who's. running the white house our 2 officials who testified against old trump just 2 days after the president's impeachment acquittal. i'm sammy's a than this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the fight for new hampshire is on the democratic nominees take to the stage for a debate ahead of tuesday's primaries. dozens of coronavirus cases in a cruise ship off the coast of japan speak to a quarantine passenger. a medical centers very busy right now because apparently other passengers who have been pointing out reported that they have. the

brazilians forced to beg for food after major cutbacks in the nation's flagship well 1st ski. u.s. president has fired 2 key witnesses in his impeachment trial barely 48 hours after the senate's acquitted him the ambassador to the european union golden son lindh was recalled just hours after lieutenant colonel alexander vinland was discourses from the white house both men were critical of president trump's handling of military aid to ukraine and the gallacher reports. gordon sunland was considered a close ally of president trump's the 61 year old businessman gave trump's inauguration committee a $1000000.00 became ambassador to the european union and is said to have had the president's number on speed dial all that changed after someone's explosive

testimony to the president's handling of military aid to ukraine was there a quid pro quo as i testified previously with regard to the requested white house call and the white house meeting the answer is yes another pivotal witness in the impeachment korean to president trump was lieutenant colonel alexander that mn was a highly decorated soldier an expert on ukraine been man's testimony was said to have been breached the president is improper for the president of the united states to demand a foreign government investigate a u.s. citizen and a political opponent it was also clear that if you create pursued an investigation into the 2016 elections the bidens and it would be interpreted as a parson play on friday lieutenant colonel the newman and his twin brother a lawyer at the national security council risk ordered from the white house by officials both have been reassigned just hours after the president commented on the

lieutenant colonel well i'm not happy with you think i'm supposed to be happy with the bump that it is midnight in washington senior figures in the democratic party reacted angrily to the firings out i'm sure who took a lead role in the president's impeachment tweeted lieutenant colonel that man did his job as a soldier in iraq he received a purple heart then he displayed another rare form of bravery moral courage he complied with a subpoena and told the truth he upheld his oath when others did not. one of the president's senior adviser said the firing said to clear message that not backing the commander in chief will not be tolerated following the impeachment inquiry and his acquittal it seems that president trump is bent on retribution that man's lawyer released a statement saying the most powerful man in the world boyd by the silent pliable and complicit as is cited to exact his revenge it came as no surprise to many that 2 key witnesses in what president trump called a hoax and now gone the question is who's next and he gallacher al-jazeera

washington the former u.s. national security advisor john bolton is accusing the white house of suppressing his unpublished book the national security council sent a letter to bolton's lawyer on friday expressing concerns the manuscript contains classified information bolton denies that the book reportedly contains allegations trump suspended military aid to ukraine to force it to investigate his political rivals bolton was sacked by trump in september just before the complaint by a monogamous whistleblower was made public candidates vying for the democratic presidential nomination of held a fiery debate in new hampshire head of a key primary vote there next week during the a.b.c. news debate bernie sanders and judge faced a barrage of criticism from rivals over their electability and experience to where

the top finishes in the iowa caucuses which kicked off the start of the democrats' race to the white house new hampshire's primary is seen as a crucial test for joe biden and elizabeth warren who both trailed in the 1st caucus bernie sanders has consistently led opinion polls in the state he urged all of the hopefuls to unite behind the final candidates. the way we defeat donald trump and everybody up here by the way is unite in the matter who wins this thing we're all going to stand together because i. paid but the judge has never been elected office beyond his time as matter of the talus south bend but he said his lack of political experience was what set him apart look i freely admit that if you're looking for the person with the most years of washington establishment experience under their belt you've got your candidate and of of course it's not me the perspective i'm bringing is that of somebody whose life has been shaped by the

decisions that are made in those big buildings in washington d.c. somebody who has guided a community written off as dying just a decade ago through a historic transformation somebody who knows what it means to be sent to war on orders that come out of the situation room we need a perspective right now that will finally allow us to leave the politics of the past in the past. hong kong has started the 2 week quarantine for anyone arriving from mainland china to try and stop the spread of the corona virus the outbreak has killed 722 people in china and infected almost 35000 around the world let's get more on that now from sarah plant in hong kong so you're at the airport how are the quarantine restrictions how they impacting traffic there at the airport. if you can see behind me sammy the airport is empty and this is almost unheard of i came through the airport about a week ago and it was teeming with people today on saturday about 12 hours since

those quarantine restrictions were imposed the numbers are down now the particular quarantine restrictions they're imposed on the chinese travelers the travelers from the mainland and they will now be forced to go into isolation for up to a nice if they breach that isolation period they could face a $2500.00 fine as was up to 6 months in jail now there has been some criticism about how those particular restrictions will be imposed the government here has described them as mandatory but of course i want to see their travels arrive here they're having to put themselves into self isolation so the criticism is how will they be monitored as a result now a number of people have quite a high number came in yesterday from mainland china trying to avoid the restrictions which came into play at midnight at the numbers show that about 95000 people came from mainland china into hong kong on friday and then starting hong kong residents and chinese residents but that was up about 20 percent from the day

before so certainly some people are trying to avoid restrictions and came in before but where we are now as you can see behind me it is empty and there are a number of flights are being canceled and most of those plants are the ones going to china if it's self-imposed or more of the quarantine there is assuaging and calming the public fears at one point we had to strike threats in hong kong didn't we. but i strike trends that ended yesterday that was to help workers now the health workers were demanding from the government that all borders were closed but the government didn't pull up to go through with that particular suggestion and the strike ended yes that there was a vote and those health workers have now gone back to work but there are 3 still 3 main entry points from mainland china into hong kong where we are now the airport that has the highest number of arrivals from mainland china but there are 2 other points one is the shins in a buy check point and the other one of course is the jew high macao bridge so

certainly there's still some concern from within hong kong the residents here they did want full closure but they're not going to get that now as for the impact with regards to on the economy here cathay pacific which is the largest international airline based in hong kong they've given to told 35000 of their staff to take out unpaid leave we also have hong kong airlines however not has laid off around 400 staff so the impact isn't widespread and as you can see behind me the airport at the moment on saturday is empty right sara clonk there from hong kong meanwhile more than 3000 passengers and crew a stock on a board a cruise ship in the japanese port of yokohama the diamond princess ship is 61 confirmed cases of the virus matthew smith is one of the passengers who doesn't have the virus but is under quarantine. taste spoke to him earlier about his experience on the ship it's hard to speak to anyone else other. than a korean you know are all instructed to stay in their own cabin. you know that

people from into your account and then allowed. on they may have had a chance to interact although they've been instructed to a meter apart from each other so it's hard to really be. the mood of the other passengers without a contact with them i see you know some people are very worried on the internet and social media but we're on we're fairly confident that the quarantine is going to work and that we will be allowed to leave at the end of 14. how much information are you getting from with artie's 5 and from the crew on board and then how are they looking off to you. in terms of information there was some concern early on that that the captain was not reporting this week maybe as frequently as he could have but he appeared to recognize that a fairly quickly and it's increased the information that we're being provided we had our 1st announcement today and he reassured says that he's providing the

information from the health officials as soon as he can in terms of being served in our cabins we they service meals 3 times a day that the crew comes by and knocks on the door they are fully mass in the club and so that's the sense of the only contact they're not allowed to come in the cabins and we're not allowed to go out i understand that you are being asked to take your own temperature how is everyone managing with that trying to monitor their own health. well apparently it seems to be working so yes we were given their monitors and the captain asked us to check our tempers several times a day part of the announcement that he just made was that the medical center is very busy right now because apparently other passengers who have been in quarantine have reported that they have a high temperature it was i believe 37.5 percent grade was that threshold so apparently it is working that there are jenna frank possibly other cases that are

just becoming symptomatic now while we have been seeing the number of cases rise on board the cruise ship way you and i understand the w.h.o. then takes the come back to 0 so every time there's a new infection the 14 day quarantine period starts again so do you have any idea when you're going to be able to actually leave the ship. well we haven't received any information along those lines yesterday but the captain informed us that according to the japanese health officials that absent further development we would be allowed to go on february 19th if the quarantine is doing what it's intended to do is to keep everybody separate from when it was instituted on wednesday morning the fact that additional cases are developing is likely from should be from infection that occurred before the coroner and we're hopeful that they're not resetting every time they discover one which would seem to be a little bit of an overreaction you haven't the nature of the quarantine but

frankly we recognize that anything could happen at this point we're hopeful to get off on the 19th but are open to the possibility of 20 might. well still ahead on al jazeera turkey deploys troops and tanks to syria's lost rebel strongholds as pro-government forces claim the crucial town. and sacrificing their schooling one student's office firing protests against iran's government to returning to class. hello it's still snowing in turkey but the storm system that's bringing it through will affect everywhere dancers live out the vent and into egypt with cold nights and cold days there in contrast to the light southerly breezes warm things up new

way back into his eastern side it is quite high temperatures this time of the year and look out like contrast blustery wind and rain running into israel into lebanon into syria the snow at height of course van will go subzero and they could have well been it a meter of snow dropped by this time sunday and invent once again now the skies are clearing to some degree with the rain has come across as showers into iraq and northern saudi and the wind is quite strong blowing down through looks or for example leaving in the middle east now into tropical africa and just heading south when trying to pick up the rain here there are a few showers not but maybe a rift valley has been developing there in the west coast there as you can see north african shasta but really to find the heart of the seasonal rain you come for the south still and here they are everywhere botswana and zambia seem to be something of a focus namibia of course and not surprisingly is mostly dry. talk

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welcome back you're watching al-jazeera time to recap our headlines now the fallout from donald trump's impeachment trial continues with the firing of 2 key witnesses some learned was the was the u.s. ambassador to the e.u. u.s. ambassador robert steel he was the latest to be removed that came just hours after ukraine expert lieutenant colonel alexander villain disposes out to the white house . candidates hoping to secure the democratic presidential nomination of held a debate in new hampshire head of a key primary vote during the a.b.c. news debate front runners bernie sanders and he put it change work for just size for their electability and experience. hong kong has started a 2 week quarantine for anyone to rival from mainland china trying to stop the spread of the corona virus the outbreak has killed 722 people in china in

fact it almost 35000 worldwide. now turkish armored vehicles and tanks are vented live province in northwestern syria the last rebel held region that follows an advance by syrian government forces and could pave the way for them to stage an offensive on the provincial capital but as reports turkey is determined to stop that. syrian government forces in the suburbs of surat camp hours before distributed town well after fierce fighting with the syrian rebel defenders. so racket sits at the junction of 2 major highways and it was seen as a major obstacle in regaining control of the province one 3rd of which is now under syrian government control. turkey has warned prague the mask has forces to back off

no arkie unfortunately the syrian regime does not believe in political process and thinks peace can only be possible by a military solution and i have to say they are wrong about this they have stepped up their aggression turkey has 12 military observation posts positioned around the globe to escalation zone agreed with russia and iran in 2017 but 9 of them have been surrounded by advancing syrian government forces to protect and stop the advance troop yes stablished for more post which ended up in direct clashes between the turkish and syrian army's solve it a little mission with our focus on the missed you know cultural get tax responded to within the scope of such offense from now on any kind of attack will be responded to appropriately and observation post will continue their duties the syrian government has intensified its attacks since last november and backed by russia has targeted civilians this triggered a new way of

a migration with hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the violence in the 9 year long civil war in syria that was where the displaced could find refuge but it live said the center is now under threat as the syrian government forces captured so rocket and just 7 kilometers away seen em go solo al-jazeera northwest and syria. israeli forces of shot another palestinian dead in the occupied west bank the 5th in 48 hours a funeral procession is being held for one of the victims a palestinian policeman killed in geneva on thursday he was in uniform when he was killed during raids by israeli forces they were seizing c.c.t.v. footage related to a car ran in. iraq's most powerful share cleric has called for security forces to protect anti-government protesters ground stanleys intervention follows weeks of violence in baghdad and southern iraq ranks human rights commission says

nearly 550 iraqis have been killed since the protests began in october. despite the violence iraqi students are continuing to skip school so they can take part in demonstrations they say until their demands are met is that all point to returning to class when the schools and universities been closed for months so no fault in baghdad. your education is a failure they chant rather than preparing for midterm exams these students from various universities in baghdad skipped class to join anti-government protests they demand a better future a future they say the current system is incapable of providing the government. if this doesn't succeed we won't have another opportunity this is the last chance for us we haven't achieved anything in the protest square yet so we can't return to our studies as usual you've unemployment in iraq is high and one of the protesters main

grievances a lot is a 1st year engineering student but without connections she stands little chance of finding a job missing class is a small price to pay. it doesn't worry me to lose one year because there are 600 people who lost their lives entirely not just one year what is one year compared to the go with of our revolution which is to bring change. what they want is to append the political establishment that rose to power after the overthrow of saddam hussein's regime they reject prime minister designate mohammad. the former communications minister and member of parliament is seen as representing the status quo. as protests continue midterm exams are looming to catch up on months of lost education some received tutoring at private institutes like this one. of my uncles say cut him is a senior in a nearby public high school classes there were suspended for several weeks when

protests began in october but even after schools reopened his peers pressured him to stay away from the law. brothers in the protest squares they were asking for support they said they need us some of my friends pressured me don't go to school it's not good it's better to go protest. despite his private schooling the worries about not achieving the marks he needs to get into university the biggest losers are of course we will get hurt by this we went with the protesters and supported them but it will all come back to us of months teacher and the director of this institute doubts that many students will fail not because they mastered the subjects but because the education ministry has told instructors to help them pass . the education ministry told us to teach only the important things and skip whatever we feel isn't necessary to be so expect that this year we will see highest success right public schools reopened but attendance has been solo many classes

have been canceled so private institutes like these are flourishing many public school teachers earn double salaries by giving private lessons classes here cost over $600.00 per subject too expensive for many lower income families. and so the inequality gap threatens to further widen students who can't afford private tutoring have little choice but to keep protesting and hope for a better education for all the government and shia cleric mcdowell sautter have ordered students to return to class for penalties for both. of these students are determined to stay on strike the only way to pressure the government to listen to their demands even if it means putting their own future on hold simona 14 i'll just about. facebook is taking an israeli cyber surveillance firm to court next week for allegedly hacking uses of its encrypted messaging service whatsapp the social media

giant accuse the n.s.a. group of hacking into the phones of nearly 1400 users back in october among them were human rights activists political dissidents and journalists and the so group disputes those allegations it says it will vigorously fight them and those in chief executive jeff bezos has previously said ever so could have provided the software that saudi arabia used to hack its phone. regional elections are underway in india's capital region of delhi it's seen as a major test for prime minister narendra modi's ruling party with widespread protests against the new citizenship law. the university in the capital elizabeth program has more. polls opened at 7 am local time in delhi to time chief minister. and has me a common man party are expected to be reelected but the country's 2 main political

parties the bought of the junk the party of prime minister in the day in the morning and the congress party have been campaigning extensively the election is taking place after the biggest protest against the b. j. p. government since it was 1st elected 6 years ago after the government path to citizenship amendment act and december which fast track citizenship to minorities from 3 neighboring countries but excludes muslims the b.j. he has campaigned on this issue criticizing protest is in fact to be j p politicians were banned from campaigning the 1st because he likened protesters to rapists and murderers and said that they wanted to and india into a muslim country the 2nd because he said protestors should be shot and just days after they made those remarks there were 3 shooting incidents against protesters in new delhi in one week now kejriwal has campaigned on his usual platforms on

development education health care and that is something that resonated with voters in the past has common man party won a historic 67 out of 70 seats in the last state elections in 2015 the results of the election will be out on february 11th and they will be a key indication of whether the b j p's politics and campaign have worked. brazil's right. government has been slowing down the country's anti-poverty program also familiar launched by former president lula da silva the number of beneficiaries and families admitted the benefits been drastically cut that's led to many having to wait for help some struggling to survive john holmes has more from rio de janeiro. at the end of the road outside of real de janeiro. gaging in a weary daily struggle to make up for a laugh today we had nothing to eat i had to wait and ask

a women to help us we had no fit yesterday a pastor and my husband asked some fishermen nearby to get him something from their catch until 3 months ago they received cash from the government the programs called bolsa familia the family bag it was only about $40.00 a month but it helped keep them afloat now for them and about a 1000000 other brazilians that benefits been stopped the number of families newly admitted to the program has also plummeted to a fraction of those accepted before it's meant a ballooning waiting list of half a 1000000 people sell it 58 an unemployed is among them she says she's been given the runaround since she tried to join up last august no thank the authorities don't care they push me from one place to another like a pingpong ball. most of the media's help millions of brazilians it's the government's flagship antipoverty program but it's been having problems but 5 years

now and this is just the latest setback it started when the leftist thing government stopped adjusting payouts to keep up with inflation now the current administration has again hit what was a successful and cheap and the poverty to their very important at the same time you know reached about walking one quarter of the of the brazilian population the very very poor is very well parg and the money goes to women go through children with conditionalities and costs very little food for many point 4 percent of the g.d.p. so you basically brazil did a sort of fiscal adjustment on the poor. brit's recipients not just present survival but futures and no one home. field my children have big dreams the eldest wants to join the army he was training and trying a club but we had to throw him we couldn't afford his transport. the government

says it's just real denies him to improve the program million's a way to join home and out to see a real degenerate french president a man who might cause called on his european counterparts to discuss the role that france's nuclear arsenal could play in the continent's security my craw is seeking a surge in european defense spending says french nuclear weapons services terrence against enemy attacks because previously called on his european allies to stop relying on nato and the us for defense. scientists are warning that bumblebees across europe and north america are facing extinction a new study blames climate change for the drastic decline it warns food cultivation is under threat it says europe's bumblebee population fell by 17 percent between the 20th and 21st century during the same time in north america it dropped why 46

percent bumblebees play or help rather pollinate crops and food in knots fruits and vegetables. this is out of syria and these i had lines now 2 major witnesses and dollars from some patient trial have been fired golden sun learned the us ambassador to the e.u. has been removed came just hours after ukraine expert lieutenant colonel alexander vinland was escorted out of the white house. candidates hoping to secure the democratic presidential nomination of held the debate in new hampshire head of a key primary vote during the a.b.c. news debate front runners bernie sanders and booted judge would challenge the over their electability inexperience with the firing of lieutenant colonel alexander vin

man was one of the key topics former vice president joe biden offered the ukraine expert around of applause for his work colonel women got thrown out of the white house they walked out i think we should leave it at the same track he should really pin your medal and women and not on rush limbaugh and i thank you thank you thank you should i think it could have been or as a show of how much we supported stand up and clap for a very good. thank you. thank you thank you hong kong has started to eat quarantine for people arriving from mainland china to try and stop the spread of corona virus the outbreak has killed 722 people in china and the fact that almost $35000.00 around the world israeli forces of shot another palestinian dead in the occupied west bank

the 5th in 48 hours a funeral procession has been held for one of the victims a palestinian policeman killed in janine on thursday he was in uniform when he was killed during raids by israeli forces it was seizing c.c.t.v. footage related to a car ramming facebook is taking an israeli cyber surveyor's firm to court next week for allegedly hacking uses of its encrypted messaging service whatsapp social media giant accused m.s.o. group of hacking into the phones of nearly 1400 users back in october and the so group disputed those allegations following to vigorously fight them. as the headlines is told the race for the white house has begun this month to 04 states have their say on tuesday wants to place donald trump on the election. joining us to add to the continuing coverage of the 1st stage of the 2020 u.s.

election. only just. all the workers here. every civilization sees itself as the center of the world and writes its history as the central drama of human history the words of samuel huntington in the clash of civilizations and it's precisely our poor understanding the lack of will to understand others cultures at the world as polarized as it is the ideal of living as part of a global village is slowly fading away allowing the rise of nationalism. so can we improve relations and cooperation among nations and peoples across societies cultures and religions or is the clash of civilizations inevitable. we will explore more.