for d. the state's health experts and bob mentioned the senate been warning for months that the easing of the lockdown would lead to an increase in collusion and the impact that would have on those because of the 19. the president must be removed from office immediately house democrats push ahead with plans to impeach president donald trump saying the u.s. is at an unprecedented moment in its history. you're watching al-jazeera live from a headquarters in doha in derry navigate also ahead lawyer slammed the 1st federal execution of a woman in the u.s. in almost 70 years. italy's largest mafia trial in decades gets under way in

a custom built high security court house. thanks for joining us the u.s. house of representatives is meeting right now to consider whether to press ahead with the unprecedented decision to impeach president donald trump for a 2nd time so democrats accuse trump of encouraging his supporters to attack the capitol last week they want him charged with incitement to. this is there a 2nd push this week to remove trump from power on tuesday the house passed a resolution calling on vice president mike pence to remove him from office but pence is refusing to take any action now it's not only trump's political career taking a hit it's also his business interests we've just heard that new york city will terminate its business dealings with. because of last week's events on capitol hill

. we'll have more on that shortly with alan fischer at the white house but 1st let's bring in hyde is o. castro she's joining us from capitol hill so that unprecedented meeting just starting heidi talk us through what we expect to see it happen. the ring will expect the house to convene at any moment and they will start by debating the rules that will lead in to that will govern really how this impeachment article will be discussed later in the days so there's going to be some housekeeping at 1st by mid day we're expecting around early afternoon perhaps the debate on this article will actually commence 2 hours of debate likely what is this article will it cuse is trump of inciting violence against the u.s. government 2 hours of debate on that again is likely followed by the vote in the house and at this point it appears there are enough votes to officially impeach

trump for the 2nd time the 1st president in u.s. history that has ever happened to this fall is on the tails of another historic vote we saw last night in the house that passed with one republican in support which called on vice president mike pence to invoke the 25th amendment immediately removed from office or pence delivered a letter to house speaker nancy pelosi said he is not going to take that action which is why we're seeing the impeachment proceedings happen so quickly in the house it's always been the backup plan for democrats knowing how unlikely the 25th amendment being a vote would be but what is major really different about this impeachment as compared to a year ago of course when troubles impeach for the 1st time what we're seeing 2 major differences 1st it's the timing with only 8 days 7 days now left in office

for the president and democrats are going to forego all of the inquiry phase those hearings we saw unfold a year ago well that's not going to happen again it's just 2 hours of debate before the article itself is voted upon. before trump is officially impeached the other difference is we're seeing a growing number of republicans in the house break with the president saying that they will vote to impeach as well the last impeachment was completely supported by only democrats but now at least 5 house republicans perhaps up to 20 we're hearing may vote to impeach as well then this would all head over to the senate where the current senate majority leader mitch mcconnell republican has signaled that he is quote pleased that this is going forward this is a dramatic shift as compared to the 1st impeachment and those words from the connell may give cover to his party members in the house to vote for this

impeachment as well but of course during overshadowing all of this again is that timeline trump will be out of office likely by the time there is a trial by the time if there is a conviction so for practical purposes this impeachment would serve not to remove him from office but it could potentially bar him from becoming president or holding any other future office all right how do we let you go for now we'll be coming back to you a little later on as that meeting gets underway for the time being high desert thank you so much well as we were reporting new york city is set to several business contracts with the trump organization mayor bill de blasio a nonstop move in a t.v. interview trump's incitement of an attack on congress was a criminal act. here to announce that the city of new york is all contracts with the trump organization our legal team has done the assessment the contracts make very clear if

a company in the leadership of that company is engaged in criminal activity we have the right to sever the contract. inciting an insurrection let's be clear i want to say these words again inciting an insurrection against the united states government clearly constitutes criminal activity let's bring in alan fischer joining us on white house so as the impeachment proceedings kick off allen and now this from the mayor of new york. exactly it's been a difficult few days for donald trump kicked off of you kicked off of twitter on friday and saturday and sunday he lost the major golf tournament one of his golf courses in new jersey then the royal and ancient in the u.k. says it won't be sending the british open to his course and and then overnight we hear that you chip has kicked them off their platform as well and no new york city they called home for so long saying that they're going to cut all business ties contracts worth around $17000000.00 he has 2 major ice rinks in new york that he

runs for the city and also a golf links in the bronx by pulling those contracts there will inevitably be legal challenges but new york has for a long time targeted donald trump while he's been in the white house you'll remember that the attorney general in the city carried out an investigation into the way the phone dition charity would run and ended up with donald trump being disqualified from being part of any charity for 10 years and his 3 adult children of junior and it being told that they couldn't be involved in any charitable giving and he charitable organization could hold any senior positions there without going through a reeducation course which we're told they have done no don't trump will see that he of course is not involved in the day to day running of his organization but he is also very much aware of how his organization runs remember he tried to move the g. 8 to dural his state don't in florida thinking that this would be a great idea that was eventually canceled because he won he got too much pressure

and too because of the corporate virus so this will be challenged in court and evidently but it's a sign that new york's love affair with donald trump is very much over. and if we heard from the president at all the asli we're not going to hear from him on a social media accounts as you correctly point out or suspended but any idea what his mood is like as the impeachment proceedings begin against him. you know like any other journalist that comes to the white house if you want to know what donald trump was thinking about a certain thing you pulled up his twitter feed because inevitably from very early in the morning he'd be tweeting out what he thought was his view of the world and perhaps really tweeting the views of others we can't do that since friday we know that he spoke to the media for the 1st time in a week when he traveled to texas on tuesday he said that the impeachment proceedings that were underway in the house were just an extension of the witch

hunt against him he of course referring to 1st of all the russia investigation and then his phone call with the leader of ukraine you remember he called that phone call with the leader of ukraine perfect and he described his comments on wednesday at the rally here one week ago that was the precursor to all his supporters marching to capitol hill in the violence that ensued from that he said that people that analyze this speech and it was perfectly fine there was no no problem with what he said but of course there are those in congress who disagree which is why those impeachment hearings are under way no how will he react to that obviously if it goes to the senate in the next couple of days he'll want to put up a defense he will argue that not anything he said came close to inciting an insurrection and therefore the whole proceedings are nonsense if it waits till after he leaves office in just under 171 hours then he will argue that you can't

carry out any impeachment hearings for someone who has left office not true they've actually done it with a judge in the past not a president but in the past when there have been legal challenges to that the supreme court essentially said this is something that congress needs to deal with this is not for us so we will see what happens with the vote in the house and then whether or not nancy pelosi decides to send that straight to the senate in the coming hours or sit on it for a few days like she did with the ukraine motion interesting thing is this heidi was pointing out there are many republish. in the senate including mitch mcconnell who believe that donald trump has committed impeachable offenses so he is losing support not just from new york city but also from the republican party that for the last 4 years he's been able to call his own all right thank you so much alan fischer reporting from the white house speak to clyde wilcox is a professor of government to georgetown university he's joining us from qatar thanks for your time and just to pick up on what alan was saying about the senate

we now understand yvette the number 2 democrat stephanie hoyer is saying that there is no reason why we can't send the impeachment this week to the senate as opposed to waiting after joe biden's inauguration how likely do you think that actually ends oh i think they will send and i think they'll send it pretty promptly there's no reason to set up that the senate may or may not choose to take it up that mcconnell has signaled that he is supportive of the beach. and what do you make of all of this the president possibly being impeached for a 2nd time i mean this is a milestone in u.s. history. well he's committed many other offenses that he could have been impeached for and one of the ironies is if they are senate voted to convict him in the 1st place they were probably president pencil just if they were elected and the republicans would have a majority in the circuit but this is

a very serious charge and i think that many senators and members of the house felt that their life was in danger and they're taking this very seriously. and of the fact that mitch mcconnell is reportedly saying that he's pleased about the impeachment is this a turning point for not only the president but also for the party itself. well i do and that remain i think that what mcconnell has said is that he thinks this will enable them to curb trump ism from the party but many of the newly elected state legislators are she would on types right and so there's a lot of people in the party still who have trouble like attitudes but i think you know it could very well be a turning point if other republicans choose to make it what so what does that then and i mean for the republicans is this about symbolism or is it more about strategy is there a strategy behind them not wanting him to run for office a 2nd time of course that's if he's convicted in the senate it could also just be

just as great i mean so the capitol is the closest thing to a sacred secular space we have right and it was damaged the people attract feces and urine and so and the members of congress felt their lives were in danger so this could just well be a vote of justice. what about those republicans who put forward the argument that the impeachment might be divisive too divisive for the country at this point yeah those same republicans were the ones who were objecting to certifying the electoral college so i don't think their opinion counts at this point however there is one take on this so a measure that the senate doesn't act until biden takes the presidency well biden wants to use the 1st days of his presidency to roll out zach scene plans to roll out economic plans and to be able to function effectively is going to have to work

with republicans that the senate mcconnell saying that will suggest that impeachment will not in however if you have peace process becomes highly partisan then that could possibly slow down his rollout of his program and that might not bode very well for biden would it not. well so yeah it would be he wants to have support of the republicans he can win 50 votes if he holds all the democrats in line but we have mansion at least on the democratic side who is very conservative there's a couple of others so it would work better if he has some support from some republicans. if this actually gets the senate and the likelihood is that it will get to the senate i mean will 2 thirds of the set or at least 17 republicans vote for conviction do you think. it doesn't have to be 17 people come and then don't

show up it's actually 2 thirds of those present right of someone who doesn't want to go on record they can simply not so they i think there's a decent chance that they could get to 2 thirds i did know it's up in the air not enough people take a position but i know the least 7 republicans that are. sending signals at least privately that they're going to vote for conviction all right clive allcock thank you so much for speaking to us from qatar thank you. now moving on to other news out of the u.s. and federal authorities have executed a woman for the 1st time in almost 7 decades she was convicted of killing a heavily pregnant woman and cutting the baby from her womb in 2004 the child survived longer marie's lawyer has pleaded for clemency saying she suffered from mental illness following years of abuse say mr ravi has more. one of the few legal battles the trump administration would win in its final days the right to carry out

the 1st federal execution of a woman in nearly 70 years lisa montgomery was sentenced to death for strangling bobbie jo stinnett a 23 year old pregnant woman in 2004 and cutting the baby from her womb the crime was barbaric but so too was the punishment said montgomery supporters before her sentence was carried out it is not about getting her out of prison it's not about excusing the crime it's about you know explaining why it is that this is that situation where a president should exercise mercy montgomery's lawyer said her parents put her through years of sexual and physical abuse from an early age the details of what she suffered as a child were horrific including torture which led to her mental illness those who campaigned for her including her sister said the death penalty was too severe so many people let her down yes i started out the same way but i went into

a place where we slept and shared forts and told showing self-worth i had a good foundation lisa did not and she broke she literally broke. throughout the world capital punishment is in decline in the united states most executions are carried out at the state level but since july the trumpet ministration ended a 17 year hiatus and has been carrying out federal executions at an unprecedented rate and urgent appeal in montgomery's case for a stay of execution was overturned by the supreme court incoming u.s. president joe biden who takes office in a matter of days opposes the death penalty and is committed to reforms montgomery was 52 her execution may give some comfort to stinnett's family and it ends a years long case in which there reputed to be only villains and victims zain bus

ravi al-jazeera. indonesia has launched one of the world's biggest coronavirus vaccination campaigns president djoko widow is the 1st person to be immunized when the chinese made corona back jobs and is fighting one of the worst outbreaks in asia with an average of more than 1000 and factions a day it plans to inoculate more than 180000000 people and that's about 2 thirds of the population by march next year just to washington has more on the vaccination campaign from jakarta. the president said that by being the 1st indonesian outside of trials to be vaccinated he hopes that he can reassure the public who may have some concerns about this vaccine the vaccine has already been distributed across provinces health. and then public workers including electricity and water maintenance officials and law enforcement as well rollout of this vaccine looks

slightly different countries. and that is that there is no indication as to when the elderly indonesians will be vaccinated the government says that is not because they are not prioritizing the health of elderly intonations but bother because the food and drug authority has not yet given authorization for the vaccination to be used for that particular demographic at this stage the only vaccination that is seen in tunisia is the son of a developed chinese pharmaceuticals manufacturer the indonesian government hopes that by april when it plans to stop vaccinating the general population there will be all the vaccines in the country and by that stage they will be able to allocate those seen such as the finds a vaccine or astra zeneca to the elderly population. washington d.c. that's the u.s. house of representatives debating legislation to impeach president donald trump for

the 2nd time let's listen in to a crime scene and we wouldn't be here if it weren't for the present of united states on wednesday january 6th congress gathered here to fulfill our constitutional duty tallying the electoral college victory of president elect biden and vice president elect terrorists after a free and fair election this is largely a ceremonial role for the congress and one that sends a message to the world that democracy in the united states persists. but in a rally just a mile and a half down pennsylvania avenue donald trump and his allies were stoking the anger of a violent mob a member of this very body proclaimed on that stage today is the day american patriots started taking down names and kicking ass tribes personal attorney rudy giuliani called for trial by combat then donald trump told the crowd

we're going to have to fight might much harder you will never take back our country with weakness even though according to his own administration that this election was the most secure in our history donald trump repeated his big lie that this election was an egregious assault on democracy vice president pants he said was going to have to come through for us. then told this to lock down to the capitol the signal is unmistakable these thugs should stage a coup so donald trump can hang on to power the people's will be damage this beacon of democracy became the site of a vicious attack rioters chanted hey might tense as a noose and gallows were built a stone's throw from the capitol steps capitol police officers were beaten and sprayed with pepper spray attackers hunted down lawmakers to hold them hostage or

worse staff barricaded doors people sent text messages to their families to tell them they loved them they thought they were saying goodbye mr speaker this was not a protest this was and suresh and this was a well organized attack on our country that was incited by donald trump domestic terrorists broke into the united states capitol that day and it's a miracle more people didn't die. as my colleagues and i were being evacuated safety i never ever will forget what i saw when i look at the eyes of those attackers right in the speaker's lobby there i saw evil mr speaker our country came under attack not from a foreign nation but from what but from what then these were not protesters these were not patriots these were traitors these were domestic terrorists mr speaker and

they were acting under the orders of donald trump now some of my colleagues on the other side have suggested that we just move on from this horror but to gloss over it would be an abdication of our duty others on the republican side have talked about unity but we can't have unity without troops and without accountability and i'm not about to be lectured by people who just voted to overturn the results of a free and fair election america was attacked and we must respond even when the cause of this violence resides in $1600.00 pennsylvania avenue each of us each of us took an oath last week it wasn't to a party and it wasn't to a person we vowed to defend the constitution the actions of donald trump have called each of us to fulfill that oath today i pray that we rise to this responsibility because every moment donald trump is in the white house our nation our freedom is in danger. he must be held to account for the attack on our capital

that he organized and he had cited i solemnly urge my colleagues to support this rule and the underlying article the damage this building sustained could be repaired mr speaker but if we don't hold donald trump accountable the damage done to our nation could be irreversible i reserve the balance of my time jennifer massachusetts reserve gentleman from oklahoma is recognized thank you mr speaker speaker before i begin my formal remarks i want to ask for god's blessing and protection on you on my for my friend mr mcgovern for all who come to this chamber today to speak and to vote for our wonderful staff that makes this possible and most especially for the men and women of the capitol police and the other affiliated law enforcement agencies that are here to protect everybody and to make sure that this proceeding can go forward with that mr speaker i want to thank the gentleman from massachusetts my very good friend distinguished chairman of the rules committee mr mcgovern wielding the customary 30 minutes and i yield myself

such time as i may consume. thank you mr speaker well mr speaker today is a sad day for all of us for me personally for the rules committee for the entire house of representatives and most certainly for the american people for the 2nd time in 13 months we're meeting to discuss the impeachment of the president of the united states are meeting today does not arise in a vacuum and comes at what i hope and pray is the end of it to mulch was period for our country less than one week ago congress met to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election what started out as a peace as peaceful protest turned into a riot as an untold number of individuals stormed the capitol building 6 people died as a result of this mob and it's only by the grace of god in the brave acts of the u.s. capitol police the washington d.c. metropolitan police the f.b.i. the a.t.f. and other responding agencies that there was not more bloodshed violent acts such

as these have no place in our republic these shocking and sobering events rest high on our minds today as well they should certainly january 6th 2021 will live in my memory as the darkest day during my time of service as a member of this house after these grave events we as a nation and as an institution have an opportunity to come together president trump has conceded to 2020 election congress has certified the results of the election and next wednesday president elect biden will be sworn in as the president of the united states congress and the nation can move forward knowing that the political process was completed as designed and the constitutional framework that has governed our republic since 1789 held firm but instead of moving forward as a unifying force majority of the house is choosing to divide us further with only

a week to go and his term the majority is asking us to consider resolution impeaching president. as in trump and they do so knowing full well that even if the house passes this resolution the senate will not be able to begin considering these charges and till after president trump term ends mr speaker i can think of no action the house can take is more likely to further divided the american people and the action we are contemplating today emotions are clearly running high and political divisions have never been more apparent in my lifetime we desperately need to seek a path forward healing for the american people so it's unfortunate that path to support healing is not the path the majority has chosen today instead the house is moving forward erratically with a truncated process that does not comport with the modern practice and it will give members no time to contemplate a serious course of action before us and every modern impeachment inquiry and

investigation and committee action has proceeded bringing an impeachment resolution to the floor in part this is to ensure that members have the full facts the opportunity to engage expert witnesses and have a chance to be heard it also provides due process to the president the united states and again and every modern impeachment inquiry the president has been given an opportunity to be heard in some form or another this is necessary in order to ensure that the american people have confidence in the procedures the house is following and it's also necessary not because of the president's inappropriate and reckless words are deserving of defense but because the presidency itself demands due process in the impeachment proceedings unfortunately the majority has chosen to race to the floor with a new article of impeachment for going any investigation any committee process or any chance for members to fully contemplate this course of action before proceeding

professor jonathan turley is correct when he called this. a quote dangerous snap impeachment and impeachment that effectively would go to a vote without the deliberation or inquiries of the traditional hearing professor turley also noted that quote the damage caused by the rioters this week was enormous however it will pale in comparison to the damage from a new precedent of a snap and pietschmann unquote if the majority seeking consensus this is hardly the way to create a majority failing to provide the house with an opportunity to review all the facts which are still coming to light to discuss all the evidence to listen to scholars to examine the witnesses and to consider precedents this is not the type of robust process we have followed for every modern impeachment and the failure to do so does a great disservice to this institution and to this country mr speaker i can think

of nothing that will cause further division more than the path the majority is now taking rather than looking ahead to a new administration the majority is again seeking to settle scores against the old one rather than seeking to heal america they are seeking to divide us more deeply and rather than following the appropriate process as the house is used in every modern impeachment majority is rushing to the floor tripping all over themselves and their rush to impeach the president a 2nd time what's worse though the majority seems to believe that this course of action is so i haven't and that's simply not the case i have to tell them it's not members that have reviewed the same conduct and i've come to dramatically different conclusions legal scholars like professor turley and professor alan dershowitz both of whom condemn.