that's because it was 25 years ago that communist east germany and the capitalist west were reunifiedfter the fall of the berlin wall. 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 e

some other .owns this is less true for other countries, especially other states, especially in west germanyso, yes. if the political administration is efficient and committed, this wave of migrants can be integrated, yes. i think so. thethere are -- and at sites, the right wing radical sites, even more than protests? yes, this is true. anchor, talking about integration, the number of people coming into germany keeps going up and up. it is a huge challenge for the government and the authorities, in general. professor: yes, it is a huge challenge, but the government of the grand coalition is committed to have a solution for this challenge. numbers that we do not know exactly in the next month, but i think it will be around a million, not 5 million or 7 million. these are numbers of the right wing. and, of course, on the other side, europe has to their share, course, it and, of next two,t over the 3, 4, 10 years. it has to be limited. there are possibilities, and limited. it is not the mentality. the mentality of the big amount of germans, they are saying we have to help these refugees. they a

all involve death, and all involve the badder mine off group. >> the red army faction in west germanynd of marxist vanguard groups. the red brigade in the japanese red army, the weathermen in the united states. these were people who felt that the capitalist structures were unjust and needed to be destroyed and the only effective way of doing that was through violence. >> the german police have been waging a relentless war against the terrorists, capturing some, killing some. but the leaders of the group have often had more influence from inside prison than outside. authorities claim this man, andreas butter, continued to mastermind terrorist operations from inside prison, passing instructions through his attorneys. >> one of the bauder monoff gang said one of the most fantastic thing in the 1970s was not to be a rock star but to be a revolutionary. >> unlike the i.r.a. or other groups, the red army faction kills selectively, prosecutors, bankers, leaders of the society they wish so fervently to destroy. >> they thought the more high profile the assassination or kidnapping, the more li

. >> this is the same exact bulova alarm clock he used in 1955 made in west germany, by the way. that shows how old it is. >> reporter: of course when the car hits 88 miles per hour, required speed to travel in time according to the movies, it's being rereleased today --

and it works hugely successfully in cases like west germany, south korea and japan. >> ways that the country spend the next 70 years repeating but not achieving. i don't think the position should be we can't do anything if 300,000 died in a civil war in a country like syria. if millions have been driven from their homes, there's nothing we can do. everything will be another iraq or vietnam. that sound of despair is a dangerous road leading to american isolationism. when the united states says there's nothing we can do, it's a few years later it has to intervene, and arguably at a high cost because it waited. >> thank you, the panel is next. >> the way they treat yate citizens of colours, it's not good at a basic level. now you want them rolling through the streets like robocop. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. i

. ♪ >> west germany was the most eastern country in nato. d about soviet troops, masses and masses of soviet troops in eastern germany. what would become of them? one of the great successes of the unification was the merging of the two armies. ♪ >> there are pluses and minuses about german unification, but the pluses are much bigger. please. ♪ >> thanks to sharing what he saw back then. what we are seeing right now, news on the world's biggest economy. >> the u.s. of economy looks strong, but is it strong enough to withstand an interest-rate hike by the federal reserve? there has not been one for a long time. the latest death that suggests turbulence in the global economy may have finally hit the nation, making a great hike this year less likely. labor figures showed slower job creation. we will go to our correspondent in a moment. first, this report. >> fewer sparks are flying on the u.s. job market these days. september, employers hired fewer people than analysts expected, 142,000, and the august numbers had to be corrected downwards. the n

the way west germany was relaxed in that respect, although we had a very active terrorist movement, the raf, which killed people all over the place, we managed to differentiate them and we should differentiate now. erik: i think most people forget about it. what is more dangerous is when politicians and parties start complaining about the numbers of refugees coming. that is more dangerous. that is when you reach a lot of people. and those words worry me a lot more gemma people say at a pegida rally. we are hearing some words from the chancellor's political party. the chancellor had a very unpleasant meeting with her party in an eastern town where several suggested she ought to be stepping down. that concernw about the tide of migration is rising within the wider population? erik had said this is confined to a small movement. we have seen mainstream members of the chancellor's party questioning whether this way is the right one. anna: i think the chancellor is doing the right thing. her party is turning against her. a lot of people are turning against her. the only humane thing she could

. >> this is the same exact bulova alarm clock he used in 1955 made in west germany, by the way. that shows how old it is. >> reporter: of course when the car hits 88 miles per hour, required speed to travel in time according to the movies, it's being rereleased today -- >> 88 miles per hour! >> reporter: -- moseley has it rigged with all the bells and whistles. >> everything lights up. the dates change. speed meter goes to 88. you have the full experience of the time travel event. what do you think? do you want to go for a ride? >> am i driving? >> no, i'm driving. i'll let you ride in the passenger seat. >> okay. all right. all right. here we go! let's get this up to 121 gig gigowatts. >> let's see if you can do 90. >> this thing is a dangerous responsibility because people are so busy trying to take a picture of it. like for instance, this guy next to us. he's taking pictures with his phone. >> this does work? >> sure, that's my stereo. >> yeah. i'm darren revelle in dunkenville, texas. >> and next, darren's trying out the hoverboard. thanks for watching abc news. tune in to "

emily: you were born kim schmitz in west germany. kim: that is right. emily: what kind of kid were you? kim: i was a naughty kid. my mother, i am so sorry. [laughter] i'm really sorry. i was a bad kid. once i had my first computer, everything changed for me. i just started questioning everything. why go to school? this is the future. this is what i want to do. emily: how did you become a hacker? kim: when i was in my teens and i had my first modem, i was so excited to be able to chat with people halfway around the globe that shared the same interests, hacking. it was so exciting to go into computer systems and find out things that you are not supposed to see. it's a bit of an adventure. emily: you said you hacked the pentagon, citibank, nasa. that you obtained top secret documents on saddam hussein, tracked down osama bin laden's bank accounts. kim: back in the day, after 9/11, which really affected me, i felt deeply unhappy about that. i was trying to do something, to be part of the effort to stop people from ever doing that again. emily: you did all t

a lot of people left east germany, we want over to the west side where there were more jobs availableo 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 time in general, i think they have seen themselves get more equal even if it isn't quite done. >> how long before the two parts, east and west, are truly unified i don't know. i think there is going to be unevenness within every society. there is unevenness in many other democracies in roip and the unites states. i think it's going to be a function of where developments can take place in germany, west and east and it's not just about german. it's about europe in general. everybody's trying to adjust to a new world global economic situation that is not easy to develop. so there is going to be, i think, some changes, but there is always going to be a game of catch-up in both -- probably bot

made the comment at ceremonies marking today's 25th anniversary of the unification of east and west germany. german chancellor angela merkel said today migrants coming only for economic reasons would not be allowed to stay. germany expects to absorb as many as 800,000 asylum seekers who have arrived in europe this year primarily from syria, iraq, libya, and afghanistan. hurricane joaquin is well off the u.s. mainland, but heavy rain combined with the storm surge is causing severe flooding in the mid-atlantic region. the worst flooding is occurring in the carolinas, where several feet of water has caused some roads to be shut down and communities evacuated. extreme flood threats remain in effect near charleston and myrtle beach, the outer banks of north carolina, and virginia beach. an american cargo container ship caught in joaquin is still missing. the ship "el faro" and its 33 crew members, left jacksonville, florida, for puerto rico on tuesday, and has not been heard from since issuing a distress call thursday morning. the u.s. coast guard is leading the search, now near the bahamas. >>

. >> if i understand correctly this building is -- to germany because had it been in west germany family could have applied in 1950. secondly germany in the case of unclaimed buildings, germany as you know sold these buildings and sold israel with the money neither germany nor israel sought from the original owners in berlin and instead through the agreement with germany and israel and they closed out all future litigation in that case. >> if you go to the claims conference web site they are missing all the dash that they received monies for and they opened the goodwill funds. you can apply that there are pages and pages that the claims conference representing the jewish people have managed to get. >> a second comment as you know in hungary, poland and romania to claim buildings you have to go and live there. in your case you did not have to go. >> that's right, yes. >> it's a complicated school to untwist but sometimes in some cases some progress can be made. and with that i know there are many of you that have many questions and have interest in both of these books and i suggest since

germany will mark the 25th anniversary of reunification. 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

. >> if i understand correctly this building is -- to germany because had it been in west germany familyuld have applied in 1950. secondly germany in the case of unclaimed buildings, germany as you know sold these buildings and sold israel with the money neither germany nor israel sought from the original owners in berlin and instead through the agreement with germany and israel and they closed out all future litigation in that case.

we be football made an impact at the world stage was in 1982 in spain where they pete finalist west germany. they improved on that that at the 2014 world cup in brazil, reaching the knockout stages and taking germany to extra time. as a result, they went up to 19th in the fifa rankings, making them africa's top side. they enjoyed recent success becoming the first algerian side to play in fifa's world cup. hoping to become the second algerian club to win the world cup. >> wore focused on this match. for the moment, all goes well. >>> rubble stories out of turkey, launchen an investigation after a group of referees were held hostage after a controversial decision in a word and a half. the club president ordered they be locked in the stadium after failing to award the home side a late penalty. they were released several hours later. it took a call from turkey's president erdogan to release the officials. >> the memphis grizzlieies bound back against the indiana pacers with a team high 20 points and paul green adding 12 more as they prevailed. the pacers 0-2 for the first time since 2009. >> th

football made an impact on the world stage was at the 1982 world cup in spain where they beat west germanyoup stages. they improved at the 2014 world cup in brazil as they reached the knockout stages and taking germany to extra time in their last encounter. they moved up to 19th in the fifa rankings, making them africa's top club. and now we have the second algerian club in two years to win the african champions league. >> translator: preparation has gone very, very well. we are all focused on this match, which is historic for the club. >>> turkish football federation have launched their investigation after a group of referees were held hostage. the club president ordered they be locked in the stadium after failing to award the home side a late penalty in their draw. the boss says he only allowed their release several hours later following a call from turkey's president. >>> the major league soccer season in the united states is reaching its climax with the start of the playoffs. the playoff began with an amazing match. portland, the home team took the lead in the second half, but the home

east and west germany became one 25 years ago today.celebrating reunification day. she says the unification is proof to help to deal with the growing migrant crisis. >>> china, six adorable tiger cubs making a debut at a national tiger park. they clearly enjoyed being the center of attention, running around and playing and eating a lot. some park visitors were even allowed to pick them up and hold them. that's a wrap on the fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >>> the albuquerque international balloon fiesta kicking off with more than 500 hot air balloons taking flight. tens of thousands of people crowding the field at dawn to watch the mass launch. pretty cool, more than a dozen countries represented at this yore's event. how gorgeous? which will last nine days by the way. balloon experts say albuquerque's weather makes it the perfect place for the fiesta. beautiful sunset there. >>> well, we have all heard stories about dopey criminals with nicknames but a man in wisconsin is called the naked bandit and for obvious reasons. see fo

and the first time algeria football made an impact on the stage is 1982 in spain where they beat west germanyp stages and improved on the performance at the 2014 world cup in brazil reaching the knock out stages for the very first time and taking winners germany to extra time in the last 16 and as a result nigeria moved to 19th in the fifa ranking and the top side and clubs enjoyed resent success and mentioned them and became the first algerian team to play in the world cup last year in morocco and now u.s. and hoping to become the northbound second club in two seasons to win the african champion's league. >> translator: preparation has gone very, very well and are all focused on this match which is historic for the club and all like it so for the moment all goes well. >> reporter: now, american simone has become the first woman to win three consecutive titles at the world gymnastics and dominated the women's individual all around final as well, the 18-year-old overcame stumbles during the beam and floor routines to take the gold metal ahead of the reigning olympic champion and gabby has not

earlier last week the company did pledge or whatnot the redundancies at their headquarters in west germanyssive company. it gives you a great take on overall what the outlook is. there will not be job cuts there. they do have 113,000 global employees. they have 380 production sites worldwide. in some ways, they are continuing to invest in germany, but they do expect lower revenues and earnings. manus: thank you very much for wrapping up everything with the basf. here to break down the numbers for the third-quarter profit is sam. let's make it simple. sam: most of the pressure was from hong kong. each of suffering in those. q2 was zero and this quarter is down 2%. it was meant to be a good few years. a good one.it is people are getting older and the population is aging, generally. i know for a fact that i need glasses to read. demographics are behind it, but the business is tough. asia and emerging markets have a serious pressure on them. the $390 million they are going to pay for the u.s. kick back case. what are the details? >> at the moment they are sensitive to the phrase specialized ph

eastern europe, and the east germans resumed work on extending the wall along their boarder with west germany. the fact is america has faced an unending series of national security challenges ever since we emerged from the end of the second world war and emerged as the world's preeminent global power. having assumed the duties and obligations that go along with leading the free world, our country's most pressing policy need was not only to counter relentless soviet military and clandestine threat, but to obtain timely, accurate and insightful information on our adversaries' actions and intentions. so it took the united states 171 years before it finally did what every other great power had done, establish a comprehensive intelligence service for both peacetime and war. i joined that service, the central intelligence agency in 1980. i believed in its mission back then, and i believe in it even more strongly today. we have had great fortune over the past 68 years to date, to keep people safe from the constantly evolving array of overseas threats. though we are exceptionally proud of the work we

. >>> germany, east and west germany biem 125 years -- became one 25 years ago. >>> china, six adorable tiger cubs making their debut at a national tiger park. they clearly enjoyed being the center of attention, running around and playing and eating a lot. some park visitors were even allowed to pick them up and hold them. and that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >>> massachusetts officials planning a crack down on underage drinking on college campuses. operation safe campus is being launched. it will monitor bars and liquor stores near campuses where there has been a problem in the past with underage drinking. >>> state leaders are hopeful but caution about the future of the state's economy. the state's jobless rate is remaining below the national rate, but a new report points out a few red flags saying many families are struggling to make ends meet. >>> i'm sara and we have a lot going on but we have improvement heading our ware. the winds are going to start to dive down and that's going to help allow for the conditions to improve, especially through the inte

at who is looking more exposed to chinese activity, you've got germany on the west and japan on the eastoast. economy is already struggling. jonathan: i am thinking about a slowdown in germany and how that affects the rest of europe. the big fight within europe. loses if we get a weaker germany? necessarilyy not the struggling eurozone. and italy or spain. implemented such a large amount of cost reduction, they have become competitive with germany. some french, some dutch companies tend to be more in competition. jonathan: you mentioned reforms. for the last six years, you look at the u.s. banking sector, clean up the balance sheets. they have pretty standard normal economy versus what we've got in europe. the stained story that's the same story for european banks. -- the same story for european banks. why that is what -- that is people remain excited about european banks. employees,y executives in these banks who tend to reap the benefits. in the bedtime, you got regulation and litigation. abouts moment, it is regulation. i'm amazed that people overlook some of the more interesting area

that's because it was 25 years ago that communist east germany and the capitalist west were reunifiedfter the fall of the berlin wall. it marks the point when the

west lifts sanctions. we look at the challenge ahead. >>> germany's office fast tracks e.u. membership if it helps with the refugee crisis. >> home grown challenge - how local smartphones are giving apple and smart sung a run for their money in the chinese market. >> in sport, it's a southern hemisphere sweep in the quarterfinals of the rugby world cup. scotland losing by a single point against australia, ireland beaten by argentina >>> two people are dead and several others injured after one of the boldest attacks in the violence gripping israel and the occupied territories. a gunman, who was also armed with a knife, opened fire at a bus station in beersheba, he was killed, as was an israeli soldier. let's get the latest from andrew simmonds, who is there. what do we know about what took place, and the area itself? >> well, what's was this, the police say, and said there were two attackers. they have changed that story to one attacker, one went into the bus station, and immediately attacked a soldiers. the soldiers has since died. there were a number of other people also at

west." the publisher announced today that readers of germany's most popular online news site, build, must eithern on their ad blockers or pay a fee -- turn according to the company, ad blocking is currently a serious dilema for digital publishers. i asked the aol ceo about the controversial issue. >> i think there is a big problem here. the fact that consumers are blocking ads is a signal to us that we have to include add content. that is one of the things we are doing is talking about how to we improve that experience. everyone will do that. emily: ad blocking cost publishers an estimate of $22 billion this year, according to page fair. one of the biggest disruptors paving the way and the sharing economy, post mates has been on a tear lately adding partnerships such as aaa, walgreens, and now etsy. competition is fierce. now amazon is joining. you made a number of announcements today. which of these will be the most transformative to the postmates business? guest: we are excited about our api. we have an api that local merchants can integrate into their businesses. i think that brings us very c

much more skeptical of migration, of immigration into germany. >> in terms of policy, is there any kind of difference in the way the east or the wests treated? i mean, do politicians tailor their messages accordingly or pretty much people have become used to it being a unified germany? >> the federal level sends the same messages to the entire germany, but there are states in germany and the politics in the states are still very different. for example, the left party in eastern germany is actually still quite successful. this is the successor party of the communist party at the time. so, the local politics tend be relatively different but federal politics are tailored to the entire unified germany. >> mentioned the issue of unemployment. what would you say the other biggest challenge is for bringing the country up to the same kind of level of wealth or, you know, achievement? >> yeah, it is unemployment. it's economic opportunity to a certain extent because still, the, let's say, the export oriented industries, the ones that create wealth for the german economy are still all in the west, and in the east, you have more of a service-

west lifts sanctions. we'll look at the challenges ahead. germany's leader fast tracks e.u. membership if it helps with the refugee crisis. >> and samsung and apple given a run for their money in the giant chinese mark >>> two people are dead, several others injured after one of the boldest attacks yet in the violence gripping israel in the occupied territories. a gunman armed with a knife opened fire at a bus takes. he was killed, as was an israeli soldiers, andrew simmonds has been following developments for us from west jerusalem. >> what happened is this, the police say there was two attackers. but now they are saying there was one attacker. a soldiers was attacked and has since died. a number of others were attacked. a total of four police officers, and a number of civilians, all of them taken to hospital. none apparently with life-threatening injuries. the next stage of what happened has been subjected to conflicting reports. we are told by the police that definitely they opened fire at two people. one was the alleged attacker, and the other was eritrean nationality. t

west." a publisher announced today that readers of germany's most popular online news site, build, must eitherheir ad turners or pay a fee -- off their ad liquors -- ad blockers, or pay a fee. according to the company, ad blocking is currently a serious the limit for digital publishers. i asked the aol ceo about the controversial issue. >> i think there is a big problem here. arefact that consumers blocking ads is a signal to us that we have to include add content. that is one of the things we are doing is talking about how to we improve that experience. everyone will do that. emily: ad blocking cost publishers an estimate of $22 billion this year, according to page for. -- fair. one of the biggest disruptors paving the way and the sharing economy, post mates has been on a tear lately adding partnerships such as aaa, walgreens, and now at the. -- now etsy. --dition is fierce competition is fierce. now amazon is joining. you made a number of announcements today. which of these will be the most transformative to the postmates business? guest: we are excited about our api. an api that local merch

. >> if the proposals are adopted the east and west will form a government, disband militias and declare a ceasefire across the country. france germany, spain, united kingdom united kingdo and the u. fest the leaders of those countries are also worried that a divided libya, a nightmare for neighboring europe which is hoping to see a peace deal become a reality. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> a fire in the philippines have killed ten people. victims trapped in their cells. faulty electrical wiring is being blamed for the fire. >>> activists are callings often the philippines government to consider a mental health law for people in need. there's a real stigma admitting to mental health problems. mar gmarga ortigas has the stor. >> the only time she had seen a psychiatrist, she was in hospital after trying to take your own life. >> it's like a movie which is dragging whether or not to have a happy ending or not. i'm sure there are a lot of people who suffer from that but nobody knows about it because nobody actually talks about it. >> reporter: the philippines reportedly has the highest incidence of depression in southeast asia but of

vladimir putin, has held bilateral talks with the french president and with germany's angela merkel. the message from the west, we believe, is that the west strongly feels that the continued air strikes by russia would only worsen the situation; that they are indiscriminate. the response we believe from the russian side is that only by throwing weight and support behind assad, and essentially helping assad to get the job done, will there be any meaningful solution, any real end to the conflict in syria. >> and another -- another crisis they are talking about, of course, in eastern ukraine. four leaders there talking about that. what is likely to come out of that meeting? >> reporter: before the syria situation somewhat eclipsed the normandy four meeting about the future of finding a peaceful solution to the ongoing conflict and tense situation in eastern ukraine, normandy four had pretty much been focused on implementing the minsk two agreement. now that a month long ceasefire appears to be holding, they can with all of the weight in the world, hopefully bring some of those elements into play. the minsk two a

west. the new 5000 people used to live here and vice versa. but it was before germany was reunited. half of the town left and they only have 17,000 inhabitants. this has become an urgent problem for town authorities. he is meeting with the local resources director of a glass company. >> would you be willing to look at this job application to see if this person is right for your company? >> each and every job opening is important. may need more people, not fewer. >> we want to keep our urban amenities like a library, pool, and museum. the recreation opportunities. the gyms and associations. to keep it all, we need a certain number of people to justify the cost. >> they would like to attract especially young people and families. some people have already moved. they have decided to return. they moved with their two children a couple of months ago. the couple moved to hamburg after high school but said they always planned on moving back. >> when we left, we knew we would eventually come back. when the timing was right and we could both find work. that was always the catch. >> they have

germany officially reunified. communist identity and became part of the west again. ame less than a year after the world watched history unfollow as the berlin wall came down. german 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 of

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