e.t.c in here and i'm fine and as an african i couldn't be more proud to be part of. china reports the 1st 2 deaths outside the epicenter of a new virus that struggles to stop it spread. the next couple of weeks will be really important to making an assessment of what the real risk is. hello i'm sam is a this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up thousands. protested in the iraqi capital against the u.s. military presence. this president must be removed from office

specially if we continue to see every corrupt our next election. democrats continue to make the case donald trump abused his power during a presidential impeachment trial plus. 10 newborns die in one south african hospital in just 2 months while those now one. china is taking drastic measures to try and contain the outbreak of a deadly new virus as tens of millions prepared to travel for the lunar new year a short time ago the 1st 2 deaths were announced outside a province the epicenter of the virus one person died near beijing the other in the fall north the toll is now 26 people more than a 130 cases have been confirmed the city of war shut down its public transport

services on thursday several other major cities and who by province have done the same but health officials are worried more people could become infected as millions set off to celebrate new year which starts on saturday. let's head live now scott hyla he's in beijing so it's called now that we've got deaths outside of the epicenter is that a sign that the measures to try and contain this virus not working well there's that's a very good question mainly because you know when you look at this virus not much is known about it yet they're obviously studying it and analyzing it to see how it what the gestation period is you know what really caused it where it came from all those answers are still yet to be definitively answered and one of the biggest ones that leads into your question and that is. what is the gestation period for this and also mainly because there have been some cases reported there have been

asymptomatic patients who have contract of the virus but haven't shown any symptoms until they were tested so that's a big concern because when you look at you know this is this is several weeks into the outbreak of this virus obviously it has ramped up recently but the big concern is what's happened to all those people who were there who could have been infected carriers if you will but didn't really show any symptoms so that's a big concern you know if you look back over the last several weeks but also if you look forward because as you mentioned this is the new year holiday here it today was actually the 1st day of the 7 days a national holiday a national day off for the new year the lunar new year what about the people who have traveled before these 13 cities now were locked down because of the virus what happened to those who traveled before that lockdown and who are asymptomatic and didn't show any signs and who did they come in contact with so obviously very very concerning situation there as the numbers steadily increase that's a big concern now yes the people are traveling for the lunar new year but also when

they come back or go back to their homes from their villages where their families are. so school are they thinking of any measures to try and contain this beyond the at the center now they've done public transportation shutdowns in several cities but it's clear from the pattern of deaths and and infections that it's outside of hunan they have yes and when you look at the festivities there usually are a lot of festivities all across china for the lunar new year here in beijing the capital they have canceled several of those at the early part of this week and i can imagine we'll hear more cancellations as as we go through the weekend also they're cleaning disinfecting the subways here each subway car every hour in the capital here in beijing and imagine how much time that takes and what the labor behind that would be would entail but also what's very interesting something that

didn't happen 17 years ago during the sars epidemic crisis something that the beijing government was very criticized for their handling it their lack of transparency they have closed the forbidden city one of the biggest tourist attractions here in beijing not just for foreign tourist but also for chinese tourists who are here for the holiday the forbidden city here in beijing is shut down. all right scott thanks so much for updating us on how the world health organization says the coronavirus is an emergency in china but it's too early to declare it a global one that has more on the international response. but few mitchie know where ported road they're taking no chances for good reason the people being monitored with heat scanners have just flown in from will hand the center of the outbreak. they left before the chinese city was put in lockdown but scenes like

this have played out around the world at sydney airport serving australia's largest city many of those flying in from hand on thursday will face masks they knew they'd be screened but there were no reports of illness and they weren't overly worried before we got. a few. people. to be everywhere and when we get out and. a sun some people. tested a fever and asked some questions. in the u.s. one person is known to have contracted the virus health officials in the state of washington where the man lives so he's well and should be allowed home soon as of now there are at least 16 identified close contacts local health departments started reaching out to them yesterday and continue to do so today and the list of countries with confirmed cases of the virus is getting larger most eastern asia but

some further afield the data that we've gathered has suggested you know that this could be a very dangerous virus but potential for global spread in and even i don't think it's going to extreme to say even potential you know for a global epidemic. but i don't think it's inevitable at this point in. the next couple of weeks will be really important to making an assessment of what the real risk is so. still the mere possibility needs checks like this at major airports until medical experts know a lot more there's a whole series of questions we have to ask we don't have all of those answers yet we have some of them we knew how to diagnose it we increasingly know how to treat people when they get it what we don't yet know is when somebody is infectious and you they pass it on somebody else the next few weeks could tell us exactly how much of a threat this corona virus poses worldwide the al-jazeera. now thousands are rallying in iraq's capital against the u.s. military presence this is baghdad right now people are responding to

a call by cleric that he controls the largest bloc in the lower house of parliament but earlier this month m.p.'s passed a bill asking foreign forces to leave that was in reaction to the killing of the top 2 raimi in general are some sort of money in a u.s. drone strike near baghdad airport among conjoint us live now from baghdad they were calling for a 1000000 men to come out and join this friday i'll be getting those numbers. difficult to say but let me just show you just one part of the crowd in just one part of the city there are huge numbers certainly larger numbers than i've seen in a very long time in the capital baghdad and it's not just head people are streaming in from streets all around here throughout the morning i've actually been walking around and there are thousands of people out on the streets people have come in

from all over the south from various different provinces they've come in they've been bussed in to join this march and even in the early hours of this morning we still got people gathering but it almost doesn't matter whether. as a 1000000 or not the message has been sent he wants the u.s. troops out of. iraq now effectively the iraqi parliament has already agreed to this there was a votes in palm and it was passed however the sunni political blogs and the kurdish political blocs didn't show up for that fight they abstained from the fight so it's only really the shia political blocs that voted for it but it has happened and then you are hearing these messages from the u.s. from my compare the secretary of state only to sell saying we are invited by the iraqi government and we're going to stay now you only have to see some of the signs

are they there is not anyone's in english i can point to right now but the message on the signs is very simple he says look the u.s. has a dangerous presence in iraq it's a destabilizing presence struck iraq as a sovereign country and we want our own rule now what pressure this puts on the government remains to be same certainly the message is very 'd loud and clear this is a caretaker government that's 'd already in turmoil because of on going anti government protests 'd have been going on since october so this is can all precious. and ron how crucial is the turnout in establishing how much influence muntadhar saddam still has and how much influence he can get in government formation selecting the next prime minister and so on. well often a temporal setter is referred to as the power behind the fraud is almost

effectively the king they care it's entirely up to him because he needs logical block to get decisions kid this is tossed within the parliament this is an intense show of support and you can just see around me people are here and they 'd are all very supportive of southern now southern has been in iran studying and a lot of the militia leaders in the last few weeks went to iran to see him and it's likely that that's. they discuss something like the show the force is very important of a tether else other than the rest of the shia leaders taking c have a listen it is like walking on the ice and there's all these to say that they needed a united show support to really show the government and the people of the lot that they were serious about this message i have to say judging by this crowd. that message is good for. all right and wrong come back from baghdad thanks for that.

another marathon day in the presidential impeachment trial in the u.s. capital democrats have completed their 2nd day of opening statements their arguments focused on what they call his dangerous abuse of power hides jocasta reports from washington d.c. with cameras banned from showing the full senate chamber a sketch artist captures the scene 100 senators without their phones barred from speaking and some even looking bored with the process the democrats lead impeachment manager opened the 2nd day of arguments in the case against president trump with a moment of where levity remarketing on his audience's silence of course it doesn't hurt that the morning starts out every day with the sergeant at arms warning you that if you don't you will be in prison but then it was back to the arguments thursday focused on the allegation that trump abused his power when he asked ukraine for election interference to his own benefit the articles in the evidence

conclusively establish the president trump is places own personal political interests 1st he has placed them above our national security above our free and fair elections and above our system of checks and balances. this conduct is not america 1st it is donald trump 1st republicans have stuck by the president some calling the democrats' arguments repetitive and unconvincing i want the american people to pick the next president not me the president's attorneys will present their case for acquittal in coming days arguing trump did nothing wrong and that the accusations against him are not impeachable offenses just don't have to meet basic fundamental constitutional obligations and they have to expect to hear more arguments from both sides for the next few days than senators will have a chance to ask questions before democrats make their next big move they hope to

open this trial to new witnesses only possible with some republican support the question is whether the democrats' arguments will be convincing enough to leave the senate wanting more heidi joe castro al-jazeera washington meanwhile trump says he'll release his long awaited peace plan for israel and palestine by tuesday the announcement is expected to come just ahead of a visit to washington by israel's prime minister trump says it's a great deal that will benefit the palestinians but they've rejected the so-called deal of the century after a series of pro israel moves by trump kristen salumi is in washington d.c. she looks back at some of those pros moves. we know that the trumpet ministration has been working on this deal for 3 years with the president's son in law jared cushion our senior advisor taking the lead on the negotiations we know that president trump would really like to deliver on this campaign promises in the

middle of an impeachment. exercise here in the united states it's an election year and he considers himself a deal maker and he has said that peace in the middle east would be the deal of all deal so there's a lot of incentive from the administration to get something done here as far as the details though don't have a lot of information at this point we know that there's an economic component and a political component to the deal the economic component was announced by kushner back over the summer he said $50000000000.00 in economic development package politically though the united states has already made concessions to israel they recognize jerusalem as israel's capital and move the u.s. embassy there over the summer just recently secretary of state my pump aoe said that the united states would no longer consider israeli settlements in the west bank illegal all of this opening tradition in the u.s. for a long time international agreements international law these were issues that were

supposed to be part of final status negotiations in the united states kind of unilaterally moved ahead and took sides with israel now we have prime minister netanyahu talking about annex in part of the west bank and so there's been some speculation some reporting that that could be the next phase of something that the united states is considering it that may be what the palestinians were warning against. now the u.s. says impose new sanctions on 6 business is accused of helping iran's national oil company it's the latest step in washington the so-called maximum pressure campaign to curb iran's nuclear program the firms are based in asia and the middle east they allegedly violated existing sanctions by helping transfer millions of dollars worth of oil exports for iran the u.s. says iran's oil industry funds what it calls global terrorist activities still ahead on al-jazeera. because he's in the

ivory coast demolish the homes of tens of thousands living near him may now hold we'll tell you why plus. limitation partly the reason we have to sell the fashion design is sustainable and it's it is more than a fashion statement. thank. you. hello there still some pretty calm conditions across central areas of europe quite a bit of cloud around but nothing really in the way of rain all snow plenty of strong winds and some rain and some snow across into the north but of course still we are talking about western areas of europe the southwest in particular now this is the southeast of france pay pinioned look at this river it is literally about to burst its banks just a raging torrent of water that has been so much rain of course that has been

sitting in the region for several days and then down into eastern spain and this is the picture in one of the towns and again we are looking at several centimeters of snow it is going to be a while before that all clear is that the storm itself it is clearing through friday work his way into southern areas of france but there's another system just sitting here off the coast of portugal and southern spain so that will bring some more rain showers in but as we go on into saturday that system which walls gloria that will produce one or 2 shots into central northern areas of italy and then we'll see more rain just spreading in from the south into much of spain at times that could also be fairly heavy but nothing like we have seen with that recent storm meanwhile the rain staying to the north of the u.k. pushing rain and snow across into northern areas of scandinavia and as a says a fairly cloudy picture not cold in london at the same impious than unfortunate on both days not much sunshine.

being about these bushfires this is really what's going to. climate change in stone depending on the economy i think is actually what's keeping donald trump afloat right now critical debate to columbus to school even though what the story is all about this argument is astonishingly park rising in-depth analysis of the day's headlines this is the beginning of the iraq of the country. against an ethnic sectarian kotor inside story on al-jazeera. org. come back you're watching out to see a time to recap our headlines in china the 1st deaths outside the epicenter of the

corona virus outbreak could be reported health officials are worried more people could become infected as millions set off to celebrate the lunar new year which starts on saturday. thousands are rallying in iraq against the u.s. military presence shout cleric will tell us sort of called on his supporters to demand the withdrawal of all foreign forces earlier this month and he's passed a resolution asking for troops to leave. us democrats have made their case what they call president of trans dangerous abuse of power log you for the 2nd article of impeachment obstruction of congress and the trial reconvenes later on friday. grieving parents are accusing hospital managers in south africa of hiding information about the deaths of at least 10 newborn babies the government is blaming drug resistant bacteria and critics say poor hygiene understaffing and

overcrowding in the public health care system is to blame horrible tasa reports from pretoria. team b. is not her real name and she doesn't want to show her face because she's afraid she'll get into trouble for complaining reading this newspaper article has made her angry because it could explain why a new born baby died at least 10 babies that died in the same hospital in tempe said township in johannesburg in the past 2 months the government blames drug resistant bacteria i think it's more than. 10 pastes. information. because if they're hiding information from us. to what was happening with our status only only thing that we knew. the cause of the infection is unclear doctors say it could lead to pneumonia and meningitis some south africans blame hospital overcrowding understaffing and poor hygiene health department managers admit employing more nurses and doctors could

help prevent more deaths but there are other issues the problems that we're dealing with these issues will lead to a standstill and buy the tickets because when we use antibiotics when finished it was reduced i devoted to that does not prescribe prescribe voted for any other group isn't it. our our our budgetary yet not being able to this one and to the east and to politics which is that the president. africa's most industrialized economy is struggling to provide affordable quality health care for the majority who are poor in some neighborhoods private clinics try to ease the burden it patients can afford to pay to avoid the long queues but there aren't enough private clinics to substitute overstretched and early quipped state hospitals the government wants to introduce a national health insurance scheme to try and close the gap between the rich and the poor at the moment only a privileged few new world price to pay

a private hospital while millions of mainly poor black south africans have to rely on understaffed and overcrowded public health facilities. the proposed insurance scheme based on is to be debated in parliament if it becomes law the state will control how much private health facilities charge make it more affordable for the poor tax rises will be needed to pay for the scheme but some economists say the country struggling economy can't afford it the ruling african national congress says universal health insurance is to solution but the mothers who recently lost a baby say it's too late for them. after. al jazeera for tori. in the ivory coast the government has begun demolishing makeshift homes near the airport in the commercial capital abidjan thousands of buildings have been destroyed and people living there say they weren't given enough warning the government denies this or the reports. are desperate to the future

scramble to save their home. within a few hours nothing but. people try to salvage what little is left to the authorities these makeshift houses were built illegally but for the people here this was home and many don't know what. it was but these men are asking why did they do this where were they sleep what kind of country is this where those with air conditioned homes are destroying poor people's homes but the sum it's also their livelihoods they've all been able to evacuate those few chickens but many died they surprised us and started to demolish they broke everything. this is once past the lap of the homes that house tens of thousands it's situated on the outskirts of the big german international airport

that's where earlier this month teenager but their main hit in the landing gear on an air france flight his lifeless body was found by fighting the shoals in paris. believe in but they're limited hidden in the shanty town before jumping the fence onto the runway the government ordered the a jew for neighborhood evacuated to clear 200 meters safety zone communications minister city toy said these occupations post air safety and security problems. and while most of the people living here were given 45 days to leave many were shocked when the 1st takers rolled in this week and is only there for the last i was born here i've been here nearly 40 years even the mosque was destroyed we said at least leave the mosque but they destroyed everything we got what we could from our harness. residents say the government is not dealing with the crux of the issue

the high cost of living in a country where almost half of the population lives in poverty and its poverty they say the lead to the teenage boys escape and then having no choice but to live near the airport now many have nowhere to go. nor about unmanly al jazeera. police in mexico have blocked hundreds of migrants who forced their way across the border with quarter mile off from going any further security personnel used shields and pepper spray to force hundreds of central american migrants on the buses have been taken to a detention center up a truly migrants crossed over on thursday. hundreds of protesters have rallied in puerto rico accusing the government of holding up aid supplies to victims of an earthquake earlier this month.

barry about the discovery of a news day that had been kept in a warehouse since the hurricane hit the u.s. territory in 2017 protesters gathered outside the home of the governor calling on one device because god said to resign the previous us to step down last year after a similar demonstration. it's fashion week in paris with celebrities from all over the world in the city to celebrate the industry's top designers and among the glamour of the catwalk is a new trend proving popular eco fashion with a shop. long to have a look. it doesn't display of opulence and fantasy at dutch designer ronald fonda camps paris good to show models will sculptural gals from elegant take on eighty's glamour but fun to cam's fashion isn't only a lesson in creativity but also in sustainability all these clothes are made from

recycled vintage all riposte fabrics for is one of the worst things for the environment so for me this is the answer to for it for because this is made with all leftovers from. the code was made by an organization helping women in morocco part of frantic camps conviction that fashion must be responsible he launched a sustainable couture label 5 years ago were leading the way to make sustainability sexy sustainable the new normal because that's one of needs to be i think the bigger bros shoot. you know reduce their with their productions and make less clothes and concentrate on making beautiful clothes. all these clothes that nobody needs. the fashion industry is one of the world's biggest polluters and labels influence mass market brands and consumers many concede it's time for change after

50 years in the business french designers retired with a show with an anti waste message. clothes on. some of the world's most prestigious fashion houses are placed in paris and most say that they're trying to become more environmentally friendly but campaigners say this is a stain abilities increasingly used as an own trend marketing tool rather than a real plan of action. is an expert in sustainable luxury she says customers are helping to accelerate change the course of. consumers and. recently when want to be more responsible socially and environmentally also in the last few years babe realize that one way to act is to buy differently. this former fire station in the city will soon become europe's biggest sustainable fashion hub called black but need to get the designers and experts helping them to create responsibly they don't

have the choice because now we know the nature is suffering we cannot do exactly what we've done before we need to change something changing a multi-billion dollar industry is a challenge but in an environment driven by trends where we responsibly make clothes maybe companies ultimate fashion statement. i'll just 0 paris. let's take you through some of the headlines here in al-jazeera now in china the 1st deaths outside the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak of being reported health officials are worried more people could become infected millions of set off to celebrate the lunar new year which starts on saturday thousands are rallying in iraq's capital against the u.s. military presence these are live pictures from baghdad people are responding to a call by

a shia cleric. he controls the largest bloc in parliament earlier this month m.p.'s passed a bill asking for forces to leave. al-jazeera as iran can is with the protesters. and there are thousands of people out on the streets people from all over the south from various different provinces they've come in they've been bussed in to join this march and even in the early hours of this morning. people were gathering but it almost doesn't matter whether. or not the message has been said. troops out of iraq u.s. democrats continue to make their case for they called president trump's dangerous abuse of power they'll argue for the 2nd article of impeachment or obstruction of congress later on friday meanwhile trump says he will release his long awaited peace plan for israel and palestine by tuesday the announcement is expected to come

just ahead of a visit to washington by israel's prime minister says it's a great deal that will benefit palestinians but they've already rejected the so-called deal of the century after a series of pro israel moves by trump. the u.s. has impose new sanctions on 6 business is accused of helping iran's national oil company it's the latest step in washington's so-called maximum pressure campaign to curb iran's nuclear program the firms are based in asia and the middle east they allegedly violated existing sanctions by helping transfer millions of dollars worth of oil exports for iran those are headlines it's inside story now. let me talk about 2 of the biggest problems facing and they are the endemic corruption and the can we listen so if you really put in place china's enemy of the

words and that's really 10 years we meet with global news makers the stories that matter just 0. me and more must prevent genocide against the roaring drunk that's the order from the international court of justice its judges say rohingya muslims there are extremely vulnerable but will this ruling make a difference or is it just symbolic this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm homage i'm joined the international court of justice the world's highest court has ordered me and mars government to prevent its military from committing acts of genocide against the ruling a federal in myanma have been subjected to access which are

capable of affecting their right to fix these things.