to brandenburg gate could be seen from the soviet embassy. of the 1st official we were looking out of the windows. the usually empty on to a den linden avenue was filled with people on their way to the brandenburg gate they knew just as much as we did that there was no border crossing at the brandenburg gate but on the border of course. none the less people from west berlin were flocking to the brandenburg gate ignoring police warnings. of the brandenburg gate and we're all waiting. for people over what comes through the wall again not you know the doors or shouting at the strictly come are. going to east german guards came and hose everybody off the wall. on the east berlin side the border guards barricaded the gate against the fast growing crowd of people there. as a recall there was a steel fence in front of the brandenburg gate as you know. all the police officers were behind it of course they tried to end. simulator's but as soon as we got to the barrier the 1st person jumped across the people's police officers grabbed him and tried to h

in the soviet embassy official fear the west. version a 3. way some run for important her when such developments occur you know that if it happens just once if just a single shot is fired or the border police get health it with stones just once you heard. the situation can get out of control very quickly it should be easy to throw your own guns schmoo at that point west believe medical students benedictine and my and his flatmate better weeks the in the us a border crossing. and come when we arrived we saw many people standing within the border facilities which hadn't been possible before the mood was quite jolly some people had brought food and corks were flying into the air. and fuel moved here with the in believe in stronger border crossing with little souls be swept along with the action and many people from west berlin or pushing their way across the border beyond the wall far into east berlin territory east german border police are sitting in their watch toes watching the goings on sometimes even with smiles on their faces so indeed mom

after apparently rejecting the idea of storming the soviet embassy, which none other than he was behind, so he lost out on that. we know a great deal of highly classified material was captured, the agency officials and others tried to burn and shred materials. the materials they shredded, the iranians managed to reconstruct in many cases, and then sold them at a little book stall at the gate of the embassy. these materials are actually incredibly fascinating and important for understanding they offer emissaries to go to iran to negotiate the hostage release. it's someone who is known to have associations with dissidents and bill miller, who had been tapped to be eventually the ambassador, replacing bill sullivan, but that never came about. november 6, the government collapses while the clark miller mission is still heading to turkey. they end up staying in turkey because they can't get access to tehran, and it's a great story of how they tried to push their agenda no matter what. the carter administration immediately moves into action. the special coordination committee, a subset of cou

several years later after the soviet union collapse, i helped open our embassy in uzbekistan. as we were establishing relations with a new country, our small embassy was attacked by a gunman who sprayed the embassy building with gunfire. i later served in moscow. in 1993 during the attempted coup in russia, i was caught in cross-fire between presidential and parliamentary forces. it took us three tries, me without a helmet or body armor, to get into a vehicle to go to the embassy. we went because the ambassador asked us to come and we went because it was our duty. from august, 2016 until may, 2019 i served as a u.s. ambassador to ukraine. during my tenure in ukraine i went to the front line approximate 10 times, during a hot war, to show the american flag, to hear what was going on, sometimes literally as we heard the impact of artillery,

him to the soviets were not allowed to go 20 miles from their embassy or their offices at the u.n. we took him and his delegation to the mountains of wyoming and they loved it. we negotiated a chemical weapons treaty there. i think we are still parties to it. we have not left that yet, right, mike? [laughter] mr. baker: still looking, right? david: one of the biggest challenges of being secretary of state is something called jet lag. how do you deal with jet lag? mr. baker: i took something and then the fda came out and said this will kill you. but i had a good response from it. i could get six hours of really good sleep. of course, i had a very comfortable bed on my plane. i would go between meetings and i would take one and tap out. david: some say the secretary of state plane is 40 years old and they need a new one. you have any comments on that? mr. baker: i think the current secretary of state is better equipped to answer that. i had a very interesting plane. i had the plane lyndon johnson was sworn in on after jack kennedy was killed in dallas. 26,000. that was the secretary

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in 1991, with the fall of the soviet union, the head of the plans oflly presented the embassy bugging to the ambassador upon the ambassador's request. curiously, the plans were not entirely complete. [laughter] john: they lopped off the top stories of the building and constructed a more secure access withto the embassy american labor this time instead of russians, which was indeed a success. it opened in 2000. thing thato say one despite the fall of the soviet union, there was certainly at the time a school of thought that the russians are our friends. this very building, in 1999, the russians implanted a listening device. we in diplomatic security need to be ever vigilant. last, i really would like to thank the partner in supply technologyformation who recognized the opportunity because they were the ones who did the slicing and the casting of this. thank you very much. i appreciate it. [laughter] [applause] this is the first time any of these artifacts have been displayed in public. it is a testament to all the men and women who worked tirelessly throughout the years investigating t

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embassy in moscow and handling soviet affairs at the pentagon during the time of the fall of the berlin wall. he went on to ambassadorships in turkey and finland and eventually became the undersecretary of defense. welcome. [applause] professor ofa international affairs here, as well is a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. he served as special assistant to the president and senior director of european affairs on the staff of the national security council in the obama administration. welcome. [applause] finally, we have paula dobriansky, a graduate of the school of foreign affairs, and oneed a distinguished expert eastern europe and the former soviet union. as a diplomat, she served five u.s. presidents, democrat and republican. she covered soviet and european affairs during the fall of the berlin wall, and ultimately rose to undersecretary state and is a offessor here in our masters the foreign service program, and a member of our board. i will go over to the panel, we will have time for discussion among ourselves, then we will go to you, the audience, for questions. let

embassy in moscow and handling soviet affairs at the pentagon and during the time of the berlin wall.ps in turkey and finland individually began on secretary of defense for policy. welcome. [applause] next we have charles caption, is the professor of international affairs. your defenses in the department of government as well as the senior fellow at the council and foreign relations. he served as as a special assistant to the president and senior director for european affairs and the staff of the national security council and the obama administration and held senior positions at the statement department of planning staff. welcome. [applause] and finally we have paula, who first and foremost is the graduate of the school foreign service. and indeed, a distinguished expert on eastern you're up in the forum of soviet union as a diplomat she served five u.s. business democrat and republican. she was at the nmc covering soviet in these it affairs during the fall of the berlin wall and notably she rose to an extended state his undersecretary of state of democracy and global affairs. of cour

embassy in berlin. it overlooks the site of reagan's 1987 speech, demanding the soviets tear down the wall.will return to the anniversary aftenews summary. there was new unrest in ntng kong today, after a university stuied of injuries that were sd during an anti-governmt protest. he h fallen from a parking garage early monday when police fired tear gas. it was a rare fatality in the tove months of protests, but activists rallieondemn police tactics and demand justice. later, thousands of urners gathered at the garage to pay their respects. back in this country, federal health officia report a possible breakthrough in vaping- related illnesses that have the centers for disease control and prevention says that a substance called vitam e acetate turned up in the lung fluid of 29 patients. it is used in vaping products sold on the black market. researchers may need animal studies to prove that the compound is actually causing lung damage. and in economic news, lingering trade tensions caused china's exports to the u.s. to fall 16% last month over the year before. meanwhile, u.s. sales to china

embassy in berlin. overlooks the location where the president famously called on the soviet leader to tear down this wall>> we welcome change in openness, and we believe that freedom and security go togethe together. that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. >> a remarkable record of communism's failure to win over people who have experienced its tyranny. here, an old man a risked death to escape the communist shackles. a gallant bid by the red border control. >> there was one sign the soviets could make that would be unmistakable that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. general secretary gorbachev, if you seek peace and prosperity for eastern europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. mr. gorbachev, open this gate. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> shannon: what a beautiful moment in history. your world with neil cavuto is up next. so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. that's how you do it right. usaa insurance is made just the way martin's family needs

embassy in moscow in the handling soviet affairs of the pentagon during the time of the fall of the berlinball. he went into ambassadorship in turkey and finland and eventually became u.s. on secretary of defense for policy. welcome. [applause] >> next we have charles caption, is the professor of international affairs here and assess and the department of government as well is the senior fellow with a canceled foreign relations relations. he served as special assistant to the president and senior director for european affairs on the staff of the national security council of the obama ministration neo- senior positions at at the state department planning staff. welcome joe prayed [applause] and finally, we have paula debunk steve, who first and foremost, is the graduate of the school of foreign service. and indeed, distinguished expert on eastern you're up and in a forum of the sort of the as it did limit she served five u.s. residents democrat and republican issues that the nfc uncovering the european affairs during the fall of the berlin wall. and ultimately she went to on secretary of st

several years later, after the soviet union collapsed, i helped open our embassy in kyrgyzstan. as we were establishing relations with a new country our small embassy was attacked by a gunman who sprayed the embassy building with gunfire. i later served in moscow. in 1993 during the attempted coup in russia i was caught in crossfire between presidential and parliamentary forces. it took us three tries me without a helmet or body armor to get into a vehicle to go to the embassy. we went because the ambassador asked us to come. and we went because it was our duty. from august 2016 until may 2019 i served as the u.s. ambassador to ukraine. during my tenure in ukraine i went to the front line approximately 10 times during a hot war to show the american flag, to hear what was going on, sometimes literally as we heard the impact of artillery and see how our assistance dollars were put to use. i worked to advance u.s. policy fully embraced by democrats and republicans alike to help ukraine become a stable and independent democratic state with a market economy integrated into europe. a

embassy there and that's 18 years ago and at that time we were telling washington you only have a small window of opportunity here because just like the soviet union that went into afghanistan in the 1980 s. the u.s. going into afghanistan in 2001. will ultimately suffer a great losses and the afghan people more importantly as we've seen over these last 18 years and particularly in the last 6 or 7 years are suffering for a minute as tremendous casualties and deaths as a veteran yourself from your experience and the people that you fought alongside are they aware at the time that you know maybe they they question what that it is that they're doing or is it only after the fact that they start to realize perhaps what you know we shouldn't bring it. oh many times while. people are in the military all of us and it starts dawning on them like oh this wasn't all it was cracked up to be and in fact we do have people within the military that are desperately trying to talk to the are senior officials of course once you're in the military are kind of stuck that's why we is now civilians and i i as a better and better and for peace it's up to s.f. billi

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the american embassy unveiling this statue of ronald reagan on friday on his site overlooking the location of that idonnic speech he gave urging the sovieto remove the berlin wall. >>> we also have new details about the potential shakeup in the 2020 race. former new york city mayor michael bloomberg's adviser revealing if he officially joins the race, he would skip the four early voting states and zero in on the later primaries. he said, quote, if we run we are confident we can win in states voting on super tuesday and beyond where we will start on an even footing. democratic strategist antoine searight former adviser to hillary clinton's campaign in south carolina joining us, and erin banko and jonathan allen are back with janua antw antwan, one of the early states he would skip is south carolina. what do you think, is there a realistic path forward that does not go through south carolina? >> well, i would say bless his heart, as we say in south carolina. look, i've been crystal clear -- there is mathematically no way possible to be the democratic nominee without strong, deep and wide support in the african-american community. with that

several years later, after the soviet union collapsed, i helped open our embassy in uzbekistan. our small embassy was attacked by gunmen who sprayed the embassy building with gunfire. i later served in moscow. in 1993, during the attempted coup in moscow, i was caught in the crossfire between presidential and parliamentary forces. it took us three tries without a helmet or body armor to get in a vehicle to go to the embassy. we went because the ambassador asked us to come, and we went because it was our duty. from august 2016 until may 2019, i served as a u.s. messenger to ukraine. during my tenure in ukraine, i fully embraced by democrats and republicans alike, to help ukraine become a stable and independent democratic state with a market economy integrated into your a secure, democratic and free ukraine serves not just the ukrainian people but the american people as well. that's why it was our policy, continues to be our policy, to help the ukrainians achieve their objectives. they match our objectives. the u.s. is the most powerful country in the history of the world, in larg

embassy just across from this square from where i am now, because more than 30 years ago, president reagan implored the then chancellor, or the chairman of the communist party of the sovietdown this wall. that was that wall that was dividing east germany and west germany. and you know, this moment is so important, for so many germans seeing this unification, that eluded them for so many decades but it is a commen ration of what was missing in the world while the u.s. was so engaged during the cold war, this lack of engagement now is really what a lot of people in germany are talking about. next is my colleague in beijing. >> thanks, matt. this was a first, a joint investigation, by china and the united states, to crack down on a fentanyl trafficking ring, to the united states. one person was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve. eight others were imprisoned. now china has been criticized primarily by president trump for not doing enough to stop the flow of illicit fentanyl into the united states, primarily through the postal system. this operation code named diana after the woman tapped as an online dealer to customers in the united states. authorities in new orle