berlin ist frei. >> all as possible. berlin is free. barack obama came in 2008, only a candidate at the time and was refused permission to speak at the brandenburg gate. he got the victory column. hundreds of thousands turned out to hear his message of change. after eight years of george w. bush, he represented a different america. he stressed berlin's a special place in history. >> this city, of all cities, knows the dream of freedom. [applause] >> now, barack obama is back in berlin, as president. this time, he will get his speech at the brandenburg date and the city waits again for its message from america. clicks onto business news now. deep cuts could be on the way for the second largest bank, commerce bank. they are looking to cut 1/10 of their staff. >> sources say and they're looking to cut he 5000 jobs. there have been weeklong negotiations between management and workers. it is still partially stayed on after a bailout in 2009. german shares managed to lock in a very modest gains. dorothea holt sent us this from the frankfurt s

berlin ist frei. >> all as possible. berlin is free. barack obama came in 2008, only a candidate at the time and was refused permission to speak at the brandenburg gate. he got the victory column. hundreds of thousands turned out to hear his message of change. after eight years of george w. bush, he represented a different america. he stressed berlin's a special place in history. >> this city, of all cities, knows the dream of freedom. [applause] >> now, barack obama is back in berlin, as president. this time, he will get his speech at the brandenburg date and the city waits again for its message from america. clicks onto business news now. deep cuts could be on the way for the second largest bank, commerce bank. they are looking to cut 1/10 of their staff. >> sources say and they're looking to cut he 5000 jobs. there have been weeklong negotiations between management and workers. it is still partially stayed on after a bailout in 2009. german shares managed to lock in a very modest gains. dorothea holt sent us this from the frankfurt s

. >> hello, berlin. well, thank you chancellor merkel for your leadership, your friendship, and the example of your life. from a child of the east to the leader of a free and united germany. as i've said, angela and i don't exactly look like previous german and american leaders, but the fact that we can stand here today along the fault line where a city was divided speaks to an eternal truth -- no wall can stand against the yearning of justice, the yearnings for freedom, the yearnings for peace that burns in the human heart. mayor, distinguished guests, and especially the people of berlin and germany, thank you for this extraordinarily warm welcome. in fact, it's so warm and i feel so good that i'm actually going to take off my jacket. anyone else who wants to, feel free to. we can be a little more informal among friends. as your chancellor mentioned five years ago i had the privilege to address this city as senator. today i'm proud to return as president of the united states. i bring with me the endurin

berlin's brandenburg gate, u.s. president barack obama renews calls for a reduction of nuclear arms. >> four u.s. soldiers were killed airing a telegram -- taliban attack on the bob graham air base in afghanistan. -- the bahgram airbase in afghanistan. >> thanks for being with us. president barack obama has delivered a highly anticipated beach at berlin's random burgh gate. the address through heavily on history and also drew a number of rowing concerns that have tainted obama's image among germans. >> among them, the prison surveillance program and the expansion of the drone wars under the obama administration. the iconic vandenberg gate -- brandenburg gate has seen previous speeches by john f. kennedy and ronald reagan that made new policy commitments. the centerpiece of obama's speech was an announcement for a renewed push for nuclear arms reduction. >> the sun blazed down as the crowd waited for the president and chancellor. barack obama followed in the footsteps of previous u.s. leaders setting out foreign- pol

. >> 1963, two years after the berlin wall was built. 1.5 million west berliners live and an isolated enclave in the middle of communist each germany -- east germany. it was against this backdrop john f. kennedy stepped up to the ey microphone to speak his famous words. >> all free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of berlin. and therefore, as a free man, i take pride in the words -- ich bin ein berliner. [cheers and applause] >> the promise of freedom resonated in berlin and beyond. on wednesday, they commemorated the 50th anniversary of his visit. >> america's presidents are very welcome here. they can feel welcome in this city and berlin offers a special platform for their words. >> several of kennedy successors have also used this platform to speak to the city and to the world about freedom. >> briefly before we go, protests and brazil are once again intensifying. the soccer team is currently playing uruguay in the semi of the federation cup. >> ahead of the match, they took to the streets. they are angry at the amount of money they have spent on hosting the tournament as

. >> 1963, two years after the berlin wall was built. 1.5 million west berliners live and an isolated enclave in the middle of communist each germany -- east germany. it was against this backdrop john f. kennedy stepped up to the ey microphone to speak his famous words. >> all free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of berlin. and therefore, as a free man, i take pride in the words -- ich bin ein berliner. [cheers and applause] >> the promise of freedom resonated in berlin and beyond. on wednesday, they commemorated the 50th anniversary of his visit. >> america's presidents are very welcome here. they can feel welcome in this city and berlin offers a special platform for their words. >> several of kennedy successors have also used this platform to speak to the city and to the world about freedom. >> briefly before we go, protests and brazil are once again intensifying. the soccer team is currently playing uruguay in the semi of the federation cup. >> ahead of the match, they took to the streets. they are angry at the amount of money they have spent on hosting the tournament as

and at the end of june, that famous eastern ien berliner speech in east berlin. he sent a bugal call that america was on the side of freedom. we're going to look at the speech of the american university, 50 years ago next week. at the time after the face-off of the soviets and the cuban missile crisis, the war was focused on the nuclear threat. you see in this cartoon from the "washington post." just two weeks later kennedy want -- warned that the genie would be out of the bottle if an agreement were not found soon. against that background came kennedy's historic speech at american university. >> i'm talking about gene win peace. the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living and the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and build better lives for their children. peace for americans and for all men and women. not merely peace in our time but peace in all time. our most basic common link is at we inhabit this small planet, we all breathe the same air, we all cherish our children's futures and we are their example. >> michael beschloss, an

giving you live pictures from berlin, germany. more ahead on "today in the bay." >>> welcome back, everybody, on wednesday morning. live out to the new york stock exchange. >> super herosuperheroes. >> going all america. captain america helping ring it in. investors likely sitting on their hands waiting to hear what ben bernanke says about pouring money into the economy. superhero welcome. living large on wednesday, june 19th. this is "today in the bay." good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. new this morning, live to berlin, germany, where president obama speaking to a large crowd renewing his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles. "today in the bay's" danielle lee joins us live in washington with more on the president's speech. >> good morning. president obama speaking to a crowd of 6,000 people right now. speaking standing at the historic brandenburg gate where president kennedy spoke 50 years ago making the defiant cold war speech. take a> we can be more informal among friends

>> i am a berliner, words of solidarity that turned him into a folk hero. during the cold war, berlin became a symbolic outpost of communist eastern europe. in 1980 seven, then u.s. president ronald reagan made a direct appeal to the soviet leader. >> mr. gorbachev, open the gate. reagan's wi soon became a reality. two years later the wall fell. but the backing of the united states, the two germanys were reunited. berlin once again became the capital. though clinton was the first u.s. president who walks or brandenburg gate side-by-side with chancellor helmut kohl. he became read -- he came prepared for a message in germany. >> alles is moeglish.

ich bin ein berliner. well, 50 years after john kennedy, barack obama stood at the gate signaling his support for nuclear arms reduction, the need to move beyond the mind-set of perpetual war, and committing himself to closing guantanamo. tonight the politics of berlin. what his close partnership with merkel says about a woman's readiness for world leadership. is merkel showing the way for hillary and making it easier for hillary to take on a world leadership role. howard fineman and eugene robinson, a columnist for the washington post. both are msnbc political analysts. before his speech today, president obama shared a podium with german chancellor angela merkel and noted that they don't look like leaders of the past. let's listen. >> thank you, chancellor merkel for your leadership. your friendship. and the example of your life. from a child of the east to the leader of a free and united germany, as i've said angela and i don't exactly look like previous german and american leaders. but the fact that we

coming up, rebuilding berlin's palace. find out why it is so controversial. >> and a possible threat to borderless travel in europe. >> welcome back to ep up its efforts to fight tax evasion with sweeping new regulations on banking transparency. the proposal from the european commission would force banks to provide the authorities with far more information on their customers' accounts. until now, they have reported only on interest payments. the new plan would include account balances, dividends, capital gains, and more. the world's most celebrated footballer has been accused himself of tax fraud. >> barcelona superstar leonel messi and his farther -- father are facing allegations that they owe some 4 million euros in back taxes. the complaint accuses them of filing fraudulent tax returns from 2006 two 2009. and of using shell companies and tax havens. messi and his father deny any wrongdoing. >> one year from today, the soccer world cup will kick off in brazil. it is estimated that around 28 million people will visit the

in berlin today, president obama said he knew the path to peace would be fraught with challenges. he said the afghan government is also a key part of the process. >> the parties there have been fighting for a very long time, even before 9/11, and we do not expect that it will be easy, but we do think ultimately that we will need to see afghans talking to afghans about how they can move forward and end the cycle of violence there so they can start actually building their country. >> the taliban, for their part, pledge to keep up attacks on nato-led forces, even while pursuing talks to end what they call the foreign occupation of afghanistan. >> the swiss lower house of parliament has formally rejected a bill that would have allowed banks to settle a tax evasion dispute with the united states. >> the legislation would have made it possible for swiss banks to provide information about american clients to u.s. authorities. currently, they cannot do so under swiss secrecy rules. the government hopes to find a solution without changing its laws. germany's number two lender, commerce ban

here in berlin. and yet more than two decades after that triumph, we must acknowledge that there can at times be a complacency among our western democracies. today people often come together in places like this to remember history, not to make it. after all, we face no concrete walls, no barbed wire. there are no tanks poised to cross a border. no visits to fallout shelters. and sometimes there could be a sense that the great challenges have somehow passed. that brings with it a temptation to turn inward. to think of our own pursuits and not the sweep of history. to believe that we've settled history's accounts. that we can simply enjoy the fruits won by our forbearers. but i come here today, berlin, to say complacency is not the character of great nations. today's threats are not a s stak as they were half a century ago but the struggle for freedom and security and human dignity, that struggle goes on. and i've come here to this city of hope because the tests of our time demand the same fighting spi

coming up, rebuilding berlin's palace. find out why it is so controversial. >> and a possible threat to borderless travel in europe. >> welcome back. >> the du wants to step up its efforts to fight tax evasion with sweeping new regulations on banking transparency. the proposal from the european commission would force banks to provide the authorities with far more information on their customers' accounts. until now, they have reported only on interest payments. the new plan would include account balances, dividends, capital gains, and more. the world's most celebrated footballer has been accused himself of tax fraud. >> barcelona superstar leonel messi and his farther -- father are facing allegations that they owe some 4 million euros in back taxes. the complaint accuses them of filing fraudulent tax returns from 2006 two 2009. and of using shell companies and tax havens. messi and his father deny any wrongdoing. >> one year from today, the soccer world cup will kick off in brazil. it is estimated that around 28 million peo

>> kristen: happening now, president obama is getting ready for a speech in berlin, but he is not getting the reception he got five years ago. >> eric: bart is set to make a major announcement about police reforms following the shooting of oscar grant. >> and they are accepting for this woman. they say she fell asleep on the beach and then just vanished. good morning. i'm kristen sze. >> eric: i'm eric thomas. will the temperatures be warmer, as well? >> yes, they will. in fact, it's going to be a slight uptick in temperatures. we still have the low pressure coming in. that is bringing cooler conditions than normal, but it will start to normalize later this week. as we take a look at exploratorium cam. this will be a pretty cool start for the day, 54 degrees and mid 50s pretty much across the bay area. you can expect to see temperatures rising to about 78 degrees inland and into the mid-60s around the bay. i'll have more for you coming up in just a little bit. for now, what is happening in south bay. we have a lot to get to. slowing in many places and high wind advisories. breezy conditio

coming up, rebuilding berlin's palace. find out why it is so controversial. >> and a possible threat to borderless travel in europe. >> welcome back. >> the du wants to step up its efforts to fight tax evasion with sweeping new regulations on banking transparency. the proposal from the european commission would force banks to provide the authorities with far more information on their customers' accounts. until now, they have reported only on interest payments. the new plan would include account balances, dividends, capital gains, and more. the world's most celebrated footballer has been accused himself of tax fraud. >> barcelona superstar leonel messi and his farther -- father are facing allegations that they owe some 4 million euros in back taxes. the complaint accuses them of filing fraudulent tax returns from 2006 two 2009. and of using shell companies and tax havens. messi and his father deny any wrongdoing. >> one year from today, the soccer world cup will kick off in brazil. it is estimated that around 28 million peo

tonight the politics of berlin. his close partnership with angel la merkel what it says about a woman's readiness for world leadership. is merkel showing the way for hillary and making it easier for hillary to take on a world leadership role. >> howard fineman and eugene robinson, a columnist for the washington post. both are msnbc political andlies. before his speech today, president obama shared a podium with german chancellor angela merkel and noted that they don't look like leaders of the past. interesting point. let's listen to it. >> thank you, chancellor merkel for your leadership. your friendship. and the example of your life. from a child of the east to the leader of a free and united germany, as i've said angela and i don't exactly look like previous german and american leaders. but the fact that we can stand here today along the fault line where a city was divided speaks to an eternal truth. no wall can stand against the yearning of justice. the yearnings for freedom, the yearnings for peace that burns in

the other obama is in berlin for the first time as u.s. president but apparently not enjoying a welcome as warm as he did when he was a candidate back in two thousand and eight activists joined in a protest against the usa ease a dropping a following revelations of the n.s.a. sweeping global surveillance in germany among those most affected another group of activists will rally in support of what he hunger strike this one is underway who have been refusing food for the four months now protests is wearing orange jumpsuits called for detainees to either be formally charged or released in his keynote speech in berlin obama called for the closure of the prison again let's go live now to our g.'s beat all of a who's there for us peta it seems like obama is a losing the hogs and minds of germans and many. well last time he was here in berlin he drew a crowd of around two hundred thousand people this time around four thousand will be getting just what berlin is think of a bomber from frederick road or from european students for liberty in just a

bill: wendall goler live on scene in berlin. even the german chancellor seemed uneasy about that nsa question about data mining. what happened? >> reporter: chancellor merkel says there has to be a balance between collecting intelligence and protecting privacy. in a brief q & a session he said the nsa is only tracking down specific leads on weapons and terrorist situations. >> this is not a situation where we are rifling through the ordinary e-mails of german citizens or american citizens or french citizens or anybody else. this is not a situation where we simply go into the internet and start searching any way that we want. >> reporter: on the decision to talk with the taliban mr. obama said it's necessary to goate a peace agreement. but hamid karzai is not happy about being bypassed on the talks. >> reporter: that's going to be a big story not only today, but tomorrow in the middle east. what do we expect from this address today from the president? >> reporter: it's his first speech from the brandenburg gate from an invited cr

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first, the berlin competitors who said we were exporting jobs to poland. and then just ordinary prejudice -- people saying they did not want their laundry done in poland. >> the staff are happy to have jobs in this economically weak area. when they are asked what the work is like, we are treated to some tongue-in-cheek humor. >> it's not monotonous. every few minutes, we get the laundry from another hotel, so this lots of variety. sometimes we even get covered napkins. >> its work. it's a job. nowadays, you cannot afford to be too choosy. there's hardly any work at all in this town. >> especially for women. the unemployment rate is well over 20%. that's higher than the polish average. for the past 20 years, the town near the polish border has been courting german companies. the laundry plans to expand next year and hire another 100 women. in city hall, the mayor calls it a win-win proposition. >> we are very satisfied with the germans. we try to meet their needs. we work closely together. we look for solutions when the companies have problems and help them

"ich bin ein berliner" meaning, of course, i am a berliner. and at that time, the berlin wall stood. the president has spent much of the day with german chancellor merkel. earlier today he was welcomed to berlin with a military ceremony. ♪[ music ] he defended the nsa crediting u.s. surveillance programs for saving lives and thwarting at least 50 terror threats. >> this is not a situation where we simply go into the internet and start, uhm, searching any way that we want. this is a circumscribed narrow system directed at us being able to protect our people and all of it is done under the oversight of a court. >> the president said the programs averted at least 50 threats as we mentioned and saved lives in the process. >>> the president's comments echoed those of the head of the national security agency. army general keith alexander testified yesterday at a house intelligence committee hearing on the controversial surveillance program. he said one of the many plots ordered by the programs was directed at the new york stock exchange. >> i woul

remember, berlin, once home to the symbol of the cold war. dividing east from west. a city that lived in constant fear of nuclear detonation was the president's back drop for a dramatic new proposal to reduce the world's nuclear stockpile. in sweltering 92-degree heat, behind eight feet of bullet proof glass at the brandenburg gate, president obama paid homage to predecessors who confronted communist in this country. >> ich bin ein. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> for all of the authorities of government it is citizens who choose to decide whether to be defined by a wall or tear it down. >> reporter: this city who once cowered under the threat of a mushroom cloud, president obama outlined a drastic recallbration on how the world's nuclear powers address nuclear threat. called the u.s. and russia to reduce nuclear arsenals by one-third. scrap the cold war era strategy to retaliate after a first strike. and the president will only go as far as the russians is willing to go. the president tried to pave the way with vladmir putin but fell flat. today, the russi

barack obama is in berlin for the first time as u.s. president but apparently not enjoying a welcome as warm as he did when he was candidate back in two thousand and eight he was met by protests against the u.s. eavesdropping following revelations of the n.s.a. sweeping global surveillance with germany among those most affected another group of activists were rallying to in support of a hunger strike at one time a move they have been refusing food for over four months now protesters wearing orange jumpsuits call for detainees to either be formally charged or released in his keynote speech in berlin obama called for the closure of the prison again as well as touching on a whole range of international issues as artie's peter all of the reports. that one of the major points though that was made by the u.s. president this keynote speech in front of the historic brandenburg gate was that he wants to see a further one third duction in u.s. nuclear weapons now he said he would be contacting the leaders leaders in russia to try and coordinate s

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standing at the brandenburg gate of berlin, barack obama calls for a major reduction in u.s. and russian nuclear stockpiles. >> i have asked to move beyond cold war nuclear pashtun. >> nobody said it would be easy. the president of afghanistan takes aim at the u.s. after direct talks with the taliban. the chinese economy opened up a world of opportunities. a world of brand new shoppers. >> farmers are leaving these fields and are not becoming just workers but consumers. they are off to join the middle class. >> welcome to our viewers on public television and around the globe. kennedy'sfter john f. famous speech in berlin -- president obama a vote the cold war -- with a call to stop nuclear weapons. he asked for the u.s. and russia to reduce their stockpiles by one-third. the reaction from moscow was dismissive. >> president obama inspected the troops in the city that has known to much war. facing east of the brandenburg gate, he was cheered for removing his coat. >> i am feeling so good i am going to take off my jacket. >> speaking from behind bulletproof glass, he said the c

in eastsing started berlin and spread across east germany. more than a million people took to the streets to demand free elections. at least 80 55 were killed as soviet troops and east german police broke up the demonstrations. thousands of people were sent to prison. >> demonstrators throughout turkey turned to a new form of protest, standing in silence. for hours at a time, they stood rooted to the spot without uttering a word. news of the protest spread through social media, inspiring many throughout turkey. police arrested dozens of people taking part erie it the prime minister retained his tough rhetoric, announced -- denouncing the protesters as terrorists and anarchists, calling them traitors and saying the government would not tolerate any further challenge. the german foreign minister called for more dialogue, not confrontation. >> it is importantly turkish government understands the need for dialogue and situations like this. that has not happened in recent days. it is regrettable and we are right to criticize. >> he continued a har

first, the berlin competitors who said we were exporting jobs to poland. and then just ordinary prejudice -- people saying they did not want their laundry done in poland. >> the staff are happy to have jobs in this economically weak area. when they are asked what the work is like, we are treated to some tongue-in-cheek humor. >> it's not monotonous. every few minutes, we get the laundry from another hotel, so this lots of variety. sometimes we even get covered napkins. >> its work. it's a job. nowadays, you cannot afford to be too choosy. there's hardly any work at all in this town. >> especially for women. the unemployment rate is well over 20%. that's higher than the polish average. for the past 20 years, the town near the polish border has been courting german companies. the laundry plans to expand next year and hire another 100 women. in city hall, the mayor calls it a win-win proposition. >> we are very satisfied with the germans. we try to meet their needs. we work closely together. we look for solutions when the companies have problems and help them

addresses the world from berlin this morning. >> patchy fog and breezy. warmer as we look towards summer. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and several high wind advisories in effect on a couple of bridges and a traffic alert in the north bay. your morning commute coming up. >>> good morning. it's wednesday, june 19. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm brian hackney. frank mallicoat is off. 5:00. >>> a retired police chief is coming back to check up on bart police to see if they are making progress on recommended reforms. >> kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is in san francisc this morning. . >> reporter: today they are set to announce a major audit a barometer of the success of this which is a 314-page report on ways to fix a bart police department that has been under a lot of pressure. this is the man who will head that assessment up, retired police chief patrick oliver. he is going to be running this assessment, which will begin in july. oliver oversaw the original noble audit report. noble stands for the national organization of black law enforcement executives.

standing at the brandenburg gate of berlin, barack obama calls for a major reduction in u.s. and russian nuclear stockpiles. >> i have asked to move beyond cold war nuclear pashtun. >> nobody said it would be easy. the president of afghanistan takes aim at the u.s. after direct talks with the taliban. the chinese economy opened up a world of opportunities. a world of brand new shoppers. >> farmers are leaving these fields and are not becoming just workers but consumers. they are off to join the middle class. >> welcome to our viewers on public television and around the globe. kennedy'sfter john f. famous speech in berlin -- president obama a vote the cold war -- with a call to stop nuclear weapons. he asked for the u.s. and russia to reduce their stockpiles by one-third. the reaction from moscow was dismissive. >> president obama inspected the troops in the city that has known to much war. facing east of the brandenburg gate, he was cheered for removing his coat. >> i am feeling so good i am going to take off my jacket. >> speaking from behind bulletproof glass, he said the c

kennedy's words ring true today, let them come to berlin for here they will find a people who merged from the wounds of war to reap the blessings of peace. >> right now on "andrea mitchell reports", an historic stage. five years ago candidate obama delivered his message of hope and change to a crowd of 200 thousand germans. today president obama was back. this time on the eastern side of the brandenberg gate with a call to reduce nuclear weapons. >> we are not only citizens of america or germany, we are also citizens of the world. and our faith and fortunes are linked like never before. we may no longer live in fear of global annihilation, but so far as nuclear weapons exist, we are not truly safe. >> the fbi brought in the top gun today. veteran fbi director robert muller says that those controversial surveillance programs did help thwart terror plots, including a plan to blow up the new york stock exchange. >> you never know which dot is going to be key. what you want is as many dots as you can. if you close down a program like this, you are removing dots from the playing field. >>

. >> berlin and its h h h h h t gt 26 of them boast five stars. at these exclusive hotels, guest expect service that is exceptional in all respects, and the laundry is no exception. from bathrobes to sheets and towels, it all has to be white, fluffy, and clean. in short, perfect, and it absolutely has to be done by the next morning. >> imagine if the bakery did not have bred one morning. that's what it would be like ife one day, but no o o o o o o o on that, especially if we are booked up. >> and how do they manage to get such a huge amount of laundry cleaned by the next morning? it is not washed here or even in the city. it's all sent to poland. we will accompany the laundry on its journey from berlin to a small town just over the border. this is a german-owned company, but it's based d w, it can take of the local power plant and the steam it produces. the laundry has more than 500 staff, and they work around the clock 364 days a year, every day but christmas. the employees here earn onlyhahd earn, but lower wages do not mean the laundry services

him to berlin. the president defended the nsa's data mining and said it had diverted dozens of threats. >> not just from the united states but in some cases threats here in germany. >> reporter: with memories of her native east germany fresh, even the chancellor was a bit uncomfortable. >> people have concerns, precisely concerns that there may be some kind of blanket across the board gathering of information. >> reporter: reporters raised hamid karzai's outrage over talks with the taliban and threat to break off talks on a post 2014 u.s. military presence in that country. mr. obama essentially said we'll work it out. he suggested karzai's frustration is understandable. >> afghans are still being killed and by the way, members of the international forces there are still being killed, and that's not abating as we speak. >> reporter: all in all, the tone of the trip was very different from his 2008 speech as a candidate for president, when more than 200,000 berliners gave him a rock star welcome. this

. >> president obama is in berlin today. will have details on what does he is proposing, and his most recent comments on the nsa investigation. >> we have clear conditions for the evening hours but we do have a gradual warm-up for the week. i will have it for detailed mi 3:00 p.m. report. >> the windy conditions are due to wind advisories for the bay bridge. as we look at the bay bridge the metering lights or activated orally and they are already starting to see a backup in the westbound direction. because of the wind advisories and state 580 is one of the areas that have slow traffic. highway 4 is already with an early back up towards pittsburg from antioch. the rest of the bay area freeway is looking good. light conditions and we are a mantra and an accident on the peninsula that may have the potential of becoming a hot spot. >> follow developing story out of fairfield where a motel was evacuated due to a grass fire. kron4 jackie sissel is live a motel 6 on suisun valley road in fairfield details. >> it was very scary mome

kennedy made his famous "ich bin ein berliner" speech 50 years ago. but today marked the first time a u.s. president spoke from the east side of the gate formerly communist territory. >> we can say here in berlin, here in europe, our values won, openness won, tolerance won, and freedom won. >> reporter: the president used the speech to unveil plans to cut deployed nuclear warheads up to one-third. >> i intend to seek negotiated cuts with russia to move beyond cold war nuclear posture. >> reporter: from germany, the president sent a message to capitol hill. he wants congress to pass a nuclear test ban treaty. earlier, the president met with germane's chancellor. among the issued discussed afghanistan and the u.s. spying programs that critics say go too far. >> this is not a situation where we simply go into the internet and start searching any way that we want. >> reporter: merkel said it is important to provide a balance between providing security and protecting personal freedom. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> a bridge under constructi

near where the berlin wall used to stand. let's listen for a moment. >> this comes from our most precious resource our people. and that is why we choose to invest in education and science and research. [ applause ] and now as we emerge from recession, we must not avert our eyes from the insults of widening inequality or the pain of youth who are unemployed. we have to build new ladders of opportunity in our society that even as we pursue new trade and investment that fuels growth across atlantic. america will stand with europe as you strengthen your union and we want to work with you to make sure that every person can enjoy the dignity that comes from work. whether they live in chicago or cleveland or berlin, in athens or madrid. everybody deserves opportunity. we have to have economies that are working for all people. not just for those at the very top. >> you're listening to live to president obama speaking live from germany at the brandonburg gate. you have heard some of his comments. the president will also be calling for

>> live from the dw studios here in berlin, this is the "journal." >> here's what's coming up in the next half-hour -- washington confirms and defense years of secret surveillance at home and abroad. >> united nations turned down an offer from moscow for unit -- russian troops to be stationed at golan heights. >> forecasters tell more areas in germany to prepare for the highest blood levels in german history. -- flood levels lane german history. >> is the united states the first modern surveillance state, into the country's domestic surveillance programs put the country on par with former east germany? >> that is exactly what major american newspapers and civil liberties groups are asking to get after it and -- emerged that the obama administration has been secretly collecting phone and e-mail records of some citizens. >> the practice involves e-mail chat collection by internet giants like google, facebook, an apple and a massive sweep of domestic telephone calls. the government has defended the warrantless searches, saying they are necessary for fighting terrorism. >> for years, mil

>> live from the dw studios here in berlin, this is the "journal." >> here's what's coming up in the next half-hour -- washington confirms and defense years of secret surveillance at home and abroad. >> united nations turned down an offer from moscow for unit -- russian troops to be stationed at golan heights. >> forecasters tell more areas in germany to prepare for the highest blood levels in german history. -- flood levels lane german history. >> is the united states the first modern surveillance state, into the country's domestic surveillance programs put the country on par with former east germany? >> that is exactly what major american newspapers and civil liberties groups are asking to get after it and -- emerged that the obama administration has been secretly collecting phone and e-mail records of some citizens. >> the practice involves e-mail chat collection by internet giants like google, facebook, an apple and a massive sweep of domestic telephone calls. the government has defended the warrantless searches, saying they are necessary for fighting terrorism. >> for years, mil

it was a tough week and capped by the speech in berlin last week. saw at difference from five years ago. >> jon: we have that reflected in a graphic. candidate obama in 2008, candidate obama filled up that space. hundreds of thousands of people. this time not so many. now, the white house says this is invited group. >> i know but not an enthusiastic one. that is the problem. this appearance in speeches absolutely bombed. yes the german press was kinder than others but nobody liked it. british press was savage. i think the charm has worn off. the nsa scandle has so edge raged europeans. it's okay all right to be listening in on them, but not americans -- i think it offended a lot of people. >> jon: you spent a lot of time working in the state department. does the image matter? do the pictures we see of the president, do they matter? >> they should matter but i don't think they are mattering go to the u.s. media. judy is right that the international coverage is kind of waning but not here in the united states. in the bush administration every problem

president obama is in berlin. he has been meeting with german chancellor uncle merkel. he will give a speech at the brandenburg gate of the later, possibly calling for a reduction in nuclear weapons. planszil, the government to send heavily armed police to five of the six cities hosting the confederations cup. the competition is a warm-up for next year's football world cup. rising prices and anger at the government has brought out tens of thousands of demonstrators onto the street. our reporter reports from sÃo paulo. >> frustration spilled onto the streets. protesters surround city hall. i try to force their way in, but are pushed back by police we been a retreat into the building than face the angry crowd. others moved to side streets downtown. a small group destroys businesses as protests intensified. the remains of a local television news satellite van set on fire. riot police eventually move into clear troublemakers. a short distance away, tens of thousands of people with the same message. they are sending it in a nonviolent manner. they fled to the most important

obama, joins us live from berlin. the images are awesome. you can't be at the bradenburg gate without harkening back to so many moments in history. let's talk about the politics and reaction to what the president has been saying and what the president has been doing, jessica? >> well, ashleigh, it is a remarkable sight to see a u.s. president on the east side of the bradenburg gate, a place no president has been able to stand, no u.s. president, because the walls stood there for so many years. when reagan came and john f. kennedy came, they both stood on the west side and now that the wall is down, president obama was able to address a crowd on the -- where the soviet block once -- had total control. president obama made remarks that both touched on, as you say, the reduction of a nuclear arsenal. he called for a reduction by one third. but he -- by both u.s. and russia. he also more broadly talked about u.s. values, the u.s. vision for his second term around the world, and spoke to a crowd that had a very different sense of the obama that c

chuck todd is reporting from berlin. and joins us for more. >> reporter: the president has a busy 24 hours here in berlin. it begins with some working meetings with the german chancellor, there will be a joint press conference, first time actually that u.s. reporters have had a chance to question the president on this trip. obviously a lot of things have happened in the last 48 hours, whether it was the showdown with russia on what to do about syria, the news about negotiating with the taliban in afghanistan, so perhaps some things that we'll hear from the president that we haven't heard before. but the symbolic event and highlight of the trip will be the speech the president gives it at the brandenburg gate. a lot of historical significance there, cold war reminders. you'll hear the president talk about previous famous presidential speeches that have taken place in berlin. this is marking the 50th anniversary of jfk's ich bin ein berliner speech, but also 26 years ago that ronald reagan gave his tear down the wall speec

peter all over has more on obama's speech and berlin. one of the major points though that was made by the u.s. president this keynote speech in front of the historic brandenburg gate was that he wants to see a third one third reduction in u.s. nuclear weapons now he said he would be contacting the leaders leaders in russia to try and coordinate some for the plan and there he did praise the the work that's being done with the new start treaty saying that that would limit the amount of nuclear weapons in the world to two nine hundred fifty s. levels however he said he wanted to make that go further and wanted to try and push it on a little bit more by one third and be speaking to the russian leadership about that now fred thank you very much for talking to us just what type of reaction has. received from people here in berlin i think people were disappointed as you already mentioned five years ago there were two hundred thousand people listening to a bomb and this time they were like four thousand handpicked people most likely to be americ