experience in-depth analysis of the day global headlines how will a place like get live get the vaccine when there's no money and all the rest of rich countries are fighting for an inside story on al-jazeera. the u.s. senate votes to proceed with donald trump's impeachment trial rejecting defense arguments that trying to convict a former president is unconstitutional. this is out 0 live from doha also coming up. his crackdown on protesters thousands ignore a ban on gatherings to condemn last week's military coup. to holocaust scholars are

ordered to apologize in a libel case in poland raising concerns about the stifling of independent research . and chile says it will expel undocumented venezuelan migrants from the border with bolivia which has become the center of a humanitarian crisis. the u.s. senate is rated to go ahead with a 2nd impeachment trial of former president donald trump in the past are rejecting the defense's argument that it is unconstitutional to try a former president but only 6 republicans joined all 50 democrats in voting to proceed with the trial 67 votes are needed for a conviction from wednesday house impeachment managers in trump's defense lawyers will have 16 spread over the next 2 days to present their cases but he cites presented. as our case is based on cold

hard facts it's all about the facts the president from percent his lawyers here today to try to stop the senate from hearing the facts of this case they want to call the trial over before any evidence is even introduced their argument is that if you commit an impeachable offense in your last few weeks in office you do it with constitutional impunity you get away with it this is nothing less than the political weaponization of the impeachment process pure raw sport fueled by the misguided idea of party over country when in fact both will surely suffer with this trial you will open up new and bigger wounds across the nation for a great many americans see this process for exactly what it is

a chance by a group of partisan politicians seeking to eliminate donald trump from the american political scene and seeking to disenfranchise 74000000 plus american voters and those who dared to share their political beliefs and vision of america. that's pretty much one fish our correspondent who joins us live from capitol hill and alan we've as expected the trial will now go ahead and we're seeing the arguments being laid out. of this was really the appetizer before we get to deciding whether or not donald trump was guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors this was an argument about whether or not it was constitutional to actually put donald trump on trial certainly the democrats led by the house managers jimmy rask in the lead saying that yes absolutely he should be held responsible for what happened here on capitol hill on january the 6th that was his words and his actions that led violent more moving in to the capitol he showed

a dramatic video one republican senator saying he never actually sat down and watched what happened on what he described as a horrendous day and very clear the time scale of what happened when donald trump sport when he tweeted out criticizing mike pence as a crowd was actually in the building of the senate looking for the vice president some suggesting that they wanted to hang him and others arguing that of course it was constitutional that's what the founding fathers said you couldn't commit crimes in the last few days of your administration and walk away without any consequences but as for donald trump's team well they put up a rather confusing argument on one hand it was all about whether or not they had the right to try him was because he was no offices a private citizen and also arguing that it took too long to bring up the charges so therefore they couldn't charge him they were suggesting that there was a delay in delivering the articles of impeachment by nancy pelosi suggesting this was all a political stunt by the democrats forgetting for one moment of course that 10

republicans voted to impeach donald trump but of course they also forgot that mitch mcconnell who was the leader of the republicans in the senate said he wouldn't bring the senate back to listen to any argument of impeachment until after donald trump had left office it was left really to ask him to sum up the whole thing he gave up that. 3 minutes of his time decided that his case was already made and in a dramatic canned he talked about how he'd buried his son on the 5th of january and then there's rest of his family come here to capitol hill on january the 6th to see what was meant to be the peaceful transfer of power the confirmation of the electoral college of course but he said it was an experience that left them shaken . and when they were finally rescued over an hour later by capitol officers and we were together i hugged them and i apologize and i told my daughter tabitha who's 24

and a brilliant algebra teacher in teach for america now or told her how sorry i was and i promised her that it would not be like this again the next time she came back to the capitol with me and you know what she said she said dad i don't want to come back to camp and. of all of the terrible brutal things i saw and i heard on that day. and since then that one hit me the hardest certainly an emotional moment and there's been some criticism of trump's defense team as you've alluded to and they'll now have to focus on directly on the democratic arguments put forward. exactly right they can no longer argue about the constitutionality or whether or

not donald trump should be on trial he is going on trial what is interesting is that bill cassidy who is a republican who just a week or so ago voted to halt this whole process saying it was unconstitutional that was defeated in the senate this time around he flipped his vote he said this absolutely should go through and he laid the blame family at the feet of donald trump's lawyers he said they were random they were unfocused they didn't address the main questions when he said the team led by jimmy raskin knew exactly what they were doing and we don't an emotional case but also one that was rational and based on the law that's the big problem that donald trump's lawyers know how they've got 16 hours to make their case it will start on wednesday the democrats will lead off the prosecution will have its 16 hours to tell their case they might not use all of that and then donald trump's team at some point either on thursday or friday all lay out their case they may not take the full 16 hours of the senate can also vote on whether or not they're going to hear any witnesses that seems unlikely but

certainly donald trump's team need to be a lot more on their game in the new where on day one but they can also be assured of a couple of things one this isn't going to last as long as the last trial it won't be 22 days the last time round 2 of the will be more focused the believe they have got arguments to put forward that suggest donald trump simply wasn't responsible for what happened here on january the 6th and to suggest otherwise is an attack on political speech and attack on the 1st amendment and here's the other thing that you need to remember they also know that at the moment it's still likely that they will not get 67 votes to convict. donald trump there won't be enough republicans who will flip over to the other side of the fence to say you know what he should be held responsible for crimes and misdemeanors so the banking on the fact that the how already have this one before we go into the hearing but that hearing will start on wednesday it will be led off by jimmy raskin who had the whole senate enthralled

by his early testimony and of course is emotional testimony as you say but it's going to be an interesting few days here on capitol hill a historic time this 2nd impeachment of donald trump it's never happened before her that's a picture of capitol hill allan thanks a lot the white house says that joe biden is focused on the economy and will not be spending much time watching his predecessors impeachment trial biden met with chief executives of several large firms including wal-mart and j.p. morgan to discuss his proposed $1.00 trillion dollar relief package president is trying to boost support for the package which faces tough opposition from the republicans. on to main mon now where police are stepping up their crackdown on protests against last week's military coup the most national league for democracy says that police have raided its headquarters the political movements led by einstein suchi the civilian leader who remains in detention. and protesters took to the streets for a 4th straight day they were met with tear gas and water kind of scored high there

is monitoring events from bangkok. facing live ammunition fire rubber bullets tear gas and more water cannon the antic who protesters defied a van and headed out to the streets in their thousands for a 4th straight day. the military junta has barred any gathering of more than 5 people and imposed a curfew in many areas from 8 pm to 4 am. undeterred and determined from many walks of life the protesters still came out i was here and if the civil disobedience movement accelerates in the country as a whole the government machinery will start not only the lawyers i hope all the people will join the movement we must not lose a no is a joy except we must win that is why we are on the street now. in yangon police prepared for the protesters in the early hours there were 2 main areas in myanmar's largest city where they gathered by city hall and

a large intersection near the university of yangon. in the country's 2nd largest city mandalay thousands of protesters face water cannon and at least 27 people were arrested international condemnation of the coup has grown over the last few days new zealand the 1st country to go a step further new zealand is suspending all high level political and military contacts with the main man. melissa marjorie's allstar directed that new zealand's i'd program to me and should not include projects that i delivered with or benefit the military government we've also agreed to implement a travel ban to be formalized in the coming week on me and as military leaders. further international action is expected after requests by britain and the e.u. the united nations human rights council will hold a special session on the february 1st coup and all that's been happening in myanmar since scott al-jazeera. nearly 60 hours after the flooding of

a tunnel in the indian state to rescue teams have managed to clear enough debris to enter the structure $35.00 when a believed to be trapped around $180.00 metres inside the tunnel connected to the top of a vision of good hydro power project the flooding was triggered by glass broken fell into a river washing away power plants and roads 30 people are known to have died more than $197.00 are missing elizabeth per annum reports now from the scene of the operation. rescue workers clear a tunnel dan have been working since sunday to find dozens of people who'd been building the facility when a torrent of water and debris and to. sistas south. have also been coming here since the disaster a brother had been working as a supervisor on the construction of the tunnel for me to find my brother has been trapped inside for the past 3 days so we've been sitting here for the past 3 days.

we don't have any hope we don't know what's going on but we are praying to god. rescue teams involved and the police navy and disaster response so they're trying to reach an area a 180 metres inside the tunnel where they could be pockets of air. flow is still much. we. some. helicopters equipped with thermal imaging cameras have been jews to trace missing people the tunnel is near the top part of which was swept away in the flood and you can see that the river. from the torrent of mud which flowed downstream a little further from here the smaller dam and power plant near the village of have been completely washed away. his sister. has been

missing since the flood and he came to the tunnel after hearing local officials will hear he wants answers and help from the government. my sister in law had gone to get. when she was swept away in the flood i've come here and asked for compensation from the government she has 2 children and. i just want some help from the government. the fate of 125 people working on the power plant is also. and mentalists say the disaster is just the latest from the dams and power plants shouldn't be constructed and ecologically fragile areas like the himalayas especially when she is a melting because of climate change. on finding survivors and challenging conditions elizabeth al-jazeera. and. still ahead here on al jazeera

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traces a century of racial injustice to reveal how philanthropy politics and economics preserve structural inequality keep the white a supreme and black in its place a race for america part one on a jazzier. to treat. hello again you're watching al-jazeera your mind about top stories this hour the u.s. senate has voted to go ahead with the 2nd impeachment trial of former president donald trump house impeachment managers rejected the defense's argument that it is unconstitutional to try a former president. national league for democracy says that police have raided its

headquarters that is the political movement led by deposed leader and sent to cheap protesters rallied for a 4th straight day games to last week's military coup. nearly 60 hours after the flooding in a tunnel in the indian state of the turk and rescue teams have managed to clear enough to free to enter the structure 35 workmen are trapped 30 people have died and more than $197.00 are missing. now a court in poland has ordered 2 prominent holocaust researches to apologize for suggesting a polish man helped kill jews during the 2nd world war the family of edward melanau ski argue he saved jews during the german occupation and they reject the holocaust survivors testimony connecting him to the death of 18 people the court found discrepancies in that testimony the authors plan to appeal they say the ruling jeopardizes independent research well critics say poland's conservative government is trying to downplay any polish role in the nazi holocaust its past

a controversial law in 2018 make it a criminal offense to make false accusations related to poland's holocaust history after a diplomatic dispute with israel it was amended to a civil offense concerns have been raised in israel this time as well but the polish ambassador contended that historians cannot be granted what he called blanket immunity. let's now speak to rabbi abraham cooper he's associate dean and global social action director at the time for us and health center which is a global human rights organization joins us via skype from los angeles rabbi keeper welcome to the program good to have you here thanks for time for school what do you make of this this judgment against the historians well i'm afraid that it is meant to intimidate independent future research into that very complex era in poland it's really politically motivated it's a deeply emotional issue for all sides and especially since in the course of the

2nd world war growth the $3300000.00 jews in poland that was the center of jewish life worldwide they were devastated when the holocaust sent to. 2 ghettos and then incinerated in the death camps the people of poland. the non jews were seen is barely a step above the slavs by the nazis and they suffered bitterly is well during the course of the war what's at stake here is the fact that you had both your sham for example honored oh over 7700 poles for their heroic righteous conduct in saving jewish neighbors but there were others in a society that was heavily anti-semitic who collaborated or actually killed jews on their own right and this is

a way that the conservative conservative is don't want to incorporate into their worldview sure is going to say that the government has policies still make it a civil offense to falsely blame the polish state for holocaust crimes what do you think that motivation is. i think they're trying to recast their reinvent history i think those of us who cherish freedom including most people in poland i would imagine understand that you you know you can't legislate facts out of existence and that the basis of any free society is the opportunity to investigate and to share your views of course they should be challenge if there are questions that arise but the notion that you know victims of the holocaust after they have now perished are going to be you know called into question it was not unusual for some victims to remember a a persecutor who saved them while turning over or even murdering other innocent

individuals so it's clearly not about this case so much as it is a push back to. take polish history from the 2nd world war and recast them exclusively as victims of the nazis and not some of them also victimizers of the jewish neighbors and i think we should also keep in mind that poland was a communist state for many decades and the whole idea of historic truth i think is still sir something that the polish people are really learning in real time interesting read by keeping depreciate your perspective on this thanks very much indeed for that thank you. thank you nic now rival factions hamas and fatah have strengthened their commitment to holding the 1st elections for palestinians in 15 years talks in cairo they agreed to respect the timetable and results of parliamentary and presidential votes in may in july palestinian governance has been

divided between foster in the occupied west bank and hamas in gaza a surprise election win by hamas in 2006 trickett a longstanding rift. that mexico's capital has eased coronavirus restrictions extending opening hours for restaurants and shops and that is despite the country reporting more than 3800 new cases and around 530 deaths in the past 24 hours or more a polo has more now from mexico city where struggling restaurant owners are preparing to welcome all customers. the streets of the mexican capital are returning to their usual hustle and bustle the an easing of coronavirus restrictions is allowing many people to return to work since the start of the health emergency mexico's economy has been battered leaving millions in dire straits. i have to support the children and support the son in laws and most of all the grandchildren it's chaos then there's not even enough to eat i mean it is very

difficult for us but if there was economy unemployment because of the state of the economy we can't just stay home we have to keep moving the people who go out and aren't careful they go to parties or gatherings when they know they shouldn't that's unacceptable i do not agree with that. after more than 2 weeks since testing positive for kobe $1000.00 mexico's president and. has resumed his daily press conferences the president has been criticized for downplaying the severe day of the outbreak and for almost never wearing a mask in public. why did i get infected because like millions of other mexicans i have to go to work fortunately i got through it and here we are still fighting oh mexico's government has struggled to curb coronavirus contagion even under orders to shut down non-essential services coronavirus cases have continued to spike today most can cause. much of the pressure to lift the most recent

lockdown has been led by restaurant owners mexico's food service industry has been among the worst hit by the economic downturn in agreement between business owners and city officials means restaurant. have expanded their hours of operations the new sanitation measures only allow for outdoor seating to reduce the risk of contagion. those facing the highest risks however are the country's nearly 30000000 informal sector workers caught in a country where the coronavirus pandemic has forced people indoors and an economic crisis that's left them no option but to take to the streets in search of work. mexico city. interior minister says that undocumented migrants have that have been entering the country will be expelled more than 6000 venezuelans have entered through a remote as that passage in the last 6 weeks he said newman reports now from culture on. the chilly bolivia border in the at the time of desert

excruciating the heart by day and freezing by night. and a distant nation for the news whalen's seeking a better life in chile. i have 7 grandchildren here they are they're the reason i come here to help feed them because in venezuela they conservation here thousands of undocumented venezuelans have barely made it here crossing that night through illegal entry points into the isolated town of call chani. drives suffering from hypothermia altitude sickness and hunger at least 3 have died including a baby it's becoming more and more windy and pretty soon it's going to be dark but the temperature will drop to below 0 absolutely freezing conditions these people have already spent one night outdoors trying to build a makeshift shelter so that they can have a place to sleep. 17 year old. her toddler and husband were among the

lucky few who were allocated a tent by the local police get them laughing coming night them i thought i would freeze to death getting here my little boy's hands and feet turned purple and he screamed with pain. i was terrified my husband couldn't breathe it was pitch dark and he couldn't carry up belongings anymore this is all i have. their stomachs ours and as their pockets went through doesn't arrive the children get priority the adults tell us they're willing to bear any hardships not knowing the chinese government has just decided to send them back to venezuela. and if you keep it in a city anyone who enters illegally will not be allowed to apply for residency and will be expelled administered to the chilis government has started busing the women and children into the city of the gift 1st 240 kilometers away to be quarantined for 2 weeks for covert 19 separating them from fathers and husbands but no one knows how long. the plan is to fly them back to venezuela once the quarantine

period is over. is shocked when you know do you know what it is that. police don't send us back they'll kill us if we return that's what the government does to people like us and if not will starve to death please chile help us a desperate plea that short to be repeated by thousands of more than his whalen's as this humanitarian crisis worsens you see in human al-jazeera chinese. a major independent radio station in hungary has lost an appeal to keep his pro license raising concerns about press freedom in the european union member state club radio which will go off on sunday who's known for broadcasting interviews critical of the government media regulators have refused to renew the station's license saying the broadcaster broke the rules by submitting documents late prime minister viktor orban has been accused of stifling press freedom since coming to

power in 2010. a thai court has denied bail to 4 pro-democracy activists charged with defaming the monarchy the group could face up to 15 years in prison over the past year tens of thousands of people have protested against government corruption they've also denounced what they say is the royal family's excessive influence on politics already have increasingly resorted to legal action to crackdown on those who speak out against the monarchy. china has blocked the social media clubhouse after a growing number of residents joined uncensored discussions on political and human rights issues then writes only american audiogram per louses uses to interact in chat rooms has become increasingly popular in china as it provided a platform to discuss sensitive topics rarely debated online including the persecution of week as taiwan's independence and the pro-democracy protests in hong kong china defended its decision to block the app described it as interference by

external forces the. first while china's internet is open the chinese government manages the internet in accordance with law and regulations 2nd china's position on the relevant issues has always been consistent and clear cut china has an uncertain determination to defend its national sovereignty security and development interests as well as to oppose interference by external forces. so this is a desert these are the top stories and the u.s. senate has voted to go ahead with the 2nd impeachment trial of former president donald trump house impeachment managers rejected the defense's argument that it is unconstitutional to try a former president an official has the latest now from capitol hill this is really just an appetizer for what's going to come over the next couple of days as with both sides willing at their argument the republicans on team essential.