the area where people lived in freedom was called west berlin. the area where people lived under the iron boot of soviet communism was called east berlin. this film by the u.s. government helps to explain what it was like to live in postwar berlin. >> two and a half million people, more than half of berlin's population, lived in the american, british, and french zones. but the whole city was surrounded by the soviet zone of germany. supplying the two and a half million people of the western sectors was a system of rails, canals, and roads. >> but the soviets wanted berlin all to themselves. so, they set up a giant blockade, cutting off the roads and railroads to west berlin. >> the suspension of all traffic successfully blocked all surface access to the city. the soviets claimed that technical difficulties caused the stoppage. the truth was that they were trying to force the western allies to surrender their position in berlin. and the weapon was hunger. >> with no food or supplies able to get in, the soviets expected the allies to pack up and lea

down to 31 in marlborough and 33 in west berlin. you'll go town by town depending if you have an area lake and higher elevation versus a lower valley. you could see a couple of mid 20's here in the parts of north country in what is a cold start. hard freeze up north. elsewhere we're looking at temperatures starting the day in the 30's to lower 40's and a frost in areas. temperatures today between 60 and 64 for most. there will be a couple of upper 50's in far northern areas of the state into the afternoon. places like manchester today is a light wind out of the north and northeast. temperatures in the 50's by around lunchtime will level off into the afternoon. t pulling the rope. sean: wondering about these kids. we'll have that next week. right now 6:see. still to come, a final check on your top stories. police are looking for the driver that crashed a car into the building and took off from the scene. now time for the u local hot shots. a hiker says they know where the old man of the mountain went. apparently he moved to mt. jeffe

but when i went to the kilkenny range west of berlin they didn't make a sound. new hampshire is losing habitat for these game birds and many say it's because we don't have enough logging. the birds favor the young forest that springs up around clear areas. private land owners can help create young forests by clearing spots on their own property. in fact, this saturday will bring workshop on how to clear your land for that purpose. it's saturday morning in hudson, unfortunately for me and my party, we didn't take a single grouse. but we did shoot a woodcock which is also in season. for more information on these game birds, and the rest of the new hampshire hunting season, go to the escape outside section of wmur.com. paula tracey, wmur news 9. jamie: boston bruins home tonight at 8:00, ready to host the philadelphia flyers. b's coming off a west coast trip where they won both of their games, so they have two wins and three losses this season. free basketball gail amount u.n.h. tonight, the wildcats under their preseason and they will hold their blue white scrimma

recurring soviet pressures and west berlin after without that had been settled. iraqical instability in and syria, labour party gains in great britain, one of our main allies. it takes only the briefest stretch of our restorable imaginations to appreciate that this was the new reality the face lbj, and the realization that these were not just academic interests. these are things he faces as being responsible for leadership of the free world. there is much rich material in here for historians. let me shift now and offer a couple of completing thoughts as a recovering policymaker. interaction with the pdb often shaped the policy agenda for those working for him on the staff. as you picked up, the pdb has such a privileged and close l document that only a small handful of white house after the very senior levels have access to it. the rest of us, directors and senior directors and some dmsa to pdb would be episodic and profit by the president's reactions to a particular topic. i suppose i can say now, one rather delicate one that came up for us in 2005 was president

soviet pressures on west berlin. political instability in iraq and syria. labor party gains in great britain, one of our main allies. takes only the briefest stretch of our historical imaginations to appreciate this was the new reality that faced lbj and the realization that these are not just academic interests but things he faces as the being responsible for leadership of the free world. there's much rich material in here for historians. we shift now and offer a couple of concluding thoughts during my hat as a recovering policymaker, if you will. the president's interaction with the pdb shaped the policy agenda for those of us working for him on the staff. as you've picked up the pdb is such a privileged and close document that only a small handful of white house staff at senior levels have access to it. for the rest of us, the directors and senior directors and dnsas, our exposure to pdb would be episodic and prompted by reactions to a particular topic. i suppose i could say now one rather delicate one that came up for us when i was there in 2005 is pres

germany united in 1990, less than a year after thousands crossed from east to west following the fall of the berlin wall. the chancellor urged a unified response to the refugee crisis. >> reporter: today after 25 years we are facing big challenges. in particular, the refugee situation is on our mind these days, and it reminds that today we as a country again cannot solve the problem by ourselves but only together in europe by fairly sharing the responsibilities and worldwide because not since world war ii have there been so many refugees like the 60 million today. that's something we have to deal with together and everyone needs to do their part. >>> activists in malaysia warn that political turmoil will ignite racial tensions. as the prime minister battles corruption allegations, pro and anti-government supporters wi divided along racial lines. we have the report. >> reporter: after five years together, cheryl herr and married lasted month. she's a muslim and cheryl is a chinese christians. her parents worried about the ethnic differences but they were determined. >> i realized that we both shared

german united in 1990, less than a year after thousands crossed from east to west following the fall of the berlinall. profess osha jack some james have east and west germany issued together as chancellor hellmit kohl once promised. >> yes, they have. it's had a has become more connected than it was before. all the things taken into consideration, everyone will remember that as they celebrate their 21st an reverniversaranni there are some symmetries but i think in general, i think the sense is everybody would rather be where they are now. one is the fact there is a higher unemployment on the eastern side. there haven't been as many jobs available and there is also an aged, slightly older population. a lot of people left east germany, we want over to the west side where there were more jobs available so there is a number of things that can't be made up in 25 years given the 40 years that went on before that it's going to be somewhat even anyway in the eastern part of germany, it's a little better than the north. these are problems and issues that are going to have to be taken for a longer period of

of 66's possible and we'll go 65 in pottstown and 66 farther out to the north and west and 64 in glassboro and 65 in berlin and 65 in sea isle city and even numbers in the region and if you plan on heading to the playground, it's a nice one for that, 63 and down to 62 in the afternoon hours, a light breeze and jacket required. >> i could go for the playground this afternoon, it's not happening but -- >> thanks sara. >>> a look at stories coming up on "action news" at 4:00, including a story involving a love trial, with a mere cat expert and a monkey keeper and llama. >>> the driver in california is okay but it could have been much worse wharks he was trying to do when he flipped off the road landing in a car dealership. >> don't forget to join us for "action news" at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> for david murphy, rick williams and the entire "action news" team, i'm sara bloomquist have a great afternoon. >> go visit a playground. >> good idea. vince mazzeo- fighting to save atlantic county. chris brown's attacks? the press calls them "embarrassing" political "posturing." the truth? chris brown and will pauls op

that's because it was 25 years ago that communist east germany and the capitalist west were reunified after the fall of the berlinall. it marks the point when the country became a united, sovereign state again. after the second world war germany was of course karte occupied by the allies. and many stayed to help set up the new germany. well now, 70 years on, the last british troops are leaving their base in the north german town of bergen-hohne. reporter: lieutenant colonel john cargill has returned to the base where he was once the commanding officer. bergen-hohne garrison in lower saxony has been a british military base in germany since the end of world war ii and will continue to be for a few more months. cargill shows us where he once had his office. cargill: i remember exactly. it was the window at the top left-hand end of the building, yes. reporter: at the time of germany's reunification, cargill commanded 850 troops of the scots guards. cargill: it's a very nostalgic time. the scots guards and before us the welsh guards spent many years in bergen-hohne, and to see it now all empty and ready to be handed b

that's because it was 25 years ago that communist east germany and the capitalist west were reunified after the fall of the berlinall. it marks the point when the

berlin, thanks for that. let's cross to mike man in a live in west jerusalem. despite the diplomacy, that's not having much of a calming affect on the streets here, is it? >> no, not at all. you've seen a continuation of this wave of sporadic has been hazard knife attacks once again in the course of the morning, a touch and attack according to the israeli police, two palestinians were shot, accused of being attackers, one of them fatally. we are seeing this as almost a daily occurrence now, the attacks unplanned an unorganized, no clear direction, no pattern to them, erupting in any part of israel or indeed the occupied palestinian territory. >> all right, mike hanna, live there from west jerusalem, thanks for that. >> to yemen now where the humanitarian situation is only getting worse. the u.n. says 80% of the population is struggling to get access to drinking water. hygienist now a major issue. fighting has damaged electricity lines and power plants that pump water. in some areas, water is only available for 30 minute as day. children are most at risk, the u.

west. temperatures ranging from 34 in berlin to 46 in manchester. 60' this afternoon. holiday weekend coming up. let' s look at your morning ride. we' re joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good wednesday morning. deb: 93 southbound, we need to watch for road construction and the concord area between exit 12 and 13. some drainage work and the left lanes are closed. give yourself extra time. through 93 south down, no problems through the hooksett tolls. from manchester to salem. 293, no delays through the mill yard. left lane shifts between exits five and three due to bridge maintenance. everett turnpike up to speed. good. this report is brought to you by peters honda, nissan, and kiao f nashua. i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: the boy who got stuck in a tree in manchester monday night is speaking out about his ordeal. firefighters actually had to use the jaws of life to free him. wmur' s ray brewer is live at the manchester fire department to explain how the rescue unfolded. ray: nine-year-old anthony says he and his friends have climbed the tree on blucher street many times befo

this week we are loo fall of the berlin wall and led to the reunification of west and east germany and what it means today for germany's place in the world. you can join the discussion by using the hash tag german unification. we'd love to hear what you think about german unification. one man is particularly associated with this moment in german history. helmut kohl, there he is right there on that night when two germans became one. he has been called the chancellor of reunification. it was he who recognized the opportunity for a united german state and overcame tough opposition at home and abroad. after the euphoria of the fall of the berlin wall, he came up with a plan and it took him less than a year to turn it into a united reality. >> helmut kohl on the third of october 25 years ago, the reunification chancellor. that's how he's remembered in the history books today but he was not always popular. at his first appearance in berlin after the fall of the wall, he was roundly booed. translator: the federal government with helmut kohl in charge came into play much later. initially, the

germany in 1990, less than a year, after thousands crossed from east to west, following the fall of the berlin wall. >> voters in kyrgyzstan are heading to the polls. it's a big test five years after the revolution removed a government. kyrgyzstan introduced proportional representation. 14 parties are vying for a share of the seats in parliament. the ruling party is predicted to do well. it's up against the south-styled socialist leading party, and a party, all members of the shaky coalition government. corruption is the number one issue for voters, followed by closely by unemployment and rising energy prices. robin walker reports. >> reporter: when it comes to central asian democracy, this is as good as it gets. with 14 political parties contest, it's been a vibrant campaign in kyrgyzstan. for such a plural society, the campaign has been short on messages of tolerance and diversity. harassment of minorities, like gays and lesbians. is commonplace. in this movie, patriotic movements force their way into a private home, intimidating those inside. the same groups backing a law enjoying cross par

germany united in 1990, less than a year after thousands of people crossed from east to west following the fall of the berlin wall. >> translator: today after 25 years we are facing big challenges, in particular the refugee situation is on our minds these days and it reminds me that today we, as a country, again cannot solve the problem by ourselves but only together in europe by fairly sharing responsibilities and worldwide because not since world war ii has there been so many refugees like the 60 million refugees today. that is something we have to deal with together, and everyone, germany, europe, and the world, needs to do their part. >>> a new greek parliament has been sworn in. the members were elected last month after prime minister alexis tsipras called for early polls months into the term. that followed a revolt by hard line leftists in the party as he entered into another bayout deal. tsipras went on to win the elections. >>> voters in kurdistan are heading to the polls on sunday to elect a new parliament. it's a big test for the flejly democracy. kurdistan introduced proportional representation to

palestinians were killed in separate incidents in the west bank. >>> and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has met german chancellor angela merkel in berlin. >>> earlier in the program we heard how benjamin netanyahu has been criticized for suggesting that a world war ii era palestinian leader convinced the nazis to exterminate european jews. what kind of impact are netanyahu's comments making. in the end he accused the grand mufti, the then grand mufti of jerusalem say to go hitler says, if i expel them they'll all come here and the grand mufti said burn them. historically speaking what validity does this have? >> none at all. none at all, i would say. i mean, the concentration camps were bogg being built in the m --were being built in the 1930s. there were jews being killed across europe in vast numbers. it was not until '42 that they would get the chambers going on an industrial mass. up to they will then been clearing thousands by thousands, country by country. mufti saying burn them? >> benjamin netanyahu made this comment on tuesday, he says he absolutely didn't mean to absolve hitler but he said you can't ignore the role played by

less than a year of after thousands of people crossed from east to west following the fall of the berlinall. >>> it was marked by urging a unified response to europe's migration process. >> today, after 25 years, we are facing big challenges. in particular, the refugee situation is on our minds these days. and it reminds me that today we, as a country again, cannot solve the problem by ourselves but only together in europe by fairly sharing responsibilities and worldwide because not since world war ii have there been so many refugees like the 60 million that there are today and that is something we have to deal with together and everyone, german, europe, and the world needs to do their part. >> joining me in the studio, a euro analyst with the eurosia group. thank you for coming in. what are the' inequalities that persist within a unified germany? >> unemployment, for example, in the east is about twice as high as it is in the west. salaries remain lower, about 2/3rd of western salaries. people are actually still leaving the east, especially the rural areas and so family forntz are signi

as violence rages in israel and the west bank, hopes are pinned to a meeting next week here in berlinto call of those tensions -- calm those tensions. more in a minute. sarah: welcome back. a check of the headlines. germany's under scrutiny under its 2006 world cup. they deny allegations they make payments to secure votes. in a bid to calm middle east tensions, benjamin netanyahu is set to -- meet john kerry next week. >> friday, a man lies on the ground. the israeli army said he posed as a journalist and stabbed a soldier. that move cost the man his life. unrest continues to engulf the country. radical palestinians are calling for war. >> the militias no longer feel obligated to's dick tracy's fire. all agreements have been nullified. we announced there will be more attacks as revenge for the israeli occupiers. >> deadly clashes between palestinians and israeli security forces erupted elsewhere friday in gaza. at least two palestinians were killed after israeli troops fired tear gas and live rounds at palestinians who approached the border. in jerusalem, israel has a negative securit

west bank. >>> tomorrow, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will discuss the rising violence with secretary of state john kerry in berlin. he is also planning to meet with bawfs iabbas in coming days. >>> netanyahu made comments during a speech this jerusalem yesterday. this is how he recounted a 1941 meeting between adolph hitler and the grand mufti hussein you of palestine he says what circulate i do with them, he said burn them. >> accused the prime minister of giving wrong impression of hitler and the holocaust. he said he wasn't absolving hitler of the holocaust, but he said that palestinians were talking about the violence against jews even before the jewish state was formed. (f) investigators don't know what led to this incident but credit tips from the public for the break in the case. >> we have at least two search warrants we need to serve, to take from person of interest to suspect. we are still going to ask any disheancitizens that may have additional information to please keep them coming. >> a go fund me page to pay for lily's funeral has already raised $50,000. >>> police say tyrone howard wanted for anot

west again. it came less than a year after the world watched history unfollow as the berlin wall came down.man chancellor angela merkel on hand to mark the anniversary. germany is now a political heavyweight but of course is now facing the challenge of the migrant crisis. >>> somehow this has become routine. the reporting is routine. my response here at this podium ends up being routine. >> as you can tell, that was a visibly angry president obama hours after the oregon school shooting saying it's time for more gun control laws. republican jeb bush fired back. >> if we have people that are just mentally ill to the point where they go into the vortex and they don't come out and they're in isolation and they kill people, the impulse in washington is take personal rights away from the rest of us. it won't solve the problem of this tragedy that is just heartbreaking to see. >> president obama yesterday then doubled done. >> this will not change until the politics changes and the behavior of elected officials changes. and so the main thing i'm going to do is talk about this. on a regular basis.

berlin. in the past five week, 10 israelis and 48 palestinians have been killed in the west banks. >>> searching for a doctor just got a little bit easier. a new site that could help you make a decision. >> reporter: have you ever needed to find a doctor and done this. >> i look on the internet the to see how many stars do they have. >> i normally have a benefit book. and that tells me my doctor who are in my program. >> reporter: most health experts will tell you not only is that harp hazard, it doesn't really give you the information you need. comparing the the quality or the customer service experience or how much it's going to cost you after your health insurance pay, there's no place the general public can go for that basic information. >> reporter: he is a nationally known expert on health care delivery and policy. he is an adviser to a new website that aims to fill that game. >> it uses the largest database that exists about u.s. health care. >> reporter: they have amassed a database of 188 million care. it's not for disease diagnosis. you enter your condition or diagnosis, your location,

west. that's 8:00 in the east. and for our international viewers, we'll replay the debate wednesday night, 8:00 in london, 9:00 in berlinan eat buffet, play some slots and take in a show. >> i'm getting you're going to go to bed. >> but you've earned it. >> get some rest. >> bye. >> turkish officials say they have detained several people in connection with with a deadly bombing attack over the weekend. at least 97 people were killed when two blasts ripped but a peace rally. >> now the government says two suicide bombers carried out this attack. no group has claimed responsibility but officials say isis is the primary suspect in their investigation. >> and joining me now with the latest from ankara is phil black. phil, what is the latest on the investigation into the bombings and what are we learning about the people who have been detained in connection with blasts? >> reporter: very little. the turkish government says they don't want to give numbers, but they say numerous people have been detained. we make out that they are clearly focusing on isis. they say that as much, but they're not prepared to say that it was isis

commuter traffic for more of about 1012 to three men is heading out to berlin and a quick check of the ride if you have to head west this morning to the senate in a lot of heavy traffic star swayback at marina that as the new norm from arena through the toll plaza to mid span but it is less than 15 minutes for the total drive from the toll plaza to the 101 connector the lead to problems for 101 north or south east. >>james: the body was filed in a wooded area and decay drive and lebanese rogers way on saturday choose the torch visiting from quebec she was from shot to death and golden gate park and the harley strickland bluegrass festival let let's let police released no information same if found some of our personal belongings of almost three suspects to their roster and for an organ they're not be charged with robbery and murder of our tree tearing the such as the unidentified use him on the screen tests they already in custody for the murder of this man the 67 year-old he was sought and killed on the marin county hiking trail on monday he was hiking with his dog at the time the car was stolen this a photograph o

berlin, maybe erol in the next two hours, a passing sprinkle and that's about it. however there is an area that will give us more widespread showers and those off to the west around toronto, cleveland up through north bay. that moves in during pretty much the morning hours for tomorrow, although some areas in our own north country could see that as soon as late tonight. really the wee hours of the morning predawn. now, behind this batch of moisture, that's where the cold air is and that's why we have a lot of rain showers and water spouts across the great lakes today. this is very chilly air, this is going to be our first real taste of cold air that's come in for the season. so let's talk a little about what that brings us. so let me step out of the way here and you can see that we do have a few scattered showers in through northern new hampshire during the overnight hours, nothing that appears all that heavy. when that rolls through in the morning, say good-bye to temperatures in the 50's and 60's. those start to fall, and then i'm going to roll this forward a little bit in time here, so about 9:00 in the evening on friday, it's cleared out of new hampshire but the air

west bank. two palestinian men boarded a bus earlier in the week and began shooting and killing passengers, killing two. and the secretary kerry meets with netanyahu next week in berlin to discuss ways of restoring calm. >>> the department of transportation is expected to announce as early as monday the details for drones to be of the unmanned aircraft having close calls with planes. >>> u.s. airways officially flew into the history books this morning. the final flight was the red eye from san francisco to philadelphia. all future flights will be under american airlines banner. american took note of the change on twitter by writing quote, as refly on we remember all the flights we've had together. we will still be friends together. >> and johnny manziel was pulled over by police in ohio. someone was trying to ing toing to jump out of manziel's car. he admitted to drinking. he admitted colleen and i got into a dumb argument on the way home. it probably looked more interesting than it was. police did not charge manziel. >> all right. now let's talk about some college football. we are midway through a season already filled with plenty of upsets and surprising teams. ohi

berlin this morning with netanyahu. just this morning police shot and apprehended two attackers who stabbed an israeli civilian west of jerusalema bus full of children. >>> a man confesses to shooting a the four-year-old in mexico all because of road rage. live in new mexico with the latest. >> authorities say it was an anonymous tip that led them e to their suspect. he was cooperative when taken in for questioning yesterday afternoon. and then an arrest. coming more than 24 hours after that fatal road rage encounter that's left a family shattered. >> breaking overnight. the lengthy man hundredth in new mexico ends in a heartbreaking road rage killing. >> she just grabs your heart. the first time you met her she would grab your heart. and she's gonna be missed by a lot of people. >> dmou tony torres is in police custody thanks to the anonymous tip. police say he confessed to crime on tuesday afternoon. the deadly encounter unfolding over two miles. two vehicles cutting each other off on the highway. drivers exchanging words. moments later, shots ringing out. >> i'm not sure what's going on. there is a red ford f-150 in the cent

berlin from the valley hospital camera. let's take a look at what it's doing temperature-wise. we have some clouds trying to sneak in from the coast and the west and clear overnight and dip. we have the clouds working from the south and east, very, very difficult to see, but we have a line of clouds right along the coast line, and these will slowly start to sneak in thanks to a southeast wind today. at the same time we have some clouds coming in from the west, so it's a squeeze play today and that means not super bright weather. we'll call it partly sunny to be optimist optimistic, more clouds along the coastline and highs in the 40's and 50's. milder weather as the clouds and associated showers work their way tomorrow and what hurricane patricia or the remnants thereof have in store for new hampshire in a few minutes. >> one of the strongest earthquake hads ever recorded continues to bear down on mexico. hurricane patricia made landfall yesterday evening as a category 5 hurricane, backing wind speeds, and no word of any fatalities, but authorities are warning that the storm still could cause deadly floods and mudslides as it continues to dump

west bank in recent weeks. just within the past couple of hou hours, israeli police shot and killed two attackers who stabbed an israeli man at a bus stop. >> we turn to atika sthubert in berlinositive step. but what kitype of agreement wod be reached here to help diffuse things? >> from secretary kerry's point of view, the main objective is to dial down the rhetoric and ease tensions in some way. and to sort of return all of the anger to finding some concrete solution or at least temporary solution at this point, to calming those tensions down. specifically, looking at the status quo agreement, that is, of course, the agreement surrounding the temple mount area in jerusalem, in the old city. and that status quo agreement was agreed, you know, between israel and the palestinians as well as the jordanian authorities to maintain the area as a place where muslims would pray at the mosque, and while many jewish israelis would have access to go to that disputed area. they wouldn't have the right to pray there. and the reason we've seen this up tick of violence recently is fear, as it seems, that that status quo was going to be changed. and so, what secretary kerry may be doing on