but what is the answer is a snap election and early election the alter to stop this violence well i've been an election monitor for a number of years in the ninety's in many contentious areas you simply cannot hold elections in an environment of violence like this it's virtually impossible to do don't you mcadams thank you very much indeed head of the roman poll institute for peace and prosperity live in the states really appreciate your time thanks for talking to us. well far right groups again momentum in ukraine as we've just been talking about now as those anti-government protests continue to rage and they're making it clear that they do not favor peaceful resistance nationalists factions are insisting that the government would only listen to the

it's illegal in poland one of the most arrogant of the countries interfering in ukraine condemning this new law well if you libel a politician in poland you can go to jail for two years so there is an enormous amount of the parker see involved here far right groups are getting momentum in ukraine spurred by the anti-government protests and they're making it clear that they do not favor a peaceful resistance nationalist factions are insisting that the government will only listen to the language of force but meanwhile washington has responded to ukraine street violence by revoking the visas of several individuals and threatening sanctions from the u.s. point of view only one side is to blame in all of this because of the reports. the obama administration had upped its rhetoric against ukraine on wednesday warning of possible sanctions that the government continues its crackdown on protesters there the state department spokesperson here in washington said all policy options are on the table but did not offer any more specifics now the u.s. meanwhile has we invoked the visas of several ukra

legends the winters of the right way dw jaunty he brought welcome back ceremonies in germany and poland of marking holocaust remembrance day here in berlin. president gordon gallup has alleged the country's lawmakers in a moment of silence to honor the victims of ism or looking at live pictures right now inside the german parliament. katie been laying wreaths this morning. bill awesome gal has been mocking that day sixty nine years ago that the camp was liberated but talking about. one of the cancer post its for example where there was thousands of survivors the things some six thousand in all but a million people who would kill into ankles on is an essential driver in cincy and the mentally ill european leaders say this is an occasion to remind a soul of the need to continue fighting prejudice and racism in our own time. over half the members of the israeli knesset georgia survivors for the commemorations just meters away from the infamous gas chambers. it's in our lives. for the survivors of auschwitz. january twenty seven is a painful anniversary. one that brings back memories of the

olympic committee make him feel at ease that the olympic village where he along with poland and her parents thirsting is safe and secure. >> very difficult to get into the village without prior proper credentials. >> reporter: they do not plan on venturing too far out of the village either. partly for safety but mostly because there isn't time to be a tourist there are contingency plans for evacuating americans in case of an emergency and even though she can't wait to get her team you as a juror paulina will not be wearing out. >> >> reporter: the sharks practice facility in san jose support for poland is everywhere. from mid since may with turning on them to banners covered and well- wishers. all this support pliny's before heading to, what could be, a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> so you have to be prepared for anything. we've been informed on what to expect and i anticipate it to be a very safe competition in san jose justine waldman kron 4 news. >> pam: first lady michelle obama will be in san francisco tomorrow and friday. tomorrow she will participate in at least one democratic n

all jewish communities recently a polish politician invited controversy when she suggested that in poland were loyal only to the knesset in israel rather than parliament in warsaw anti semitism has also found a place among far right groups such as hungary's your big party and the greek gold and on both of which and demonize for their country's political and economic troubles the sheaf of documents used by prosecutors at the nuremberg trials to help convict top nazis is being put on display in berlin an interruption in israel on the twenty ninth of january. the nuremberg trials were the first time the terrific acts and the nazis against the and the scope of the holocaust came to light. what we do know is that a few months ago on the market. from philippines who was in the one punjab. the sailors who knew him called him over his head. come on along with this kind of stuff too like his old documents are things in german. they have swastika is on then you probably like this is the kind of stuff tonight. he'll do things. to realize that this is of interest by employing bullet hits and took it

it's illegal in poland one of the most arrogant of the countries interfering in ukraine condemning this new law well if you libel a politician in poland you can go to jail for two years so there's an enormous amount of the parker see involved here well far right groups are at the core of the protests in ukraine and that make it clear that they do not favor peaceful resistance nationalists factions are insisting that the government will only listen to the language of force united states meanwhile has reiterated its threat to impose sanctions or let's get more than from the capitol in washington d.c. so no change of stance then lucy i don't know if she's ready to talk to me about the looks of things i am not so sure she can hear me lucy can hear me to the violence in lucy can hear and i can hear you yes right yeah we're on live now and now. the fact is that there doesn't seem to be much change in stance from the u.s. isn't it despite the fact that the ukrainian government has appeared to make some sort of concession. well that's right i'm not much of a change in tone from the white house

[speaking arabic ] >> the son of a retired iraqi general, cattan had been living in poland until a few days before the u.s. invasion, running a pizza parlor in germany, and importing and exporting used cars. but his can-do attitude and ability to speak english impressed the americans, including ambassador bremer, who praised cattan in his memoir. after a few months working with the coalition on neighborhood councils, cattan was given a position in the new ministry of defense. so you were recruited for this job. >> yes. >> by the cpa. >> yes. >> by ambassador bremer and his aids. >> the staffs, yeah. >> did you have any experience in military procurement? >> no. >> to make up for this obvious deficiency, cattan was sent off to the national defense university in washington d.c. for a few weeks of training and eventually placed in charge of buying $1.2 billion worth of equipment for the iraqi military. the allegations are that $1.2 billion left iraq-- >> yes. >> to buy military equipment. >> yes. >> and only about $400 million worth of equipment came back into the country. and that $800 m

this unlawful if you live alone politician in poland. you can go to jail for two years so there's an enormous amount of hypocrisy involved here. will fall right grades for the choral the protests in ukraine and that make it clear that they can all think of peaceful resistance. nash's factions are insisting that the government would only listen to the language of force united states meanwhile has reiterated its threat to impose sanctions on us get more than from auntie lisa capital in washington d c said the changes that stand out we see of them if she's ready to talk to me about those things i will say sure she didn't really see getting any appointments in my seat to the imperial guards right there were like now now the fact is that i think of the city be much change in stance from the us is that despite the fact that the pretty dublin has the pits to make some sort of concession. well that's right i'm not much of a change in tone from a white house which has again threaten sanctions against ukraine. thus their escalates the white house