would face actions beyond congress so there has been some talk of some members of congress being suspended because of things they said and did including one republican congresswoman who tweeted out exactly where nancy pelosi was during the protest but others are saying look if it went beyond just tweeting a few things but you actually showed people where to go or how to get into the building where to go once you were in the building then you could be involved and if you were to accomplish this to that then you face legal action russell honore ron the part of the response after hurricane katrina down in louisiana you'll remember that during the george bush presidency and how awful that impacted so many communities he's well liked well respected in washington and he will note this phil security review she obviously mentioned the fact that a number of people have suggested that there should be something like the $911.00 commission an outside body examining all the evidence to find out exactly what happened she didn't exactly rule that out what she said is the oversight committees

for various departments will look into what happened on capitol hill last wednesday and we know that the inspector generals of a number of departments including interior department of homeland security defense also a justice are carrying out their investigations to find out where the information was shared where there was an information. breach we're why things were better prepared for what happened last wednesday so a fairly interesting news conference from nancy pelosi and of course touching on the fact that they are definitely pushing ahead with the impeachment of donald trump they will send articles of impeachment to the senate but she didn't give a timescale on it she said we will let you know as soon as we decide to do that with speculation that it might well wait till after the 1st 100 days of joe biden particularly as he is very keen to ramp up the country's response to covert not just getting vaccinations out into the country but also the economic response

without 1.9 trillion dollars plan that he announced on thursday which includes trying to get $100.00 but 1000000 vaccinations in those 1st $100.00 days and out and knows he plays he said that. she finds this to be a very emotional time and talk about the constitution how the constitutionalists defend against foreign enemies but that right now we have to defend against enemies domestic. i think there is a sense of heightened tension in washington may have begun to dissipate but for the fact that the inauguration follow so quickly on after and that has meant essentially a lot done in large parts of washington d.c. what we're experiencing here is not unlike the green zones that we've seen in kabul and also in baghdad where there is security almost on every single street corner there is huge fencing that our partners huge dump trucks have been bought and put

in the middle of the road to stop traffic there and they essentially you don't get end to this area here around the white house unless you can tell people why you're there and produce some sort of pass for most of us here at the white house we have passes that get us to this point and therefore that is the only way you will get past the barricades that are 345 city blocks away that heightens tension that makes people more anxious when you see 220000 national guard soldiers being deployed to washington d.c. what is interesting is that the secret service normally takes control of inauguration planning and clearly they are being helped by the army and every other federal agency that would have an input to this but it still don't to the secret service to organize the events also because of the security situation that a hair salute is due to take place today has no been postponed and that means it

will likely take place on monday just a couple of days before the inauguration and we know that the inauguration is going to be scaled back dramatically in fact on wednesday the national mall which runs from the lincoln memorial past the washington monument not far from the white house all the way up to capitol hill is going to be closed just go back to the inauguration of barack obama and you'll remember the area was covered with millions of people who came here and of course donald trump had a lot of people on the mall as well but not. the size of crowds he spoke about but you see that that is an important gathering pates place for inaugurations that is going to be closed during this is a completely different city and the whole calculus is changed because of what happened just the ago yep it's going to be very different this time around i'll official thanks a lot now u.s. troop levels in iraq and in afghanistan have been cut to the lowest level in nearly 2 decades there are now $2500.00 troops in each country and that's down from more

than $4500.00 in afghanistan about $3000.00 in iraq the u.s. had already reduced its numbers in afghanistan from 14000 last year after a deal was made with the taliban at the height of the war with iraq more than 125000 u.s. troops were deployed there while there were over 100000 in afghanistan in 2011 let's wait to go in a correspondent joins us live from the pentagon and patsy warehouses news of the drawdown being taken. well i think there was a little bit of confusion 1st it's highly unusual that you would have an outgoing president make this much of a maneuver when it comes to foreign policy as donald trump but he did and he said ok get down to 2500 by this day january 15th the u.s. congress stepped in and when that actual defense authorization bill that funds the military they basically said hey military you can't spend any money from this year's budget or next year's budget if it means bringing fewer than 4000 troops left in afghanistan so that there was

a big question about whether or not the military would in fact go ahead and take those steps well i've been speaking to people here at the pentagon they say look this is been going on for weeks and months and you can't just because the drug drawdown and they point out that there's 2 provisions in that bill which would allow this to legally happen a presidential waiver or some reporting to congress that it was safe in fact to do so the report didn't make it to congress i'm told that the authorization from the president was just basically passed along last night so the drawdown happened even before the presidential waiver was given still the pentagon is confirming that 2500 troops in afghanistan 2500 interact so that would mean there's 4 times as many on the national mall as there are in those $22.00 countries and what about when joe biden takes over on wednesday clearly could change things will could be. he could he could simply say we're not going to negotiate with the taliban i'm not going to stick with that timeline for complete troop withdrawal out of afghanistan

he hasn't really been very public with his stance i can tell you that when he was vice president he was one of the loudest voices against the surge into afghanistan he's made it clear that he wants to have some troops there in order to make sure that they can't launch another terrorist attack like 911 but is he going to continue with the peace talks is going to keep these numbers we really don't know and one of the problems is usually we would have had the secretary of defense in confirmation hearings as secretary of state that hasn't happened yet so we really haven't got a chance to really watch lawmakers ask questions to figure out exactly what the policy is going to be or about it's about particularly in the pentagon. now with the uncertainty of peace talks in an increase in violence some fear the draw back could further destabilize afghanistan for your country for the reports now from kabul. it's america's longest war longer even than vietnam but it could now be approaching an end for afghanistan however it could just be the beginning of

even more uncertain times the pullout of u.s. troops has raised fears that without a peace deal between the taliban and the afghan government in place there will be even more violence you already reads he defines there because as we speak there is fighting going on inside kandahar city district 8 or 9 and so the taliban are now moving from rural areas to urban warfare and that means that the afghan forces are now fighting the taliban inside the cities now or the city outskirts the american soldiers who remain in afghanistan are part of a u.s. led nato mission foreign troops from dozens of other nations for the 1st time outnumber the americans nato trains the afghan security forces and relies heavily on the u.s. military for intelligence and logistics nato says it will decide on its future in afghanistan in february a former afghan military chief warns of dire consequences and not only for

afghanistan if all countries decide to pull out in 5 years' time if the democracy the iraqi gained newly gained very weak fragile democracy is not supported then it will break. it will go into pieces the current 2 will be turned back and towards we had and the ninety's now then what happens you have extrude. in london and frankfurt and bomb and washington and wrong well whatever street you think nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg says the alliance may pay a heavy price if there is a hasty and on cordon needed withdrawal he fears of ghana's stand could again become a place where international armed groups could organize attacks on the united states and its allies the taliban has welcomed this abrupt drawdown of american troops

because it brings it closer to its main goal a complete point to with troll security has been rapidly deteriorating across the country and even here in kabul explosions and targeted assassinations. another important person was going on this is the washington d.c. . let's have a listen and now everyone knows it has an unprecedented level of preparation and execution i am joined by members of my it ministration as well as our federal partners let me start by introducing matt miller who is the special agent in charge of the washington field office of the united states secret service the united states secret service is of course the lead agency for national special security events including the 59th inauguration marion

tyranny who's the regional administrator for the federal emergency management agency will hear from a missed here knee but she will have to depart following her remarks jeff reinbolt soper a. tendin of the national mall and memorial parks for the national park service steven booker who is the acting assistant chief for the united states park police paul we to felt who's the general manager in c e o for the washington metropolitan area transit authority or metro ronald pavlik the chief of the metropolitan scuse me of metro transit police are also chief conti of the metropolitan police department or d.c. police kevin donahue who is the city administrator for the district of columbia as well as she donnelly who is the chief of the d.c.

fire and emergency in a merge of c. medical service we may be also joined by representatives of the d.c. national guard who we have invited to join us as well let me start with a brief situational update in we will then hear from our guests we i want to reiterate my request to americans to enjoy this 59th in argue ration of the president of the united states and the vice president of the united states from home enjoy it virtually on january 20th our tradition in fact our constitutional mandate that the transition of power occurs by noon on january the 20th will happen right here in the district of columbia and we want everybody to enjoy it and enjoy it right in their own states in their own living

rooms and with their own families we know that this is the right request for our public safety and our public health. the national parks service is of course the stewart of our nation's parks including parks right here in washington d.c. and while the situation continues to change each day we do know that as of this morning various road closures are enough that and garages in the dish strict. have been restricted as well if you tried to drive around the city you are already know this there is a recent posting of streets that have been impacted by these closures and here is the most recent list of broke losers' read news released this morning by the

national park service and com in cooperation with the united states secret service we continue to ask anyone who doesn't absolutely need to be out and about or in those restricted areas to avoid them earlier this. adjustments that went into effect today and will be in place through thursday january 21st and that includes 13 metro stations and detouring 26 metro bus routes you can learn more about those adjustments at one model. a com additional a street car service in the district is suspended and you can continue to find updates on that at inauguration that d.c. dot gov we also know that residents are eager to do what they can do to keep our city safe and we certainly appreciate it so we want you to be vigilant

look around yourself when you're out and about and if you see something absolutely say something and you may report anything that you think is out of the norm by calling 911 you may report suspicious activity at 727-9099 you can go to m p d's i watch d.c. dot org website or text tips to 50411. we are also recommending that businesses download print and display these signs and these signs let anyone know that firearms are not welcome on the press premises we want businesses who encounter anyone with a weapon to call 911 and try not to confront that person or

persons themselves these signs can be downloaded at inauguration dot d c dot gov later today h c mother that's d.c.'s homeland security agency and in p.d. will host a community call to discuss the district's planning residents and stakeholders can join that call today at 4 30 pm by dialing 844-881-1314 the conversation will also be broadcast live on channel 16 as well as all d.c. government platforms if you haven't already done so sign up to receive specific alerts by registering you can register and text in naga 2021 to 888777 and

finally all of this information can be located in one place at a nod to ration dot d c back up once again we will hear from our partners who have been engaged in this planning and are responsible for various aspects of execution 1st and foremost matt miller is the special agent in charge of the washington field office for the united states secret service mr miller agent miller. that is washington the mirror washington d.c. just laying out the plans for the inauguration and pleading for people to join the inauguration from him is power transfer as presidential power transfers at noon on january 20th i'm ready to talk about the logistics and security measures and what you can do to provide a tip off so let's pretend i'm fishing briefly joins us live from washington d.c. and alan carry out a merrill judy is that this extraordinary time you're about. it's

a different sort of city isn't it everyone expected the inauguration to be slightly different because of the pandemic and certainly muriel bowser has extended some of the restrictions because of that but also the fact that they have this security threat no they were worried about the threats that were online certainly they weren't even in the dark recesses of the web they were right there in plain sight or federal officials are saying that over the last few days they have seen people trying to defuse tensions suggesting that they're not going to travel to washington some even suggesting that there are false flag operations this is all about looting people to washington d.c. to arrest them so they think that the tension is eased the way simply because those who would threaten to cause trouble here over the weekend and also on inauguration day on wednesday itself they're being put off by the sheer show of strength more than 20000 national guardsman you have the u.s. marshal service secret service park police metropolitan police and a number of other agencies that are ready to move in at

a moment's notice and also discussions between the secret service and the department of defense so you can see that they're trying to leave no stone unturned we know that on thursday there was a paper exercise which was carried out essentially the bosses all thinking of every possible scenario that could come their way and seemed to be relatively relaxed that they had the numbers available and of course with some of those who were involved in the incident last wednesday finding themselves on the no fly list they will find it incredibly difficult to get into washington d.c. a state a city that has some of the toughest gun laws in the united states and you had media oboes a reference that saying that it's up to businesses to put up signs saying no guns welcome here and to report to police anyone they see carrying weapons or island folks who are television the in washington d.c. . let's move on now ugandan opposition leader bobby wine says the military has raided his home earlier claim victory in the presidential elections official figures show the pop star turned politician trailing the incumbent us the most of

any wind has rejected the result is made claims of election irregularities and voter interference well i spoke with bobby wine by phone with his home earlier and he gave his take on what's happened with the military. and the jump over the. bad. completely shut down my. life for. the people. by the telecom company. that is the situation now. as. i can see them.

now my wife and i. have come. to the people. 'd from our current government who spoke with the deputy military spokesman in camp auburn he accused the wine of lying and explained why soldiers entered his home. mobi why not as a presidential candidate it is a nod to come on a person he's not a know did not a person we have to ensure that we monitor his ascent you detail how to make sure we ensure that he's a safe until the declaration because all of them are still candidates and doing to working with the police we are providing the security of even a one then why didn't dampen the incidence of that happen to us talking to secure to junking his fans it is not a true what's happened to the city people who moved from kampala side approaching

his compound the city people when they reached under they really means to be a non people so they realize that if these are serious civilians and not to the security when they realize that they are security because he's a home he's also along the road and these deployments are longer those are or their deployments to ensure that as a presidential candidate also you say if they realize some people coming and reported to buckle i designed it decided to jump over their word and go inside doing this component santiago the body the vigilance of all succeeded to one of them was arrested on the 2 of them were in no way for you we have heard or types of allegations unfortunate to some from lead us and we are getting used to it and what is important for us is to make sure we put the fuck sabina the person who jumped over his compound was arrested on these available he would tell his story if you will security we would not to be saying that we know this person. at least 42

people are dead and 600 injured after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit the indonesian island of silly ways and thousands in the cities of my gym and my mood you displaced and all thought is a warning potential aftershocks are in the news your correspondent jessica washington has this report. on the indonesian island of soloway see a massive search and rescue effort is underway a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in the early hours of friday morning struck at a depth of just 10 kilometers the cities of marginalia mahmoud you have been hardest hit with many buildings being severely damaged. search teams found this young girl trapped under the debris of a house but she says her name is angel and she isn't sure how many people are still under the rubble and. she's told she will be ok. the earthquake and aftershocks triggered landslides blocking roads and making it

difficult for more rescue teams to gain access to the affected cities president djoko dodos says every effort will be made to get to those in need. are in the name of the indonesian government and all the people of indonesia express or condolences to the victims who had passed away i urge the people to stay calm and to follow the instructions given by officials on the ground if these a small communities margin is home to just 150000 people and at least 15000 of them have now been displaced authorities warned there may be more destruction. the buildings were hit by 2 quakes and at least 28 aftershocks and because the epicenter is near the beach there's a possibility of underwater landslides so that's why the stills and i mean potential. to hospital collapsed in the disaster and local media report at least 4 people were trapped beneath the debris the air traffic control tower at the nearby

airport was also damaged communications are being restored and military personnel and additional search and rescue workers are attempting to reach the area just to washington al-jazeera jakarta. the government has collapsed favorite child care subsidies go and all that had a devastating impact on thousands of families the prime minister mulgrew turned his coverage of quit after a report blame them for mismanaging the subsidies thousands of parents were wrongly accused of fraud some were forced into bankruptcy due to will remain in office in a caretaker capacity until elections already scheduled for march that person has more now from months ago this walk of shame so to speak is seen as merely symbolic here by many even including the parents who have become victims of this huge scandal in which prime minister mark curtis had the government did not protect its citizens many mistakes have been made in many things have gone horribly wrong so he

is taking responsibility the cabinet is taking responsibility but they will all stay on except for one minister of economic affairs who has actually resigned but the government will stay on to take care of course of this serious grown up and make and in the next weeks 9 weeks there will be an election and prime minister marketa will run again and there were many questions about this during the press conference he held after he announced that the cabinet has resigned and many were asking him why are you not taking individual responsibility you were the prime minister for the last 10 years many of these years these this candle happened when the tax office was hunting down tens of thousands of the tram elise wrongly accusing them of fraud racially profiling them discriminating them because of where they're coming from their double nationality so there's a lot of questions being asked why is the prime minister rather not feeling personally responsible and he said that he didn't have the individual

responsibility as a minister and he wants the voters to decide in march. russia says it's withdrawing from the open skies military treaty which is meant to build trust between russia and the west according to fact since 2002 allows signatory countries to surveillance flights over each other's territory and u.s. withdrew last year accusing russia of violations moscow rejects that and says its navy because of lack of progress european countries in kind of a they remain in the treaty. just under 2000000 people have now died from corona virus globally in the last few minutes the world health organization chief said people are failing to break the chains of transmission of community and household levels and even as that warning comes hundreds of thousands of hindu worshippers have gathered in the indian city of how did war for one of the largest religious events in this with prone to reports now from new delhi. before sunrise on the

1st day of the command festival hundreds of thousands of hindu pilgrims congregate on the banks of the ganges river in the northern city of haifa. as well as offering prayers people immerse themselves in the river and the belief that it will wash away this. everyone has come here because of the ganja blessings it was that called are now at us and all of the problems of. the 3 months what is going ahead this year despite the coronavirus and the guy this country is a hindu country the majority is hindu so even the government needs to show some flexibility when it comes to our religious festivals and beliefs. the events organizers and police said the deployed thousands of officers to ensure club in 1000 projects was a followed. by me let me know you. all are welcome in the fair please come be all for prayers but follow the covert protocols where mosques use sanitizers. if you

seem to be listening at the command and other end to festivals and be at this week . millions of people are expected to visit. the state. tourism director said the event will revive the economy that depends on religious tourism. but the state's high court has criticised the local government allowing the event to go ahead it said medical facilities are insufficient and the state isn't prepared for what it calls an explosion of this is his elizabeth al-jazeera. hong kong internet the main firm says it will reject any new web sites it believes could incite illegal acts this comes less than a day after an internet service provider admitted it had compiled with the government complied i should say with government requests to block access to a website run by pro-democracy activists authorities have conducted a sweeping crackdown on dissent in recent weeks under the new national security law imposed by beijing it says is widely censored in mainland china but had been mostly

free in hong kong. friday march 20 years since the volunteer produced internet encyclopedia wikipedia was founded by the website is the 7th most popular worldwide and aims to spend the next 20 years further expanding free access to information we could pay via was founded in 2001 by the american british entrepreneur jimmy wales it's now available in 309 languages. so this is our deserve these are the top stories and us house speaker nancy pelosi has called for justice last week's storming of the capitol building she denounced the security review and the potential for charges of any members of congress who aided the siege of fisher's more for the white house anyone who is fighting to have been an accomplice would face actions beyond congress so there has been some talk of some members of congress being suspended because of things they said and did

including my.