A communist dictator 30 years ago today all that helped bring the countrys bloody revolution to an at. The heart thank you so much for your Company Everyone pope francis has given his christmas address from the vatican and is annual a or b a which is latin for to the city and the world the pontiff spoke about migrants and those whove endured what he called unspeakable forms of abuse he also called for an end to conflicts around the globe he finished by blessing the catholic faithful who packed st Peters Square in rome. 50000 people gathered in st Peters Square in bright sunshine for the popes christmas address its the 7th of his papacy and again the condemnation of war and violence was the heart of his message with conflicts in Europe Asia Africa and the americas francis issued a call for peace. He still. May rise to bring his lights out to the many children suffering from war and conflicts in the middle east and in various countries of the world. And. They hate inspired governments and the International Community to find solutions to allow the peoples of those regions to live together in peace and security. And put an end to their suffering he really saw where in. The list of war torn regions as long francis again called for better protection for people fleeing the violence and he criticized europes policy of expelling or refusing entry to migrants toward the end of his address he gave the traditional blessing for the or be to the city of rome and the world. And then a more mundane message to the faithful around the globe. Christmas lunch. And in the german president s annual christmas address. Is calling on germans to overcome their differences and respect each other as equals he also said to discuss the high points of the year including the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall a low point was an anti semitic attack at a synagogue in the eastern city of hama back in october. Looking back on the events of the past year the german president says the antisemitic attack at a synagogue in holland left a deep imprint the buildings locked or prevented even greater tragedy sponsor. Bears the traces of some 20 bullets you see the splintered wood and the metal remains in the bullet holes in the store guards the entrance to the synagogue and. Its a miracle that it held and that no more people fell victim to this brutal anti semitic attack in which 2 of our fellow citizens were murdered by the. President steinmeyer visited the location of the anti semitic attack as soon as he could this christmas he asked germans to find hatred and defend democracy rusty democrat the ball democracy needs self assured citizens who have confidence and drive common sense and decency and to show solidarity with others funk hopes the germans can continue to find courage and optimism in the coming year so they can find the strength to create a better future. Well the Political Correspondent kate brady or joins me to talk more about the president s address and then mr stein my said that the event that that he reflected got reflected on the most was the anti semitic attack in hollywood just tell us what it really underlines the importance of this issue right now in germany and in other countries as well but specifically of course the number of reported antisemitic crimes in germany has been creeping up in recent years and the events in in october that attack that really show could German Society and he really used this attack as a symbol in his speech specifically the door which actually prevented the attack from ensign entering the synagogue backing up back in october saying that if that door was Strong Enough to stop that attack on germans now Strong Enough and capable to stand up to against semitism but also why did the not Strong Enough and capable to stand up against any kind of racism and any kind of hate and a kid what else will you talk about i say one of the other main issues is democracy and one of his main issues is saying to germans do not take democracy for granted of course germany celebrated 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall this year which was brought about very much by a Democratic Movement which started in the form an east in the city of leipzig and he cold today on the germans to stand up for the democratic rights saying that you have the power to go to the polls and make your concerns heard but also at the same time warned against the feeding into any incitement of hates which has become more acceptable at least in German Society in recent months of course from cape verde thank you. And you can watch your president. Christmas address in full later today on to your viewers want to tell you now about some of the other stories making news around the world. And brooke enough so 35. 00 civilians almost all of them women were killed by joe hottest in the town of on tuesday while 7 soldiers and 80 assailants also died in a shootout afterward that lasted several hours president taha shikha book called for 2 days of mourning. So and im sure youre thousands of people have gathered to accompany the funeral procession of army chief. Who died unexpectedly on monday asala was instrumental in forcing the countrys longtime president to resign earlier this year. Michael bloomberg a u. S. Billionaire weird sight set on the democratic candidate for president is under fire after unknowingly employing prison labor for his campaign for the former new york city mayors staff for a subcontractor the vendor that uses prison based call centers with female inmates to place calls on behalf of his campaign. Police and demonstrators have clashed again in hong kong as protests continue through christmas while riot police used pepper spray and tear gas in a major shopping district activist blocked streets and smashed shop windows theyve called for flash mob protests to continue into the new year and government demonstrations in hong kong are now in their 7th month and our correspondent if you be conger sent us this update. Protestors in hong kong station other wrong of them and station on Christmas Day which also marked the 200th day of the movement again that take the popular shopping malls as the platform for rallies as they want to create a kind of economic pressure from the government i mean while the police are also are well prepared to tackle the protest and many of the malls were heavily guarded by Riot Police Officers throughout the day we also witnessed rounds of tear gas fired outside America Shopping Centers and some of the demonstrators as well as bystanders inside the malls where arrested and have has great as a result of the crash as many of the malls were forced to close down eliot and you show and business that the only one of the worst christmas for many real tellers in hong kong and tension has them been so often during holiday be. Instead it heated up as we observed and this is a huge contrast with was the posing only a thiessen of a celebration. Phoebe congar reporting from hong kong all right were going to go now to chile a wildfire in the chilean city of a party so has damaged or destroyed more than 100. 00 homes while several districts in the western part of the city had to be evacuated its not known what triggered the blaze in the 1st place but hot temperatures and strong winds helped the flames to spread. Fleeing the flames with pets. And household possessions. The fire started in the woody hilly area on valspar esaus outskirts and quickly spread. To consume dozens of homes in its path. And a huge hole of thick black smoke rose above the city. As the flames crept closer residents tried in vain to stop them advancing. Their fields but i feel powerless because all the houses are burning and now the fire is coming here. Extra firefighting reinforcements had to be called in to help local residents joined in the effort to douse the flames as well as move any timber and wooden walling that might burn out of the way. Wildfires are not unusual in chile this years very warm weather helped the flames to spread but this was far came as both are you so celebrated Christmas Eve and also as chile is steeped in political crisis after months of county government protests. Romania is marking 30 years since the execution of former dictator nicolae ceausescu and the overthrow of his communist regime while the child who ruled remained there for over 20 years and imposed a highly authoritarian form of leadership on his country following a brief show trial he was executed along with his wife elena on Christmas Day 989. His fall from power was preceded by demonstrations against his brutal rule that was known for a brutal crackdown and in a bid to quell the protests and there were so happy to have actually somebody who was there right after the execution our very own art so she joins me now you arrived in the country in this very turbulent time what was it like well. There was euphoria and people were happy that ceausescu was gone that they hoped that there would now be a variety of foods on the shelves that there would be heating in their homes that they would be able to get medicines because many of these staples were being denied by them be denied to them because ceausescu was obsessed with paying off the International Debt so he was exporting everything hardly importing anything and i think that was the Tipping Point for many people right and now what will makes you like such an expert you not only wrote a book about it i dont know if we can show it and. Dr. 3 d. V. D. s not nonetheless so you really dug deep into this what did you learn about this very seminal moment in this country as there was a secret mission that sparked this entire revolution there was a dissident protestant minister in and his name is lost and he was using his puppet we can show some pictures i think here. To preach against ceausescu and of course in a dictatorship like that you dont have a very long shelf life but he had an advantage he had a brother who had defected to Montreal Canada a couple decades earlier and he was using his his brothers situation to keep him public in the media he was using the media to keep him alive because he knew that it was very sensitive to any criticism from the west and then he arranged for 2 reporters from the montreal one of them was. From an area that i feel kind of he went in and did an interview along with michelle clear of their secret t. V. Interview the tapes got out were broadcast 1st on hungary and t. V. Which you could see in western rumania and then in Later International networks around the world and because of that turkish was given was fired and he was given the deadline of december 15th to. His apartment which was also in the church where hed be taken out and on that morning thousands of people surrounded the church and to protect him then the next day the army and the secret Police Attacked and and then the fighting started and then the fighting started remaining has come a long way its a member of the European Union hows it doing today and how is it looking back at this particular historic moment well its a democracy and freedom of speech all those things and a member of nato member of the European Union. 2 big problems i think one is steep because many many people up to 4000000 maybe more have left romania to earn higher wages much higher wages in italy in spain in germany in england its a big problem but the other thing that really gets to people is is graft and crew. Option and theyre constantly looking for politicians who are honest because theyve had some very bad experiences are so i thank you so much for bringing us the back story on this a very important anniversary thank you greatly appreciate it. Now people around the world have been celebrating christmas in many ways some of them under usual in the u. S. Says state of florida some 600. 00 surfing sand to stick to the ways in cocoa beach to show off their skills the Charity Event raised 40000. 00 for some nonprofit organizations and a childrens hospital. All right thats one way of santa suit make to the kids thank you so much for watching ill be back at the top the hour with the headlines. To curious. Do it yourself work. For your americas future. Dont miss out on the 2 you know that 77 percent poppy are younger than 65. Thats me and me and
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