Tagesspiegel reports on new revelations about the Berlin power outage on January 3 that put Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU) in a tight spot. Research by colleague Jost Müller-Neuhof clearly shows that Wegner did not make any official phone calls that morning. Yet he had said in front of rolling cameras: ‘I actually started making calls at 8 a.m.’ – a statement now refuted.
Wegner had probably imagined the evening of his big garden party differently. Dark clouds had already gathered in the afternoon, initially unrelated to the weather. The revelations overshadow the event and raise questions about the mayor’s crisis management.
Beyond the power outage topic, the Checkpoint am Morgen covers other Berlin issues: school grades for the Senate, plans by the CDU, SPD, Greens, and Left Party against rent gouging, and an increase in plea deals at the Tiergarten District Court.
Source: www.tagesspiegel.de
