for came to on a. it's a sight we've seen before us democrats marching to senate chambers delivering an article of impeachment against the now former president. donald john trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the united states. alone darren jordan the saudis here on live from also coming up. with a pandemic worsening and more contagious variant contagious variant spreading this isn't the time to be lifting restrictions on international travel new concerns for world leaders about the deadly the variance of corona virus. and

a delay in vaccine production has in europe demanding action from the drug maker astra zeneca. welcome to the program members of the u.s. house of representatives have delivered their article of impeachment against former president donald trump to the senate he's been charged with inciting an insurrection at the u.s. capitol on january 6th the former president's 2nd impeachment trial will begin in the senate in february a conviction would require the support of 17 republican senators well the lead impeachment manager said trump should never be allowed to hold public office again . in all this president trump gravely endangered the security of the united states and its institutions of government he threatened the integrity of the democratic system interfered with the peaceful transition of power and imperiled

a co-equal branch of government he thereby betrayed his trust as president to the manifest injury of the people of the united states. castro has the latest now from capitol hill. this is making history in 2 ways of course we know that there has been no other president that has been impeached twice now trump has that distinct honor and we know that he is also the 1st former u.s. president now that will be put on trial in an impeachment proceeding and some of the uncertainty surrounding that may be one of the weaknesses that democrats know that they are facing as they proceed with this trial republicans who have shied away from being forcefully denouncing trumbull who have shied away from conviction already has said that a major weakness of this argument is that the u.s. constitution says you will be removed from office the sitting president is

convicted and you heard even in the impeachment manager jamie raskin zz reading of the article that he was speaking in in some sort of strange hands where we know of course that trump is no longer in office but as the article was written prior to his leaving office that still speaks of remove all the other argument that republicans are putting for acquittal is they say that this trial will be divisive that this is a time when the country needs unity above all else and democrats would agree with that however they they say that the only way to reach unity is to 1st put this ugly chapter of u.s. history behind us by holding. former president trump accountable and that is why they are proceeding with this trial that is at this point scheduled to begin in earnest in the week of february. my comment takes

a look now at how we got to this point. manages to. pietschmann through the corridors of the capitol to the senate. this was a little over a year ago but for the 1st time in american history this ritual is to be repeated against the same man. this marked the beginning of the chain of events that led to impeachment joe biden declares victory in the november election but his opponent donald trump refused to acknowledge it and declined to concede if you count the legal votes i easily win instead a sitting president mounted of the real in campaign against the result deeming the process fraudulent and contesting it in dozens of courts all in pain. the supreme court including 3 off trumps picks simply ignored repeated requests to

take up any of the cases and an increasingly frustrated president focused in on preventing the vote being certified in congress and pressing his vice president to abandon his constitutional duty and prevent certification is once again in vain let's get back to work in a series of tweets he urged his supporters to come to the capitol to protest it will be wild he promised and when they arrived the article of impeachment alleges that then president incited them to riot now it is up to congress to confront this egregious assault on our democracy and after this we're going to walk down and i'll be there with you we're going to war. because you'll never take back to our country with weakness you have to show strength and you have to be strong be seems it's alleged by a majority in the house. was

a direct consequence of trump's words and actions in contesting the democratic vote as if it's not enough that he sent an angry mob down the mall to invade the capitol didn't try to stop it and a police officer was killed i don't really know what else you need to know some senate republicans say they've already made up their minds not to impeach the 1st chance i get to vote to end this trial and do it because i think it's really bad for america for others are keeping open minds it's your article of impeachment that were sent over by the house suggests impeachable conduct but we have not yet heard either from the prosecution or for that from the defense in the last trial then president trump was confident of the outcome is confidence in the decision not to republican controlled senate was not misplaced only one republican registered to vote alongside the democrats but just over

a year later the dynamics have changed and democrats have a slim majority in a senate that will act as jury healing and unity will only come if there is truth and accountability and that is what this trial will provide and if a minimum of 17 republicans vote to convict these could be the last pictures of donald trump holding any form of public office mike hanna washington so let's bring in todd bell he's professor and political management program director at george washington university and joins us via skype from washington d.c. todd so the senate has yet to decide on the rules of the peace been trial but a former president has never been tried before in the constitution doesn't really say so we're very much not charted waters here aren't we. well not quite it's true

that a former president hasn't been tried but we did have a former secretary of war william belknap in 1976 who was tried after he left office so that is the precedent there that does make this something that can be done and president biden says the trial should go ahead how much though is this impeachment like to overshadow biden's legislative agenda particularly in his 1st $100.00 days well that's exactly right that's the big question and it's not just the legislative agenda let's remember that the appointments are really important to a lot of the the appointments that president trump has made are vacant and they need to be replaced especially with with biden's own people so he can get the government working so he can get the economy up and going and so he can do the the work on the vaccines that he's promised as well so there's a lot that needs to be done that the senate needs to do which is one of the reasons why the democrats were ok with giving this 2 week delay before they started up so

they can get some of that work done and it looks like they'll probably go for a split session when they get this under underway but of course it's going to take a lot of the oxygen i mean because it is you know it's very controversial and told many republicans say look another impeachment trial would just divide the country even further and if trump is likely to be acquitted what's the value in holding the trial anyway. well if he is going to get acquitted then you know whole timidly there there are no prices to be paid at least for now but the message is there for any future presidents who would try to wreak havoc with our electoral institutions of democracy in the future and there would always be a $5050.00 split in the senate and there won't always be the type of polarization that we have now at least i don't think there will be we do have swings that go back and forth in our country so it does send a message in the long run that this this cannot go on top just

a final thought to you if he isn't convicted presumably we could see donald trump running again in 2020 fold that's a very real and sobering prospect isn't it i would looking at a trump huckabee sada's ticket do you think. well it could certainly happen if he is not convicted then he couldn't be removed he couldn't be disqualified and i think also let's not forget 2022 in 2 years we have some big senate elections including marco rubio seat and there's some speculation involved might run for it there might be some other trumps running for senate so i don't think we've seen the last of the trump machine as it's about to be rebuilt here i think it's great to get your thoughts thank you for talking to al jazeera thank you thank you for now the u.s. senate has confirmed janet yellen that's treasury secretary the 1st woman to hold the position the vote 842152 convey yellen she's also the 1st person to hold the top 3 economy jobs in the u.s.

government yellen was chair of the federal reserve in the obama administration the white house council of economic advisors under bill clinton for. time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back a plea for help us cope with 19 sweeps through a camp for asylum seekers in the u.k. . and vietnam's biggest political event the communist party needs to shape policy in the next fight is more that stay with us. yet more winter weather in fact winter storm warnings are in the existence across the u.s. this is the picture of the grand canyon down arizona and he's trapped fog inside the canyon was snow on the top should see it's been that cold in the snow potential potential exists through new mexico through colorado and the central plains states and once again we talk about new england there's

a lower limit to this where it's much warm we see rain recently but circulating behind me is the significant weather the incoming significant pacific storm which is stretch a long way down the coast san francisco's forecast for example a southerly gail developing on tuesday still windy on wednesday that rain for 2 days then things become a bit better on thursday that's unusual weather for san francisco is our usual weather this entire coast there's the pictures expands on wednesday eventually bring the rain down through southern california into bahar california plenty of snow of the sea inland there's a flood potential there as well as think. and in contrast to the caribbean it's really quite quiet there are a few light showers a bit of a breeze it was taken the temperature in kingston down to near average again and the coastal areas nicaragua costa rica and panama will be still pretty cloudy and sometimes dump disappointing really.

from. the welcome to down from every one of us. even those working quietly behind the scenes. so you can relax enjoy the perfect break a new journey. and when you leave with a smile we know our days work is done qataris welcome to our home. welcome back i provided our top stories here on al-jazeera the process to formally begin an impeachment trial against former us president donald trump is underway the

u.s. out of representatives presented its article of impeachment to the senate and again from 2nd trial in federal. the us senate has confirmed janet yellen as treasury secretary 1st woman to hold the position the folk was 84 to 15 to confirm yellen she's also the 1st person to hold the top 3 economy jobs in the u.s. government. yes pharmaceutical company says its covert 19 vaccine appears to work against new coronavirus variants the early findings showed success against the variant 1st detected in the u.k. but the vaccine is less effective against the south african one health experts are concerned about mutations of the virus that appear to be spreading faster and may be deadlier gallica has more. as the fight to contain a global pandemic continues several new variants of the code 19 virus spreading

early research suggests these so-called mutations are more infectious and potentially deadly is one variant 1st discovered in the u.k. and another in south africa and now the focus of madonna's efforts to develop a booster injection the company says its original vaccine does fight the u.k. variant of the virus but there are questions about the mutated strain discovered in south africa i'm hearing reports that there may be some concern about the south african variant there's action in the ability of the vaccine to neutralize the virus i'm hearing a 6 fold reduction will see if that's infirm. that is some concern but it still will likely cross protect out of an abundance of caution madonna says it's now working on an alternative version of its vaccine the company says its original vaccine does give antibodies above levels that are expected to be protective against a south african variant it's

a sign of the shape shifting nature of the virus dr anthony felt she says the entire medical community needs to adapt so even though right now the vaccines seem to be able to work against them we need to be prepared to upgrade in maybe even as a boost lead iran or as a by scene that goes against both the world and the newtons in a bid to contain the variants the biden administration has reimposed a travel ban on non u.s. citizens the ban will prohibit travelers from the u.k. ireland and 26 nations in europe as well as brazil and south africa with the pandemic worsening and more contagions variant contagious variants spreading this isn't the time to be lifting restrictions on international travel and in light of the contagious variant the 1351 south africa has been added to that restricted lest from tuesday other international travelers to the u.s. must test negative for covert 19 before boarding their flight as the covered 19

virus continues to mutate companies like madonna say it's vital they stay proactive in the fight against the pandemic the company and others say their original vaccines do provide protection but they want to make sure people get updated vaccines before things potentially get worse gallacher al-jazeera miami florida well earlier u.s. president joe biden said he might be able to improve on his 100 day goal of administering 100000000 vaccination shots because of 19. i'm quite confident that we will be in a position within the next 3 weeks or showed to be vaccinating people at the range of of of a 1000000 a day or and excess of that is my high promise that we would get a least a. 100000000 vaccinations that's not people because sometimes you need more than one shot vaccination but 100100 1000000 shots in people's

arms of the vaccine i think with the grace of god the good will neighbor the crick not rising that is still saying goes i think we may be able to get that 215-0001 point 5000000 a day rather than 1000000 a day but we have to meet that goal of a 1000000 a day. britain's prime minister is considering hotel corentin the anyone arriving in the country to stop the spread of new strains the u.k. has been under strict measures since last month in a bid to curb the impact of new variants would looking at the data as it comes in looking at the rates of infection this is you know. the j c v i group one before going to be vaccinated by the 15th of february before then we'll be looking at the potential of of relaxing some measures but don't forget that these countries made huge progress in reducing infection i don't think people want to see another big

surge in infection there are fears that a health crisis is unfolding at a former military barracks filled with the hundreds of asylum seekers in the u.k. more than a quarter of residents that have tested positive the coronavirus many say it's impossible to socially distance john to hold travel to the site in kent to speak to some of those inside. they've survived oppression poverty and war but for many the worst part of escaping has been arriving in great britain what is life like in this . widely battle last week when i did it it would have got all about 130 yes i. was lucky if everybody everybody this is not a lot of a little. bit 19 is the latest hardship they face a recent outbreak has infected more than a quarter of the $400.00 asylum seekers housed at this former military barracks behind the curtain

a man who has tested positive this is what passes for isolation and social distancing. in a statement the government blamed residents themselves for failing to take proper precautions in response they addressed an open letter to all british citizens when we are becoming more and more mentally vulnerable and physically ill due to the coded outbreak ministers are intentionally ignoring us and trying their best to cover up the disaster in this army camp. i spoke to the man who wrote the letter signed by 200 of his fellow residents he wanted to remain anonymous. i want to live. for you. oh like many who've been here at napier barracks for months denied access to legal

assistance and with no idea how long their claims for asylum might take accommodation is derelict there's little access to medical or mental health care one for 400 people there been suicide attempts and hunger strikes in protest at the way they're being treated and it's alleged that start from the private company appointed by the government to manage this and other facilities like it over warn the refugees that if they speak out in any way they'll risk jeopardizing their asylum claims we've got 4 principles of schools aerospace engineers barbers. internationally recognised chefs and athletes and chip chip to find yourself somewhere like this surrounded by barbed wire fencing when you think this is the country that you are going to to make your life and contribute to society but this society is putting you in

a camp like this and leaving you there anyone vote with no answer to your asylum claim they came hoping for something better they can't have imagined this i don't know how al-jazeera can't feel you has reacted angrily after the british drug astra zeneca said it would not be able to meet supply targets australia and thailand have also been warned of delays the use joint vaccination program has already been criticized as the number of people receiving shots remains low. last friday that company astra zeneca surprisingly informed the commission and the european union member states that they did chance to supply considerably fewer doses in the coming weeks than agreed and announced this new schedule is not acceptable to the european union that is why i wrote a letter to the company at the weekend in which i asked important and serious questions of the european union has prefer the development of the vaccine

and its production and wants to see the return of business and political leaders from all over the globe are taking part in this year's world economic forum in davos top of the agenda is the pandemic and the economic fallout triggered by the crisis oxfam released a report to coincide with the meeting revealing growing inequality across the world found billionaires that increase their wealth in the last year by many 4 trillion dollars well in his opening remarks china's president xi jinping expressed hope the global community will wage a collective battle against code 19. the past year was marked by the sudden onslaught of the kobe 1000 pandemic global public health faced a severe threat the world economy was pulled into a deep recession humanity encountered crises rarely seen in history we also bore witness to the enormous result from the courage of people around the world guided

by science reason and a humanitarian spirit we've achieved some progress in battling a deadly virus but the pendennis far from over the recent resurgence in cases reminds us that we must carry on we remain convinced that winter cannot stop the arrival of spring and darkness can never shroud the light of dawn there is no doubt that humanity will prevail over the virus and emerge even stronger from this disaster. the new u.s. climate envoy says his country is back to take a leading role in fighting climate change john kerry was one of the officials addressing a virtual summit hosted by the netherlands on how to adapt to a warming planet previous summit so focused on the causes of the issue this is the 1st address in the effects us president joe biden agreed last week to return to the 2015 paris climate accord vietnam's ruling communist party's meeting to select new leaders that will determine the country's policies for the next 5 years the southeast asian nation is one of the few remaining single party states florence nearly as much. the vietnamese communist party congress is arguably the country's

biggest political event held over 9 days and mostly behind closed doors delegates will elect 200 candidates into a central committee that committee will then vote in politburo members who intend nominate for top jobs including party chief the main candidates for the new positions are said to be widely known but in december the government imposed an official ban on such discussions to discourage potentially critical debate they're extraordinarily sensitive because this is a one party state where is the paid back where is the confirming abode of the people public opinion polls editorials in the newspapers even opposition they have and so extreme 'd party feels extremely sensitive rights groups say the government has intensified a crackdown on critics prior to the congress vietnam consistently ranks in the bottom 10 in the world press freedom index compiled by reporters without borders

political watchers say they don't expect much to change the main focus for the country for the next 5 years will still be trying to keep understandable rate of economic growth and maintains all sorts they believe he is specially made the comment make foreign policy but the past 5 years are the main challenge trying to keep balance between china and the u.s. army is a very increasingly hostile environment in the south china sea vietnam and china are locked in a territorial dispute in the south china sea and have had several standoffs that the u.s. meanwhile has been seeking to counter china's rising influence in the region party delegates will need to choose new leaders who can navigate those tensions along with the country's response to the coronavirus vietnam has been successful in containing it so far with strict quarantine and extensive testing and tracing but like the rest of the world its economy has suffered growth has slowed to its lowest

level in more than 30 years but is on track to recover and the party's new leaders will need to make sure that happens florence italy al-jazeera. ugandan security forces are still surrounding the home of the country's most powerful opposition leader hours after a court ordered them to leave the high court directed the police and the army to leave bobby wines residence he's been under house arrest since uganda's presidential election on the 14th of january president mr when he was declared the winner with 58 percent of the vote but the opposition has accuse the government of rigging the results unfortunately 6 hours later now the military and police are still surrounding our home and indeed we are still looking our gates and they're not allowing anybody move out or anybody journalists have been blocked from accessing us our party officers and our friends and even family have been blocked from coming to us it is us it is clear that you know sydney is continuously using

the military and the police in your party's own mana to oprah's he's i'm sorry it's all our human rights we'll continue to call upon the wild leaders to hold you know a 72 hour count to according to order to ensure that our rights are respected because we are not bad and we don't intend to use any violence but we are standing for what is more wrong what is right and what is yes it's been 10 years since the start of an uprising in egypt the top all its longtime president has been about up for the 1st time since becoming president abdel fattah el-sisi has referred to the 25th of january revolution he spoke to mark the government approved national police that it should lead the order in this say to egypt's youth that your homeland is in need of your progress and see if it's to proceed in the path of reform construction development helping achieve the aspirations of all the chip

sions for a bright future that secures all citizens equal chances of a decent life. italian prime minister just said the county is expected to resign in the hope he'll be able to form a new government his office says it will submit his resignation on tuesday contain reportedly hopes of the president's. well then given the mandate to form a new coalition the prime minister lost his absolute majority in the senate last week when a junior party quit over the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis tuesday will mark the one year anniversary of the death of basketball legend kobe bryant he was killed on january 26th and a helicopter crash along with his daughter giana he was $41.00 koby spent his 20 year playing career with the los angeles lakers lakers forward lebron james took a moment to reflect on brown's legacy. and it takes time everyone has their own grieving process everyone understands you know everyone individually is different

and one is going to you know grieve differently and how long it takes him to come to grips with it it's up to them and an individual is a lot of things that. in his world just never duck. and so it's all about ribs and. stuff a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera members of the u.s. house of representatives have delivered their article of impeachment against former president donald trump to the senate he's been charged with inciting an insurrection at the u.s. capitol on january 6th a conviction would require the support of 17 republican senators for the lead impeachment managers said trump should never be allowed to hold public office.