A 1st set foot on the moon historic landing was watched on television by hundreds of millions of people around the world its a spectacle that many who saw it have never forgotten lets now relive some of those iconic moments. Back right. Or am. I was in my grandmothers house all watching t. V. What she looked like something absolutely unknown and something impossible. I was with my aunt who was born in 18 in 99. And she was sitting there with me watching a man land on the moon itself Pretty Amazing they didnt even have automobiles when she was 4. Beautiful like really. So she too each state was a pity it wasnt just russians but space travel was developing fast and it was clear to us that many countries would send their astronauts into space and you were in school. Right. But. Of course it was a colossal event. I dont think of ever again such a wake in front of the television at 3 am waiting for something to happen and seem to exist. And thats the latest from daily news stay tuned for our documentary film angle americal eternal chats are coming up next after a short break in the meantime you can always get the latest news and information thats on our website just go to details or you dot com american evan steam from me and the entire team thanks for watching. Its time to take one step further. And face the. Time to search to. Find the truth. To overcome. Please contact the world its time for. Coming up ahead. F c has guided not only germany but europe through the headlines and cross currents of the changing world were welcome and we are the 4th term chancellor of germany for an excellent c. On the law. A standing ovation and an honorary doctorate for the woman who has led germany for nearly 14 years and appearance that had been announced by Harvard University with a glossy promotional. Trailer. A video with all the trappings of a hollywood blockbuster yet just a few months earlier the chancellor had announced she would not seek reelection views of the on this will be my last as chancellor of the federal republic of germany. The announcement heralded the end of an era even as other World Leaders came and went until america remained a central figure for 13 years she had served as a mediator and crisis manager on the world stage. How could such a seemingly unassuming woman succeed in remaining in office for so many years. Can be very useful at times because it takes a while to become clear that big things lie ahead. She thought she has a modest unpretentious demeanor and she has 0 interest in material things the. Chancellor and. The head of the party shes remained completely free of scandal. Shes certainly been able to take advantage of the fact that germany places a very high value on stability. In a way i think america deserves some of the blame for the trouble in europe right a lot of people. Believe that bracks it might not have happened i would say she has no strategy she has no strategic goal where she wants to take society and thats her true flaw its discovered stay with your money and keep the sky and theres no red thread of conviction for there is is a pragmatic civic power. 2005 the polls had just closed in what appeared a dead heat but the incumbent chancellor seemed to short of victory. Do you seriously believe that my party will agree to an offer of talks under these circumstances after all is said she wants to be chancellor carried away. By november 22nd the winner of the showdown was clear the newly elected. Chancellor at 51 she was the youngest ever to hold that position. Votes in favor 97. Her predecessor was not the only one who had underestimated her. Even. Now become germanys 1st democratically elected female head of government that sends a powerful message to many women and no doubt to some men as well. For us in germany to get used to the idea that was doing the job. She had she never made a song and dance about coming from the former east germany or being a woman that would have done nothing for her. Being a woman is not a political catch a great so i cant think of anything about that you could explain by saying its because shes a woman. Theyre also men who focus on. Careful in their deliberations. If anything it would have to be her distain for attention a concept of power also her tendency to avoid showy displays of power fished in which she always saw her as absurd. Furnish a fish for. Until america was raised in the former communist east germany she spent a quiet untroubled childhood on the outskirts of the town of templin. Has been i grew up in the countryside that was one of the things that shaped me. Up in a clergymans household and had tyrants i could discuss anything with. I was an upbringing with a lot of intellectual stimulation more than youd normally see in a small town in east germany and. Enough we were only there are you know she was born until a customer in hamburg west germany in 1954 a few weeks before her father except that a post as pastor in the east. If. I was an ordinary child i might have had the odd tantrum or 2 but i wasnt particularly stubborn or rebellious the baelish weisz least. It was a childhood between 2 worlds raised as a christian under a communist regime. Like the 1980 s. Im going to america had a doctorate in physics and was working at the academy of sciences in east berlin her 1st marriage ended in divorce but she kept her former husbands last name marco. What was looking like a quiet life as a Research Scientist was interrupted on november 9th 1989. The wall dividing east from west germany fell. Down after she said to me. Mutha ive never been much of a civic activist so joining an activist movement isnt my thing she said shed also considered the social democrats and january 990 they still look like they might do really well here but then she thought that make it on their own we need something new that was her pragmatic mind speaking and then came the east german Democratic Movement the democratic awakening which included pastor ryan eprom and she said its chaos there they need me. Soon thereafter in spring 1900 until america was appointed deputy spokesperson for the 1st and only democratically elected east German Government that was the turning point she joined the christian democrats the c. D. U. And began a rapid and grueling rise up the political ladder. Young a woman and from the east a fresh face for chancellor helmut west and male dominated city you thats called protege merkel was appointed minister for women and youth in the 1st cabinet of the reunify germany in november 1909 a year after losing the chancellorship cole was still the honorary chair and gruelling patriarch of the christian democrats but then came a scandal. Party the c. D. U. Had run an illicit slush Fund Involving donor contributions it was the biggest scandal in postwar german politics. Until American Progress and made a move that would rock the already shaken old guard. In a prominent daily she wrote an article proclaiming the end of the coal era. A few months later merkel was party chairwoman. This was the moment she would later with you know when she 1st believe she could become chancellor. The men thought lets make this mother figure party leader and send her packing after a year. Most to the fire that proved to be a huge miscalculation because she sent them packing. In 2005 im going to medical and her party had a narrow win her 1st government was a coalition of her christian democrats there were very insistent party the c. S. U. And the deposed social democrats it made little headway at 1st and was slow to implement reforms in her 1st 2 years america was a cautious leader critics said she was just muddling through. Im somebody who tends to decide on the late. Im often accused of being slow to get out of the starting block slow to take action of letting things drift. But for me its always important to work through all the possible options as to what should be done and not just as a theoretical exercise or a thought experiment i try to live with them. Through turns to hesitate. And wait for majority opinion to emerge before taking a stand but sometimes she gets a job to makes a decision from one day to the next and its us about math. That goes 1st major challenges chances are came during her 3rd year in office the Global Financial crisis required intensive management major banks were in danger of collapse and the merkel government provided billions of euros to save them. The chancellor assured the public that their deposits were safe. While her diplomatic touch and talent for compromise were often interpreted at home as a weakness abroad they arent her respect and praise but the 2007. On germanys baltic coast miracle succeeded with a mix of principle and persuasion in getting the assembled leaders to agree on a Climate Change strategy. She even brought on board u. S. President george w. Bush not the most environmentally aware of contemporary statesman. Its a very important quality to be able to engage with your counterparts and to signal to them i take you seriously im listening and i want to hear what you have to say. Thats what part. Of this. You underestimate her youve already launched she is always very very well prepared and she knows all the details. So you have to really know the material you want to have a serious discussion with her. The 2009 elections saw the c. D. U. C. S. U. Bloc post their 2nd worst showing in 60 years but they still managed to secure a coalition with their preferred partners the center right free democrats. Although the economy was struggling the new Government Cut taxes and took on record new debt thank. You but the dream turned sour as the coalition became beset with internal squabbles. Meaningful policymaking proved elusive important debates were overshadowed by rivalries within the coalition. For the chancellor it was an often frustrating experience. In late 2010 merkels government decided to extend the lifespan of germanys Nuclear Power plants. Just. Months later it made a dramatic u. Turn. And then also in fukushima happened the Nuclear Disaster in japan and within a week or 2 american had changed course on that and decided no were going to get out of Nuclear Power that upset a lot of people in our conservative party that upset a lot of people in german industry theyre afraid of Rising Energy costs but she did it was an emotional sort of reaction to the. Nuclear disaster in fukushima. Not just but i realize straightaway that this would also affect us all and then i think he decided that we would need at the very least a social consensus when daunting the use of Nuclear Energy is it off the can convince someone with a cannon it is just as i believe it was a kind of overnight decision. She decided to seize the opportunity and also to send a message to society and he has a shaft and her name would be associated with the decision to end Nuclear Power and she would end up in the history books she spoke. With in germany the fukushima disaster put an end to a discussion that had dragged on for years the longstanding Energy Policy debate seemingly vanished overnight. Merkels government decided to decommission Nuclear Plants by 2022 and to rapidly scale up the use of renewable energy. During merkel 2nd term the Global Financial and economic crisis remained a pivotal issue and developed into a euro crisis. Southern euro zone states were in dire straits while greece appeared headed for bankruptcy. The german chancellor repeatedly insisted that greece would only receive a bailout if the country agreed to reduce public spending and institute austerity reforms. That we didnt miss depressed. Dense ladies and gentlemen thoughts must be focused not on rushing in to help prematurely us. But on ensuring that the entire house is put in order. That stands faced little opposition within her own ranks unlike in greece as athens slashed Public Sector wages and pensions and fired Civil Servants protesters in greece singled out one person to blame until america is this she doesnt care a whole what kind of image is being drawn what she cares about is political consistency to shrink in size. This. In may 2013 towards the end of merkel 2nd term the n. S. A. Spying scandal broke. Details emerged of a widespread internet and telephone Surveillance Program run by washington for many response was too little too late. To stop him ever since we started to talk about the n. S. A. I have repeatedly told the american president that we dont spy on africans its gone. Medicals comments were intended to show resolve but instead revealed impotence. It was only after learning that the n. S. A. Had also tune into her own cell phone that an indignant chancellor seemed to mean business the guns of germanys entire government is cowardly and submissive so they dont dare stand up to the us. Speaking as a private citizen i would say she was too restrained especially considering she had 1st hand experience of living under a dictatorship. But met Approval Ratings were barely dented by the n. S. A. Scandal voters trusted her it seemed in part because she avoided conflict one day lee called her the perfect chancellor for citizens who dont like trouble and dont want to be bothered by politics. With. But when it came to her own Political Party merkel proved willing to turn her back on traditional positions. For some conservative stalwarts her decisions to phase out Nuclear Power and to military conscription and support a National Minimum wage were hard to stomach. This instance is an entirely different from that of helmut kohl or conrad i dont know. Its hard to believe its the. But you have to remember she didnt make those changes on. The c. D. U. In line with reality. Was this her own accomplishment or just a reflection of the changing times by both sides and that side times it. Was setting a different agenda from that of his predecessors. Over the years. In keeping her private life out of the public gaze she never felt the urge to play to the cameras but her sober down to earth style contributed significantly to her popularity. People see 3 things in her that they like things that dont involve her strategy or her goals. She has a modest unpretentious demeanor. 0 interest in material things thats both unusual and appealing. The 2013 general election represented a landslide victory for the christian democrats although it did mean returning to a coalition with the s. P. D. 3rd term in office would see the economy continue its recovery. On other fronts however the chancellor had major crises to contend with. Early 2014 dramatic scenes in ukraine european protests on my don square in the capital kiev led to the ousting of president Viktor Yushchenko fitch. Russia proceeded to annex the Crimean Peninsula in Eastern Ukraine pro russian rebels and separatists rose up against the government with the support of moscow. Chancellor issued a sharp protest against that intervention and endorsed economic sanctions against russia. Together with french president Francois Hollande she embarked on a Difficult Mission in the capital of bella ruth minsk. U. S. President barack obama left to 2 european leaders to tackle the crisis with russia and try to establish dialogue between the warring parties. Levis. If you compare World Politics to a game of chess she knows which pieces to move and when. She feels theres no point in saying thats not only chess piece i want nothing to do with it. She knows that wont move the chess came forward at times like that she does what needs to be done. Over the years she has become a highly respected figure of authority on the international stage. Perhaps thats because of her political style tends to avoid issuing hastie if unions about rights and wrongs was sufficient even at the International Level she prefers to sway up all the options and reflect on them this is a vacant. Moment. Shock when she does make a decision its a sustainable one and theyve done and tried to get tough and it tweaked the. Medical help to bring the warring sides to the negotiating table the result was a ceasefire albeit a fragile one. In early 2015 the greek crisis returned to the spotlight the newly elected government rejected further austerity measures the coalition of the left wing to reach the party and right wing nationalists announced its intention to renegotiate all the deals their predecessors had made with International Creditors greece seemed on the brink of exiting the euro zone. After protected negotiations the euro Group Finance ministers agreed to a compromise a package with strings attached. Merkel and her finance minister a vote of conscience would look persuaded greece to abandon its initial objections and agree to further reforms greeces potential departure from the euro the dreaded grex it at once again been averted. She had. Gunstock she already did her case very vigorously and i think that points to an essential feature of Angela Merkels approach to politics. She sticks to her guns and expects others to make the commitments theyve made. The biggest mistake. They are going to work on shortland made use in their dealings with greece because they broke with the principle of Solidarity Commission greece miracle was a real villain by a lot of people but she had the courage to keep going to greece and talking to people and she tried to explain the situation in greece and the end of the day greece was able to stay in the euro zone. Shortly after the prospect of a greek euro exit appeared resolved another crisis emerged in summer 2015 that overshadowed all others hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees were passing through turkey and greece heading for central and western europe and especially germany. Most were fleeing the brutal war in syria. I