Washington meddling in the 26000 u. S. Election and in search of her husband what it means if youre married to a human rights activist who disappeared in china. Im brink off its good to have you with us we start right here in berlin across the german capital festivities are underway marking a 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall on that historic night november 9th 1989 the unthinkable happened and youre looking at it right there east germanys communist regime opened the border the announcement of welded citizens to safely cross to the west for the 1st time in 3 decades now in all those years crossing without permission was often fate. Hundreds of people were killed trying to escape the country but with the berlin wall down friends and family could finally reunite without fear paving the way for the 2 germanys to do the same not long thereafter. All right for more on the celebrations this week lets go now to my colleague David Leavitts he is out in a balance in berlin this evening in front of a very well known church here in berlin david whats going on. Hey brant yeah im in front of the good salmon in church in what was 30 years ago communist east berlin and as you can see behind me there are some quite impressive projections of that time of these days leading up to the fall of the berlin wall which at that time no one was actually expecting thats what this whole week is about its about commemorating the peaceful route to revolution now 30 years ago today there was a concert in this church they did so many church of beethovens 3rd symphony this and at the end of that the conductor stood up and he said the wall has got to go there was huge applause and people took to the streets in an impromptu march which not that long ago would have been very very dangerous that was 4 days before the berlin wall fell of course they didnt know that it was going to fall but already there was this momentum this impetus and that concert 30 years ago wasnt the 1st event at this church in terms of opposition to the church was a place for people to meet from the opposition it was one of the few safe places where people could talk politics. And really speak their mind now in the weeks and months leading up to the fall of the berlin wall this whole plaza behind me was filled with candles people came together here for candlelight vigils for prodemocracy demonstrators who were being imprisoned and that started off pretty small at 1st there were only about 50 people but after a few days there were thousands of people people who werent necessarily even christians werent Church Members werent even people who consider themselves political so this church is where a major groundswell of support for this peaceful protest movement took place and lets take a look back at those events from 30 years ago. In october 989 think of sam. Many church in what was then east berlin became the center of the revolution communist east germany was celebrating its 40th anniversary and there was still rousing applause for the countrys leaders but at the same time the streets were slowly filling up with protestors. On. East German Police and members of the countrys notorious Intelligence Service brutally beat the demonstrators. On this night thousands some of them wounded fled into the safety of the church there were fears that the church would be storm. But the police didnt intervene a new wind was blowing from the east under Mikhail Gorbachev moscow was no longer willing to back the use of force against demonstrators the protest Movement Based in the guest them in the church was allowed to continue with candles courage and nonviolent protests these demonstrators paved the way for the peaceful revolution and the fall of the wall. And you know theyve had a lot of people may be surprised to know that it was a Church Churches in communist east germany where people actually found safe zones if you will where they could actually talk about changing the system a peaceful revolution and not have to be worried about the secret police for example arresting them a truly Historic Place what went on there today to mark 30 years of the berlin wall fall. Well brant what went on and what is going to continue to go on through the night hours are these fantastic projections really bring in images and also sound bites of people who were there who helped make this happen who helped pave the way for the wallets of and also. A very certain someone by the name of patti smith is giving a concert inside the church shes here from the United States her whole created career has been built on the notion of freedom and people are here trying to get tickets a lot of them i saw a sign earlier saying if it was possible for the berlin wall to fall it must be possible to get tickets patti smith concert do you have a ticket david. I want to be talking to you bret so now. That they get eggs yours are David Leavitts at the jet 70 church in what used to be east berlin i wish david thank you very much. Well tens of thousands of workers from other communist countries including cuba mozambique and vietnam well they were sent to east germany to provide Skilled Labor when the to germanys united many decided to stay here some were deported but others married germans and most were eventually allowed to remain however it was not always easy to be accepted here. Quanto to always dreamed of owning her own restaurant in 1976 the then 19 year old came to former east germany from vietnam. Nor. My wide flower dress represented germany because it was given to me by german aid workers. So when i got the job training offer i immediately said yes i had no idea what i was getting myself into. It was the. Release. She liked life in east germany vietnamese people were considered to be very industrious but after her job training hard and true to have to return to a vietnam that had been destroyed by war. Then in 1987 she was offered the opportunity to return to east germany in a small town as a contract worker but the attitude towards foreigners had changed him of envy i was becoming. As or. Whenever we went shopping the cashiers look down at us as though we had just walked out of the jungle. This is the building that one true used to work in a former clothes factory she quickly realized that people like her were only there to make up for the lack of skilled workers in east germany they were encouraged to not have contact with east germans in 1909 the wall fell germans were overjoyed but it was a precarious time for contract workers. Its been 5 and i was so worried i didnt know what was going to happen i thought it was all over. And. Over the following years the government tried to put the form of contract workers. Was allowed to stay because she was married to a german but she ran into opposition including her doctor he had been in charge of the contract workers in her small town. He asked me what are you still doing here i answered i live here he replied but we dont mode you anymore there is no east germany anymore and. Hatred of foreigners peaks in 1992 with aggressive Gang Violence right wing radicals such apartment buildings on fire and burned cars that belongs to vietnamese workers we havent just been miles. We saw the attacks on t. V. My husband cried. And i told him these are hard times for us i might have to leave the country. Still one to show a state today she feels more at home here but racism has again been on the rise in germany. Of course i hope that the people i like will remain in the majority so that we wont be in danger. I truly hope that will be the case it is up to all of us to open ourselves up to foreigners and not be scared of them because people from other countries are the salt in the soup of society. Yeah. Germany has become her home country to still has her vietnamese passport just in case. Well all this week d w will bring you special coverage and reports on the fall of the berlin wall 30 years ago the Biggest Party is taking place on saturday at the landmark Brandenburg Gate in the center of the german capital will be joining the celebrations and broadcasting live throughout the day we hope you join its alright to the United States now a republican strategist and former advisor to the u. S. President. Has gone on trial in washington these accused of obstructing Justice Roger still was investigated as part of the special counsel probe into russian meddling in the 2016 American Election the case coincides with the impeachment inquiry against president truong which is taking place in the u. S. House of representatives. Like few other political operatives in u. S. History roger revels in attention whether its good or bad. Side. A veteran republican strategist whose career goes back more than 40 years roger stone counts former u. S. President S Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon among his clients his affinity for nixon apparently Strong Enough to him to get this permanent reminder his ties with donald trump also go back decades in the eightys stone turned trump the entrepreneur into a major donor for reagans campaign and saw in him a potential contender for the white house. I have great affection for trump and the trump family i have wanted him to run for president since writing 88 but while dirty tricks and prince of darkness are among the kind of names his critics used to describe him stowe now faces a new one convicted felon indicted by special counsel Robert Muller who was investigating russian interference in the 2016 campaign stone was charged on several counts. Oh the central question did tip off the Trump Campaign that the wiki leaks website was about to publish hacked emails supplied by russian spies as part of a coordinated campaign to sync trumps democratic rival Hillary Clinton i will plead not guilty to these charges i will defeat them before i was relieved this is a politically motivated investigation the ruling class is found guilty of political provocateurs could now face jail in the style hes highly profiled trial is set to test roger stones long held theory that any publicist is good publicity. We will see or hear some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world yemens internationally recognized government has signed a power sharing deal with the Southern Separatist group the Southern Transitional council have been battling for control of the city of aden and spite the fighting with the government against the countrys who the rebels the deal lanes to end months of infighting in the south of the country at least 4 people were killed when Security Forces opened fire on antigovernment protesters in iraqs Southern Province of basra and this comes a day after 5 people were reported dead in protests in the countrys capital baghdad as they called for sweeping political change firefighters in law goes nigeria are battling a fire at a huge market shopkeepers have been throwing goods from upper floors and trying to battle the flames while fire engine struggle to reach the city. Israels Supreme Court today have held a Government Order that requires a rights activist to be expelled from the country about activists is accused of supporting a boycott of the country over its treatment of the palestinian. Its the court ratified the governments refusal to renew omar schuck heres a work visa and gave him 20 days to leave the country chuck here is the israel director of Human Rights Watch the n. G. O. S says the deportation order is an attempt to silence criticism of the occupation of palestinian territory. While speaking to the w. News omar sheikh here said that the courts ruling is part of a disturbing trend of crackdowns on human Rights Advocacy in israel it is undeniably changed and i would say the last 5 to 10 years i mean a decision like this would not have been conceivable i think 1520 years ago while the Supreme Court has often rubber stamped Government Policies when it comes to settlements and human rights abuses in the west bank for it to sign off on this governments crackdown on human Rights Advocacy really is a dangerous sort of escalation what weve seen in recent years is denial of entry to Prominent International rights advocates un representatives amnesty israel palestine groups that have been tarnished just last week a palestinian staff member Amnesty International has issued a travel ban as a punitive measure given their work its quite clear that the Israeli Government is hell bent on shutting down independent human rights reporting but it ultimately is going to fail were going to continue to do the same work covering the same issues and the exact same way whether im here or not and were going to fight to the very last minute not only for me to stay in these next 20 days but to safeguard what remains of the limited space for human Rights Advocacy and basic criticism. That was here speaking with us from israel where is you when shame that is a question that his wife is desperate to find the answer to the human rights lawyer was detained almost 2 years ago by chinese authorities and those chinese authorities theyve said very little sense now use wife is on a quest to locate her husband and challenge his detention despite the hurdles involved heres the story she is on a mission crisscrossing china on trains. As in the hope of confronting a system shrouded in secrecy i think i still dont know where my husband is or his situation. In pursuit of justice and for 680 days her husband you when sharing a human rights lawyer has been behind bars where exactly and for how long only those in power know that. I feel helpless very disappointed and feeling like theres nothing i can do i also feel disappointed as they dont do things according to the law. But if they see these things in my heart i will never give up i will continue. Here. For months shes been making the long trip to shoot you City Detention Center where she believes her husband is being held. Inside she clings to hope and a bag of warm clothes for the long winter ahead and the end there is no confirmation you is even here. You know what. The un shang i know is a good lawyer he was only practicing his rights and using his freedom of speech. This shouldnt happen to him and its very unfair on my family. That if. She was there for flanked by use lawyers she heads next to the District Court to demand information use case was heritier in secret please give short shrift to her desperate plight patience is running thin. And my body is extremely tired going from beijing to is very far often i leave beijing in the morning at 5 am and its not even light at 5 sometimes its raining sometimes its snowing its already been 2 years im extremely tired tired to the point where i get sick natives and. Eventually they resolve to file a complaint about used treatment the little expectation that it will make a difference another day in a cafe system seemingly designed to obfuscate and frustrate. At the story of one womans search for her husband in china well heres a check now of some other stories that are making headlines at this hour at least 3 women and 6 children all u. S. Citizens have been killed by drug Cartel Gunmen in northern mexico mexicos security minister says that its likely the group was targeted accidentally at least 5 children have been taken to the hospital for treatment president Hassan Rouhani says iran will take another step towards violating the International Agreement limiting its Nuclear Program technicians will begin injecting gas at centrifuges that enrich uranium iran started backing away from the deal after the u. S. Withdrew and imposed sanctions on it last year. Were now to turkey and a highly controversial dam project which is nearing completion the elusive daily has been built on the tigris river and it is resulting in a huge area being flooded and thousands of people have been forced to resettle dozens of talons and villages are about to disappear among them is the town you see right here of a sun key which is one of the worlds oldest human settlements. People have lived in haasan k. For thousands of years now the ancient town is being demolished building by building. Concrete platforms have been set into the centuries old mosque soon the entire structure will be moved to Higher Ground before the entire area is flooded. The tickers river has been rising for weeks several restaurants on the rivers edge have already closed some 90 kilometers downstream the elusive dam has stopped the rivers flow to form a huge manmade lake that will submerge an area that humans settled millennia ago thousands of people will lose land and homes in the once bustling street where tourists used to shop merchants are now loading up their wares. Of course it hurts to leave such a story place if only theyd been able to save house and cave what we wanted but the states didnt and. A few kilometers to the north a new city is taking shape there haasan mostly kurdish inhabitants can purchase subsidized housing ankara is also preparing a site for Historic Structures in the hope that tourists will still come to new haasan cave when it stands on the edge of the new lake but the residents of haas are skeptical that anyone will come to their town when its ancient attractions my deep below water. Stream media spying both part of what is