[berliner heart, berliner humor, yes, and a berliner schnauze.] [laughter] [applause] in the 1950s, khrushchev predicted, "we will bury you." but in the west today, we see a free world that has achieved a level of prosperity and well-being unprecedented in all human history. in the communist world, we see failure, technological backwardness, declining standards of health, even want of the most basic kind -- too little food. even today, the soviet union still cannot feed itself. after these four decades, then, there stands before the entire world one great and inescapable conclusion -- freedom leads to prosperity. freedom replaces the ancient hatreds among the nations with comity and peace. freedom is the victor. [applause] [cheers] and now the: soviets themselves may, in a limited way, be coming to understand the importance of freedom. we hear much from moscow about a new policy of reform and openness. some political prisoners have been released. certain foreign news broadcasts are no longer being jammed. some economic enterprises have been permit

[berliner heart, berliner humor, yes, and a berliner schnauze.] [laughter] [applause] pres. reagan: in the 1950s, khrushchev predicted, "we will bury you." but in the west today, we see a free world that has achieved a level of prosperity and well-being unprecedented in all human history. in the communist world, we see failure, technological backwardness, declining standards of health, even want of the most basic kind -- too little food. even today, the soviet union still cannot feed itself. after these four decades, then, there stands before the entire world one great and inescapable conclusion -- freedom leads to prosperity. freedom replaces the ancient hatreds among the nations with comity and peace. freedom is the victor. [applause] [cheers] pres. reagan: and now the soviets themselves may, in a limited way, be coming to understand the importance of freedom. we hear much from moscow about a new policy of reform and openness. some political prisoners have been released. certain foreign news broadcasts are no longer being jammed. some economic enterprises have been permitt

you couldn't ask reagan to come to berlin and stand for the berlin wall and not say that. but, as a courtesy, we finally got the final draft, i think 24 hours in advance. as a courtesy, i gave it to the governing mayor of berlin. i have mentioned him already, edward r deacon. he read it and immediately came back to me and said, you have got to take this passage out. you have got to take this passage out! i said, we can't do that, this is ronald reagan. i said what is wrong with it? he said, there will be protests on the other side of the wall. there were. nothing very large though. but, we were afraid that if they hear that, this will create -- potentially create a riot, unrest. we could have a real scene on our hands. i just said, look. you do not know how hard it was to get ronald reagan here this year. it was difficult to get that organized the way we did. you've got to allow him to make these. he relented. >> rick -- i'm sorry. >> no no. >> we will bring you back in. >> you are making my job easier. >> i was not part of the traveling party, so this is especially fascin

and in west berlin. i learned an important historic .ow lesson being close to a situation does not message daily mean you understand it. 1987 or really 1988 or thought that there was going to be some kind of popular uprising in the east. itre was a commitment to process of trying to find ways to increase interaction between .he two germany's to try to somehow ignore it on the one hand, try to ease the pain and the feeling of the , andrical inevitability that is what made the reagan remark so refreshing. he stared head-on handing in front of the berlin wall and challenged the east to bring the wall down. >> i would now like to know, how much of that do you know? tell us how the whole process works and when were you told you would write the speech? how did you start piecing together the elements of what goes into it? >> i will. let me begin by taking the ambassador. let me just i have wondered about the >> -- correct pronunciation. finally cared i spent years practicing. word, you brought me here after thr

i went to berlin very briefly, four stops in berlin with me that day. the first is the site where the president would speak. i remember feeling a speechwriter is in trouble. i do not know how you convey to people who are not open enough to have seen it, it is a serious question. how you convey what it felt like to stand at the wall? behind you, west religion, motion, activity, people well-dressed, driving beautiful mercedes, and you look over the wall, and everything is gray and brown and you see very little street traffic. i saw a couple of cars going by. i just had a feeling of a sense of moment, the weight of history. never in a place since and never before, where you just felt the weight of history. number two, i went to see your colleague. and john's title is minister. >> thank you. ok. and john, it was my point of view that it was what the president should not say. he said, no bashing. in berlin, these people are acutely sensitive to the nuance involved and by the way, this might have been at point is similar to the weariness, don't make a big thi

>> this is a dw news live from berlin. former german chancellor helmut kohl has a dive, the architect - - had d died, the architect of german reunification. tributes have been pouring in from around the world. germany's chancellor angela merkel said kohl held fast to the dream of a united germany even as others hesitated. tonight we look at the man and his legacy. ♪ >> welcome to the program. we're joined by dw's she correspondent. -- chief correspondent. helmut kohl's passing away has been something the country has been preparing for for a number of months. >> there had even been a couple of temporary scares where people thought this may be the moment. most of the mainstream media, thee networks, print magazines have been updating their grasp -- graphs for him, knowing this is going to be coming. it is a very momentous moment indeed. >> we will get into evaluating the moment. let's talk about what the current german chancellor had to y.y. >> at this moment i'm thinking with great respect and great gratitude abouout the

>> this is a dw news live from berlin. former german chancellor helmut kohl has a dive, the architect - - had died, the architect of german reunification. tributes have been pouring in from around the world. germany's chancellor angela merkel said kohl held fast to the dream of a united germany even as others hesitated. tonight we look at the man and his legacy. ♪ >> welcome to the program. we're joined by dw's she correspondent. -- chief correspondent. helmut kohl's passing away has been something the country has been preparing for for a number of months. >> there had even been a couple of temporary scares where people thought this may be the moment. most of the mainstream media, the networks, print magazines have been updating their grasp -- graphs for him, knowing this is going to be coming. it is a very momentous moment indeed. >> we will get into evaluating the moment. let's talk about what the current german chancellor had to say. >> at this moment i'm thinking with great respect and great gratitude about the life

>> this is a dw news coming to you live from berlin. relations between berlin and ingres -- and ankara --what does this latest above me for already chilly -- rebuff mean for the already chilly relationship between the nato allies. and -- >> i look for to finally having my day in court. >> he agrees to return to his native australia to stand trial. berlin has rejected a request for turkey's president to address his government during a visit to germany next week. president erdogan wanted to address turkish people living in germany. the german government said no. why not just let erdogan give this speech, why they turned on his request -- turned down his request? >> they would not have enough policeman to guarantee security around all events. to be honest, the decision was more political than practical. he stressed it was not appropriate given the tensions between turkey and germany. two particular elements, one, the number of people in germany with turkish descent. they do not love the turkish president to talk about the tensions in the c

>> this is a dw news coming to you live from berlin. relations between berlin and ingres -- and ankara --what does this latest above me for already chilly -- rebuff mean for the already chilly relationship between the nato allies. and -- >> i look for to finally having my day in court. >> he agrees to return to his native australia to stand trial. berlin has rejected a request for turkey's president to address his government during a visit to germany next week. presiden eogan wanted to address turkish people living in germany. the german government said no. why not just let erdogan giv this speech, why they turned on his request -- turned down his request? >> they would not have enough policeman to guarantee security around all events. to be honest, the decision was more political than practical. he stressed it was not appropriate given the tensions between turkey and germany. two particular elements, one, the number of people in germany with turkish descent. they do not love the turkish president to talk about the tensions in the count

the love is flowing in berlin these days. as long as you leave out the nasties and don't talk about neutralization of debt. that is still off. other ideas like investment fund for the eurozone might be among the first things that can be pushed into being. we already have the roadmap. ministers meeting for the first time. the scheduled meeting to talk about these issues in june, the agreement reached in july. work can start seriously after the german elections in september. never before have we been at a point where the performer for eurozone was so much, so close to coming into being, so close to reality. >> these ideas create what the french president had been promising during his election. he has to get those reforms through. >> he needs to. his political fate is tied to it. he needs to drive the risk and reform french by their hair out of there, but zone. he has the plans. we know more or less what they are. he has to push them through. it depends on how quickly and well he manages to do that. how big he is in the majority

spitzer and ira berlin. let's start with nathan. trump has some pretty critical comments about the deal, saying it was unfair for the united states, but he also had something to say about china. >> where do we start? what a speech. it is an america first speech, the strongest we have seen from president trump so far. i think it was encapsulated in one line, "i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris." china could continue increasing its emissions for another 13 years while the u.s. has to bring down its emissions. basically saying the same about india, that they could build hundreds of coal-fired power plants over the life of the agreement while the u.s. has to cap. essentially, he called it a bad deal. he also laid into the green climate fund. this mechanism was settled before the paris agreement, but it became a central part of it where developed countries would pay into a fund to offset the cost of moving away from fossil fuels to developing nations to help them build that infrastructure. it is costly, but

from berlin. a milestone for the gay community, german lawmakers approve same-sex marriage. supporters celebrated and calling it a vote for love. the chancellor voted against the new law, but says she hopes it will lead to more social reforms. and busy lawmakers in germany also passing a law to heavily fine social media platforms if they do not delete hate speech quickly enough. and it has been two weeks since the death of the former chancellor of germany. politicians and citizens have been paying respects ahead of his funeral on saturday. and the tour de france is back in germany for the first time in decades. the 104th version starting on saturday in the city of dusseldorf. we will get a preview from the sports desk. ♪ sarah: hello, welcome. i'm sarah harman. thank you for joining me. gay couples can start planning their weddings in germany after parliament passed a bill giving same-sex couples the right to marry. it has wide support across germany and there was instant reaction in berlin, where emotional scenes unfolded outside the bundestag and the office of chancellor

i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the un says it fears for up to 150,000 civilians trapped in the last part of mosul under islamic state control. iraq says the remaining is fighters will be defeated within days. the un issues a warning about yemen, calling the current cholera outbreak the worst in the world. the number of cases has now passed 200,000. 3a high—rise buildings in england have failed fire safety tests on their exterio

♪ brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin. the deadly blaze in a london tower block shocks even the city's hardened fifire chief. >> i h have nevever seen a firef this nature and i have seen many high-rise fires. brent: authorities sayay at let 12 are dead, a figure that is likely to rise as many residents remain unaccounted for. we will have the latest from london. also coming up, a senior u.s. congress when shot as he played baseball. republican steve scalise is in critical condition after he and four others were wounded in a gunmen attack. the government was shot dead by police. in the united states, the federal reserve raises interest rates. chairman janet yellen says a strong economy and robust job market numbers make the hike necessary. it is the second in three months. the u.s. central bank is also going to start cutting its holdings of bonds. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. tonight, the death toll in a massive blaze in a massive london high-rise fire has climbed to 12. that figure is expecte

♪ brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin. the deadly blaze in a london tower block shocks even the city's hardened fire chief. >> i have never seen a fire of this nature and i have seen many high-rise fires. brent: authorities say at least 12 are dead, a figure that is likely to rise as many residents remain unaccounted for. we will have the latest from london. also coming up, a senior u.s. congress when shot as he played baseball. republican steve scalise is in critical condition after he and four others were wounded in a gunmen attack. the government was shot dead by police. in the united states, the federal reserve raises interest rates. chairman janet yellen says a strong economy and robust job market numbers make the hike necessary. it is the second in three months. the u.s. central bank is also going to start cutting its holdings of bonds. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. tonight, the death toll in a massive blaze in a massive london high-rise fire has climbed to 12. that figure is expected to

. >> iris joins us live from berlin. ira we know that chains were in berlin meeting with the german chancellor. no doubt he will have some interesting reaction once this is all over but what did he have earlier? >> the chinese premier stressing again his commitment to honor china's commitment under the paris agreement and let's listen to what he had to say earlier here in berlin. so, basically this raises a whole host of questions for chinas, america's international partners and how to move forward with whether this agreement is in a shambles or whether it can be renegotiated as donald trump suggested which seems like a very difficult process. world leaders like chancellor merkel and the chinese premier will really have a lot of pressure into how they will respond. we did get a sense of at least china's position earlier in berlin from the premier. [speaking in native tongue] |1 translator: 0 our word count interactions should be flexible. climate change and china doesn't stand alone in this discussion. our areas we follo

i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the un says it fears for up to 150,000 civilians trapped in the last part of mosul under islamic state control. iraq says the remaining is fighters will be defeated within days. the desperate search for survivors after a massive landslide in china's sichuan province. more than a hundred people are missing. the united nations says the number of suspected cholera cases in yemen has now passed 200,000.

i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the un says it fears for up to 150,000 civilians trapped in the last part of mosul under islamic state control. iraq says the remaining is fighters will be defeated within days. the desperate search for survivors after a massive landslide in china's sichuan province. more than 100 people are missing. the united arab emirates has warned qatar that it will be cut off by its neighbours if it does not a

hammond in berlin it yesterday, -- berlin yesterday, talking about an internal party event? he left.and nevertheless, it does seem as if mr. hammond is taking his message to berlin, not just talking about what he sees as a future for brexit here in london. i think it makes sense for him to look specifically at berlin. that has been the strategy of many in the u.k. over the last couple of months to look at berlin when it comes to finding an ally potentially for a softer brexit. i think the germans are willing to listen to that, to take these voices into consideration. the biggest problem at the end of the day is the conversation of domestic u.k. politics, whether people like hammond can prevail. his definition of a softer brexit merely means to avoid a cliff edge. if you take a look back, it meant continued membership in the government, that seems off the table. i do not think the situation has necessarily improved. guy: can i ask you -- and this is all related -- mr. macron is going to unveil his labor market reforms in france. let us deal with those first of all, and talk a

it is pulling out of berlin. it is this area here, let me go over and switch over so you can draw on this a little bit here. all right, there we go, let me switch this over to white. what i was talking about earlier what you're looking at, see how this boeing out a little bit right -- bow out a little bit right here. the straight line winds are pushing this cell ahead of the rest of the line because the straight line winds are so powerful. they start to move ahead and they kind of pull back like that in a little eddie. here's another one, this is not as pronounced earlier it was. the same thing is happening here as it starts to bow out here, it starts to pull back almost like a little eddie, you get the circulation in through here, the bottom portion of this top cell and the northern portion of this southern cell where we could see the dangerous rotating winds. let's take that off for you here. what i am going to do is push this a little bit farther off to the south here there's the storm track right here. here's

christmastime in berlin. the market attack by a radicalized refugee from tunisia, who made his way into germany, killed 12 and injured more than 50, when he drove a truck into the celebrating crowd. a year ago, a train attack near wurzburg, when an afghan alu and a suicide bombing at a music festival in ansbach, a syrian refugee blew himself up, 15 people were hurt. guido steinberg: i personally think that the rise in the number of terrorists here in germany is primarily due to the refugee flow of 2015. we do see at least dozens of suspects, if not more, who have been members of isil, the nusra front, smaller organizations. scott: guido steinberg is one of germany's leading experts on terror and has advised governments on countering its spread. guido: some years ago we would have talked about, say 100 or 200 germans who went to pakistan to join al qaeda and its affiliates. today, we talk about numbers of 900 who went to syria within 4 years. that's a significant rise and it's an experience all western nations

you are watching dw news live from berlin. still to come, in a world of self driving cars, would be to blame for a crash? should a computer decide whose life is more important? a german government ethics commission has presented guidelines today. helena is that the business desk. she will be here with the details on saving lives when no one is behind the wheel. we are back in about 60 seconds. ♪ >> make your smart tv even smarter with the dw for smart tv app. what you want, when you want it. up to date. extraordinary. in-depth. you decide what is on. find out more at dw.com smart tv. >> they both need training, skills, innovation, and dedication. this is one game we cannot afford to lose. the world program fights anger worldwide. helping people help themselves. my goal is zero anger. ♪ brent: welcome back here with dw news live from berlin. our top stories, belgian troops have shot a man at the central railway station in brussels. police say there was also a small explosion, which caused panic inside the station. the area

you are watching dw news live from berlin. still to come, in a world of self driving cars, would be to blame for a crash? should a computer decide whose life is more important? a german government ethics commission has presented guidelines today. helena is that the business desk. she will be here with the details on saving lives when no one is behind the wheel. we are back in about 60 seconds. ♪ >> make your smart tv even smarter with the dw for smart tv app. what you want, when you want it. up to date. extraordinary. in-depth. you decide what is on. find out more at dw.com art tv. >> they both need training, skills, innovation, and dedication. this is one game we cannot afford to lose. the world program fights anger worldwide. helping people help themselves. my goal is zero anger. ♪ brent: welcome back here with dw news live from berlin. our top stories, belgian troops have shot a m at the central railway station in brussels. police say there was also a small explosion, which caused panic inside the station. the area has

the chinese ambassador to berlin, on the left, provoking the only drama. the male panda giving the diplomat a lesson in the dangers of getting too close. translation: panda bears are sacred in china. panda bears are also ambassadors of friendliness and solidarity. i hope mengmeng and jiaoqing feel at home here in berlin, that you fall in love with them, and that soon we see the fruits of their love. germanyjoins a select list of only about a dozen countries which china sees as important enough to receive pandas. the zoo gave daily updates in the lead up to their arrival, helping to stoke the panda mania that tends to accompany them. translation: they eatjust bamboo. they're black and white. they have the fuzziest ears you can imagine. and fortunately they are very humble and don't know they are the stars — that's the best part. this pair will have a week to acclimatise before being unveiled by chancellor merkel and chinese president xi jinping ahead of the g20 summit in germany. the two countries have found common cause recently on issues such as climate

i got his to some of the keys uighurs there in berlin -- key speakers there in berlin. >> we think this is a temporary. we are already starting to see this event. in france you have a liberal government elected comprehensively in power. reading what is happening in the u.k. and the u.s. is not representative of the long-term orientation for civilization. caroline: do you think brexit will affect the u.k.? everything that has to do with regulation. whichan investment funds invest in all the venture funds in europe, just that investments in the u.k. are not in the eu quarter anymore, so the percentage these funds can invest in the u.k. dramatically will shift. >> i would say so far, no real difference. but in one year, two years, three years from now it's tough to say. >> brexit and trump were very helpful for european development because a lot of europeans said, ok. let's take a break great let's go into a different direction. there is a new and alternative form of political leadership, and it can be new and fresh without being, let's say, populist or libertarian. caroline: an optimistic

i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the united nations fears for up to 150 , 000 civilians trapped in the last enclave of mosul in iraq held by so—called islamic state. yemen is suffering the world's worst cholera outbreak, says the un, as the number of cases passes 200,000. after one of the deadliest fires london has seen in recent memory, the uk government has confirmed 3a high—rise buildings in england have failed fire safety t

south is standing by in berlin. there were quite a few dates -- ates at the u.s. -- digs the u.s. >> absolutely. angela merkel gave a speech to parliament ahead of the meeting with g 20 at the u.s. european leaders and she may have not mentioned the american president by name but certainly there were a few comments intended to go in his direction. we know the german government and other international governments have voiced disappointment about the decision to withdraw the united states from the paris climate change records. willa merkel saying this only make other countries more climateed to tackle change. she said we can't sit away -- around and wait for the last person on earth to accept the climate -- the proof of climate change. other barbed words that may have been intended for donald trump were comments against isolationism and protectionism. angela merkel called for unity from global leaders and facing global challenges and she says those who choose isolation and protectionism are making a big mistake. we co

coming up, he will take you to the conference in berlin. -- we will take you to the conference in berlin. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: one of europe's biggest tech gatherings, the annual noah conference, just wrapped up in berlin. lumber ask caroline hyde was there -- bloomberg west caroline hyde was there. caroline: you can't avoid it, edited dominate discussions at the conference. -- this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ emily: one of europe's biggest tech gatherings, the annual noah conference, just wrapped up in berlin. bloomberg's caroline hyde was there. caroline: brexit, emily, you can't avoid it, edited dominate discussions at the conference. i got his to some of the keys -- key speakers there in berlin. >> we think this is a temporary. we are already starting to see this event. in france you have a liberal government elected comprehensively in power. reading what is happening in the u.k. and the u.s. is not representative of the long-term orientation for civilization. caroline: do you think brexit will affect the u.k.? >> everything that has to do with regulation. european investment fund

the decision comes amid ongoing tensions between berlin and ankara, who are both nato members. here are more details. >> this air bases at the center of the latest diplomatic row between germany and turkey. on wednesday germany's cabinet approved the plan withdrawal of its troops from the site over lack of access to its soldiers. advised --net has the reason being it's the german contribution in fighting islamic state group. specifically for two skills, the air to air refueling and surveillance by jets. both important skills and a large resource in the coalition's fight against terror. >> berlin has deployed an the base 280 troops to which is used by military jets to fly reconnaissance missions. last month ankara block german parliamentarians from visiting soldiers stationed at the base. it justifies decision by pointing the finger of blame on berlin, offering political asylum to turkish nationals who took part in last month attempted coup. relations have been tense since and have further deteriorated this year after turkish politicians were banned from campaigning in germany o

you are with "dw news" live from berlin. a police helicopter attack to venezuela's supreme court in what president nicolas maduro is calling a thwarted terrorist attack. the officer is believed to have been the pilot and published a statement calling for revealing against maduro'-- rebellion against maduro's government. opponents say the incident was staged. a committee investigate and espionage by the national security agency in germany has delivered its final report. german lawmakers disagree over who was to blame for the scandal, which peaked in 2013, when it was revealed that the nsa was eavesdropping on one of chancellor angela merkel cell phones. as the petya virus infects computers around the world, businesses are scrambling to step up, what else, the cybersecurity. >> petya is certainly keeping i.t. experts on their toes. the ransomware virus crippled or halted major companies around the globe. the largest contender -- container shipper, the property arm of bnp paribas, or at a cadbury chocolate plant in australia. a

host: this is dw news, live from berlin. tonight, james comey breaks his silence about u.s. president donald trump. trump's attorney says comey is not telling the truth. his testimony under oath. the sacked fbi chief accused the trump adminisistration of lying about him, saying the white house deliberately sought to defame him and the fbi. we will get reaction from washington. also on the show, who will lead britain into those all important brexit negotiations? there is just one hour left for voters to cast their ballots. theresa may is facing an unexpectedly strong challenge from jeremy corbyn and labour. and meet the contender in the gymnastics festival. after decades in the sport, he is still wowing spectators. i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. "those were lies, plain and simple." those were the words james comey's today to describe u.s. president donald trump. comey told u.s. senators that after trump fired him, the president then tried to defame him and the fbi. comey also said he was stunned when trump tried to get him to end a probe into former national

let's listen to what he had to say earlier in berlin. so basically this raises a whole host of questions for america's international partners and how to move forward with whether this agreement is in shambles or whether it can be renegotiated as donald trump suggested, which seems like a very difficult process. world leaders like chancellor angela merkel and the chinese premier will have a lot of pressure and how they are going to respond. we did get a sense of at least china's position earlier in berlin from the premier. >> it is the same in china, our words count and our actions should be successful. china will stand by its sponsor -- stand by its responsibilities on climate change and we do not stand alone. our scientists in this area are in connection with the world and follow the climate protection development very closely. >> it really was a very memorable speech by president trump. if you are not familiar with his worldview, you were exposed to his america first rhetoric. that is something that concerns a lot of people here in ger

let's listen to what he had to say earlier in berlin. so basically this raises a whole host of questions for america's international partners and how to move forward with whether this agreement is in shambles or whether it can be renegotiated as donald trump suggested, which seems like a very difficult process. world leaders like chancellor angela merkel and the chinese premier will have a lot of pressure and how they are going to respond. we did get a sense of at least china's position earlier in berlin from the premier. china, oure same in words count and our actions should be successful. china will stand by its sponsor ability's to climate change and we do not stand alone. our scientists in this area are in connection with the world and follow the climate protection development very closely. it really was a very memorable speech by president trump. familiar with his worldview, you were exposed to his america first rhetoric. that is something that concerns a lot of people here in germany and around the world that were very excited abou

the bbc‘sjoe mellor has been following the events in berlin. it's tempting to read a lot into this, there have been two east asian leaders here and this comes after a week where tensions between the us and germany have never really been higher. of course these visits are planned a long way in advance and it's true to say press officers of either delegation if you take a look at the trade numbers between china and europe they are improving as years go by. this visit could not have come at a better time politically. if you look at the trade numbers between europe and china they are really improving as years go by, you have europe, the number one export market for china and china is the number two market after us. of course. it's particularly important for germany because germany of courses and export orientated economy, its economy is largely reliant on selling its very high quality made in germany products around the world and it slowly but surely running out of consumers, especially if the us turns towards protectionism, donald trump has spoken

host: this is dw news, live from berlin. tonight, james comey breaks his silence about u.s. president donald trump. trump's attorney says comey is not telling the truth. his testimony under oath. the sacked fbi chief accused the trump administration of lying about him, saying the white house deliberately sought to defame him and the fbi. we will get reaction from washington. also on the show, who will lead britain into those all important brexit negotiations? there is just one hour left for voters to cast their ballots. theresa may is facing an unexpectedly strong challenge from jeremy corbyn and labour. and meet the contender in the gymnastics festival. after decades in the sport, he is still wowing spectators. i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. "those were lies, plain and simple." those were the words james comey's today to describe u.s. president donald trump. comey told u.s. senators that after trump fired him, the president then tried to defame him and the fbi. comey also said he was stunned when trump tried to get him to end a probe into former national s

one of them is really clobbering berlin right now but pushing away from woodbury. another just to the west of glassboro and another cluster of these heading to areas south of wilmington. newark delaware getting hit. today's high 83, the heat wave is over and humidity levels should sag offer as off as the day goes on. >> my garden could definitely use some of these showers. >> maybe you're getting one. [laughter] >> all right. that's it for us. we hope you're on to have a good wednesday. for karen rogers matt o'donnell dave murphy i'm tamala edwards. "gma" is up next. >> bye-bye tammy. [laughter] >> ♪ >>> good morning, america. breaking news, a massive fire engulfing this high-rise apartment building in london full of families. >> flames shooting out everywhere. people trapped inside using bed sheets as ropes to escape. this man desperately waiting for help. more than 50 people injured. hundreds of firefighters battling the blaze. we are live on the scene with the latest. >>> massive new lawsuit. nearly 200 democrats now suing president trump over his business dea

the mayor of west berlin was there. there was a crowd of people who were jubilant at the fall of the wall and helmut kohl starts to sing the german national anthem. you can hear, they are all out of tune. yellingla andisa whistling against this because that is n where germany was at the time. i think that shows that he was very definitely a patriot and he immediately realized that this is a patriotic moment for germany whereas most germans were very happy -- but not on the same page as in. absolutely. i was with helmut kohl in poland on that night. in all fairness, one has to say that night people around him were not thinking about german reunification. they were thinking about the thousands and hundreds of thousands of people who would come to west germany and the question was, what will we do with all the fees people? was the sort on this historic night. a few weeks later, you gave the famous speech where he was asking for a confederation of the germanies. clintonh cleaver, bill has been praising helmut kohl these rec

the next hotspot, the city of berlin, occupied by a french, british, americans, and russians. ever since the failure to establish reelections throughout the whole city, berlin's situation between east and west had grown steadily more uncomfortable. now the soviets felt strong enough to take action. their efforts to starve the western population were frustrated as all the world knows by the same berlin airlift. commission -- in a few short years of peace, the soviet era of domination had spread ultimately over europe. how could the brussels power alone hold? of warr old europe, talk yet again. what hopes now for the marshall plan? it wasn't surprising that the europeans read their paper with cynicism and despair. then they read how 12 nations in washington side what came to be known as the north atlantic treaty. and if they had doubts about the new organization, nato, the need for it was proved at once by the communist reaction. was driving a rift between east and west. this was an affront to all peaceloving peoples. they permitted the -- paraded, and peace was their slogan. wa

visit ncicap.org] >> this is dw news live from berlin. britain's prime minister stands her ground after a general election debacle. >> i will now form a government, a government that can provide certainty and lead britain forward at this critical time for our country. >> the future looks anything but certain after losing the parliamentary majority. "i am 100% willing to testify." the words of president donald trump repaired to respond undergrowth about his conversations with former fbi director james comey. and dw reporters prepare to take the country's pulls on a nationwide road trip. i'm sarah harmon, welcome to the show. it's good to have you with us. british prime minister theresa may is resisting stepping down and says she will form a minority government after the snap election that she called in hopes of strengthening her mandate. conservatives losing their majority in parliament. she plans to work with northern ireland's democratic unionist party. >> this is hardly the way she imagined things. there were no smiles as may made the t

many commentators are hearing a renewed sense of common purpose between paris and berlin. with what hasee been said, and i know one thing. when france and germany do not agree about something, europe is not moving forward. >> the french president speaking there. the international affairs commentator has more now on the between merkel and macron. >> it's clear that there is europeng going on in right now. there is some sort of renewal, some sense of real revival, a long period of, if not doom and gloom, just a sense that europe couldn't get anything right, that europe was managementis operation where, whether we are talking about warding off populists, trying to manage mass membersinflows, prevent from collapsing under heaps of debt, it always seemed that they trying to tread water, hold themselves above water without sinking. now what you have is not only yes, the migration issues are still there. obviously they haven't gone away in the blink of an eye. you still have big issues with countries facing debt. a little is a sense of bit of an economic comeback coming backurope

visit ncicap.org] >> this is dw news live from berlin. britain's prime minister stands her ground after a general election debacle. >> i will now form a government, a government that can provide certainty and lead britain forward at this critical time for our country. >> the future looks anything but certain after losing the parliamentary majority. "i am 100% willing to testify." the words of president donald trump repaired to respond undergrowth about his conversations with former fbi director james comey. and dw reporters prepare to take the country's pulls on a nationwide road trip. i'm sarah harmon, welcome to the show. it's good to have you with us. british prime minister theresa may is resisting stepping down and says she will form a minority government after the snap election that she called in hopes of strengthening her mandate. conservatives losing their majority in parliament. she plans to work with northern irireland's democratic unionist party. >> this is hardly the way she imagined things. there were no smiles as may made the

we are at the noah internet conference in berlin with one of its biggest investors. first, to our lead. president trump continues to welcome u.s. tech leaders this week to the white house as part of an initiative to get the government equipped with the latest technology. today's meeting was around emerging technology like drones and iot, or the internet of things. among attendees, at&t ceo randall stephenson, and venture capitalist steve case. , president trump's main message, remain number one in technology. for more, i want to turn to toluse olorunnipa. he covered the meeting for bloomberg in washington. what was the main takeaway from the drone meeting today? toluse: the president wanted to talk specifically about how to make sure america is number one in emerging technology. including the drone industry. there were several ceos from drone companies and the president got to see some of these drones in action. usually we hear the president talking about the need to get rid of regulations. some of these drone company ceos said the white house and federal government

before the next the red faces a berlin this police department after hundreds of officers deployed to help secure next month's g twenty summit in hamburg was sent home early after reports of wild partying is peter all over with more. just over two weeks germany will be conducting one of the biggest security operations in its recent history as the g twenty summit arrives in hamburg police from all over the country is being drafted in but it's one particular group from right here in berlin that hit the headlines. police informed us that hundreds of forces did not behave properly there and therefore they send them back to berlin it's alleged that as many as three hundred officers are being sent home after excessive partying at the former refugee center that they were being housed in base included scenes of heavy drinking sex and public urination the german tabloid newspaper billed how some pictures of just before the party got really out of hand as you can imagine police chiefs involved in organizing humbug less than happy the forces are back in berlin with the sanction the police comman

the next hotspot, the city of berlin, occupied by a french, british, americans, and russians. ever since the failure to establish free elections throughout the whole city, berlin's situation between east and west had grown steadily more uncomfortable. now the soviets felt strong enough to take action. their efforts to starve the western population were frustrated as all the world knows by the same berlin airlift. in a few short years of peace, the soviet era of domination had spread over europe. how could the brussels power alone hold further advance? for poor old europe, talk of war yet again. what hopes now for the marshall plan? so, it wasn't surprising that the europeans read their paper with cynicism and despair. then, they read how 12 nations in washington side what came to be known as the north atlantic treaty. and if they had doubts about the new organization, nato, the need for it was proved at once by the communist reaction. this was driving a rift between east and west. this was an affront to all peaceloving peoples. they paraded with peace and peace was their sloga

the next hotspot, the city of berlin, occupied by a french, british, americans, and russians. ever since the failure to establish reelections throughout the whole city, berlin's situation between east and west had grown steadily more uncomfortable. now, the soviets felt strong enough to take action. their efforts to starve the western population were frustrated as all the world knows by the same berlin airlift. in a few short years of peace, the soviet era of domination had spread ultimately over europe. that's alarmingly -- spread alarmingly over europe. how could the brussels power alone hold? for poor old europe, talk of war yet again. what hopes now for the marshall plan? it wasn't surprising that the europeans read their paper with cynicism and despair. then, they read how 12 nations in washington side what came to that signed -- signed what came to be known as the north atlantic treaty. and, if they had doubts about the new organization, nato, the need for it was proved at once by the communist reaction. this was driving a rift between east and west. this was an affront

you live from berlin. china and the eu fail to issue a joint agreement. expectations were high at a brussels meeting. the u.s. annnnounced its pulling out. where does this leave eu-china relations? we will take you to brussels. the world reaeacts, truru's pars pullout in the u.s. protesters had taken to the streets. worlrld leaders say it will not affect their efforts to curb carbon emissions. but can the paris accord be effective without the planet's second-biggest polluter? murder in manila, at least 36 people died as gunmen attacked a casino and set game tables on fire. police in the philippines insist there is no terror connection. ♪ anchor: i'm sarah harmon. welcome to the program. we will have more on those stories in just a moment. we will start with breaking news. german police halted when of the world's biggest rock music festivals due to a terror threat. tens of thousands of people are attending the opening of the three-day rock am ring festival. a short while ago organizers asked volunteers -- is use me, visitors, to clear the site to allow p

♪ brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin. a police crackdown on opposition rallies across russia. hundreds of a tie corruption protesters are arrested in moscow, st. petersburg and other cities. opposition leader alexei navalny is one of those detained. also, a promise to get them out of this mess. british prime minister theresa may chairs the first meeting of her reshuffled cabinet after a bruising election that saw her government loses majority. and at the g 20 africa conference in berlin, gentler angela merkel for fresh thinking to deal with africa's security issues. we will talk to the nigerian minister of industry for the prospects for the country -- continent. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. hundreds have been arrested during anticorruption protests in cities across russia. the demonstrators are responding to the call of alexei navalny, a long-standing critic of vladimir putin. navalny was detained himself this morning, so his rally went ahead without him. the white house has condemned the cr

traffic is crazy in berlin. let us hand it back to guy johnson in london. that was peter smith, ceo and cofounder of blockchain. guy: thank you very much indeed. is the day in berlin. stay tuned to bloomberg television. of next, it is "surveillance." francine lacqua will be joined by tom keene. we will be tough you about radio as well. anna edwards and i will be taking to the airwaves on bloomberg radio. matt in brussels will have a busy day. what are they going to be talking about over dinner tonight? theresa may is going to have an interesting dinner, i think. the question is, at the end of all of this, who pays the bill? this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: today, prime minister theresa may travels to brussels, where she could face her first brexit row with the leaders. she will outline how she plans -- salman'shammad bin anointment. he answers questions about the country's direction. too much oil. crude holds it slide. good