the country was torn by conflict and driver claims that. it's hoped talks will finally bring peace and stability join us as we assess libya's approach to elections on al-jazeera. the attack was done for donald trump addresses struction and to feel his wishes democrat lawmakers in the u.s. wrap up their arguments in the 2nd impeachment trial of donald trump his defense team presents its case on friday. about this and this is a doozy of a live from doha also coming up me and was ruling general signals he's running out of patients with protestors ordering them to go back to work. mexico's going to get

a 1000000 and a half doses of a covert 19 vaccine but some remote communities don't want to take it. to american jazz legend has died at the age of 79 he won 23 grammy music awards for his work. ok let's start in the u.s. where house impeachment managers have wrapped up their case in donald trump's trial they say the former president must be convicted for inciting and said action in the january the 6th riot on capitol hill be barred from public office chums defense team are going to begin their arguments on friday alan fischer reports from capitol hill. there was no dramatic video from the impeachment managers on thursday and instead there was a warning donald trump had

a history of political violence and if he wasn't convicted then there would inevitably be more the attack was done for donald trump at his instructions and to fulfill his wishes donald trump had sent them there we love it we love the road no he'll be happy what do you mean we're fighting for jobs. all of these people who have been arrested and charged they're being accountable held accountable for their actions their leader the man who incited them must be held accountable as well. thank. god if we don't try the line here what's next what makes you think the nightmare with donald trump and his lawmaking and violent mobs is over. if we let him get

away with it. and then it comes to your state capital or comes back here again is there any political leader in this room who believes that if he is ever allowed by the senate to get back into the oval office donald trump would stop inciting violence to get his way. would you bet the lives of more police officers on the. i'm not afraid of donald trump running again in 4 years i'm afraid to say run again and lose. because he can do this again. the democratic impeachment managers quoted extensively from republicans who had blamed criticized and condemned for what happened here on capitol hill on january the 6th a clear message to the republican senators no sitting in judgment impeachment is not to punish but to prevent we are not here to tarnish donald trump we are here to prevent the seeds of hatred that he planted from bearing any more fruit

many of the insurrectionist the present trump incited to invade this chamber were dangerous people on the f.b.i. watch lists violent extremists white supremacists. i challenge you all to think about it if you think this is not impeachable what is what would be president trump's lawyers endorse his breathtaking assertion that his conduct in inciting these events was totally appropriate. and the senate acquits donald trump than any president could incite and provoke insurrectionary violence against us again if you don't find this a high crime in misdemeanor today you have set a new terrible standard for presidential misconduct in the united states of america donald trump's defense team will no take about less than half the time allowed to

present its defense convinced it has the votes to stop the conviction of donald trump on the charge of high crimes and misdemeanors but those terms defense team prepares to make their arguments on friday one of his lawyers doesn't this everything the democrats presented so far. they haven't. i think it's offensive quite frankly that the healing process. the frenzy that happened under them and i think there's an american. a one of donald trump's lawyers is calling the presentation by house impeachment managers offensive and the gallagher has more from west palm beach in florida near the former president's resort. there has been some reporting that during the 1st 2 days of his 2nd impeachment trial he was glued to the television and was reportedly deeply unhappy with his lawyers performance there is other speculation that peter navarro his

former economics advisor had called him and told him to fire his legal team rehire another legal team and focus on the fact what the democrats are calling the big lie what we now know is a big lie that the election was rigged so this is an uncharacteristically quiet president don't trump former president on top i should say but of course he has been muzzled from social media remember during his 1st impeachment trial he tweeted out 140 times in just one day now some of the reasoning that he was playing golf today it is that perhaps some of his advisors told him look show strength show nonchalance just get out there and do what you would normally do but there's simply no way of knowing what's in the mind of the former president at the moment apart from the fact that he is quite possibly angry with the legal team that only had a few days to prepare for the 2nd impeachment trial so we are waiting for have perhaps the end of the 2nd impeachment trial where we may hear from the former president who is still holed up in his mara lago resort very close to me here in

west palm beach ok let's bring in ken greenberg she's director of center of the national security at fordham university school of law she's joining us from pound ridge new york state good to have you with us given everything that's happened over the last 48 hours or so what's the defense team strategy going to be on friday. that's a good question and it was it was hard to tell what it was going to be from their opening statements on the constitutional issue about the impeachment trial. in the jurisdiction i think that they're going to focus they've indicated on 1st amendment issues which actually don't apply here legally they don't find lives of the president in his power and how he uses his words that they don't apply in terms of what actually happened with was incitement and as many have said as many democrats have set a good thing to match not just words so that seems the rebel say but who knows what else will. there seems to be an assumption that we know what the result is going to

be the donald trump is going to be acquitted and something less something extraordinary happens we've also seen 3 republican senators who have been having meetings with the defense team to talk about strategy this is not obviously as everybody knows this is not a legal trial this is a political trial where does this leave the credibility of the senate in the future . you know it's not so much the credibility of the senate it's the ability of democrats and we public in states to get along in any way see the president biden has made unity his call it's going to be it's hard to imagine it after this one by one some of the senators on the republican side have been peeling off but this is going to be a contest from day one the democrats have the vote it looks like they have some of the republican votes not for going forward for legislation but it's going to be it's going to be it's not going to be a sense of unity that's not what it looks like

a lot of the people who rioted on capitol hill in january the 6 of course is still out there there are a lot of millions of people who voted for donald trump in the last election they still have grievances and believe that in 2 to some extent that the election had been stolen from them which was clearly wrong how great is the rest that we are going to see violence all of this type again at some point in the future directly centered on donald trump. it's very it's a very big question there are some who would say the insurrection is still going on that we're this is what we're seeing now is you know or more of a ramp up to violence look it's not just this we've seen we've seen by an outbreak here in the air i expect there could be more but we're going to have to come up with a strategy one horseman national security official others are going to have to come up with some kind of strategy to try to deter this in not just in one part of ways in terms of civil society outreach and really trying to get to the bottom of this

and figure out what can be done to to quell this kind of the 1000000000 and but it's one could understand that republicans don't want to be seen to to fall in line with democrats particularly on a matter like this is there any suggestion that the republicans are pushing back so hard because we know there are splits within the party about the importance of donald trump we know there are people who are very behind it we also know that there are republicans who do not want him to be there is that a chance do you think the republicans are trying to show a strong public face but in private they want to be able to deal with donald trump in their own way. you know that's a very hard question to answer it's hard to say the public units are i think surprising to many showing a very united front about it is it makes you wonder about how they see there are people who are teachers i do think that the big question of their future is in the

question of their loyalties the child has everything to do with the american public i think it was trial is a not just of the smoking but at the american public and then to be standing in that the public may start to see things they didn't see before i did feel the impact of what was being presented in the senate that they made a symbiote is and we've seen this you know consistently it may be slow but that maybe would happen and ultimately that may be but that the political future and the political stance of many of the 2 problems really good to get your thoughts on this congress but we appreciate it as always thank you very much indeed. as military leaders announced an amnesty for more than $23000.00 prisoners men on fun site of humanitarian grounds he made the announcement to coincide with a public holiday is acting president up to season in a military coup almost 2 weeks ago and the us has imposed sanctions on me and was military leader and several others involved in the coup it's also talking to

companies in the jade and gems sector which generate significant revenue the us international development agencies we directing more than $42000000.00 of aid away from me in my eyes government washington's warning for the punishments could come the generous mean while a warning protesters to go back to work or else demonstrations against the coup and the tension of civilian leader aung san suu kyi have been largely peaceful but a crackdown has been deepening frontally reports. maintaining their momentum thousands of protesters again pour into the streets across myanmar in their civil disobedience campaign against the coup different groups representing many walks of life now that are nearly done you this campaign is a little strange and co-chair but we think that the main goal is to get attention from other countries so all the boys joining this campaign are risking their lives and

putting aside. some police officers in chaos state even broke ranks and joined protesters calling themselves the police of the paper someone who was in the 1988 myanmar student uprising that ended in a violent military crackdown says that this movement has much broader support i think that the military will not be able to use the. must of their might in full extent because this is the time is different the world is different now you can see that the the world's leaders came out with a strong statement especially the new zealand prime minister. arden came out with this very strong statement that they cut their relationship with the military and his 1st public remarks on the protests coolie day men are laying urged government staff to return to work and people to avoid large gatherings because of coronavirus

. people are found to be assembling in public areas we urge them to avoid doing so as such assembly could increase the spread of covered 19 but many protesters seem unlikely to listen some commented on social media that living under military dictatorship is worse than under the pen demick but mina also warned that effective actions would be taken without elaborating what he meant. the junto says the election in november was for. and citing that as the main reason for its takeover. the u.s. announced it will impose sanctions against the military rulers the u.k. says it may follow suit a slowdown on foreign investment is also anticipated like in the past that could lead to the country tightening its already close economic relationship with china and sanctions and international isolation could also undo the economic progress

since the election in 2015 was. but for now the message and the goal for the protesters are clear get as many people as possible out on the streets while at the same time drawing in more international attention and involvement florence louis al-jazeera. still ahead an al-jazeera promises of reform 'd from the belorussian president after months of mass protests but opponents say they've heard it all before. the german companies syria the netherlands over a ban on coal but it raises questions over whether countries tackling climate change will have to pay a high price. however whether remains incredibly cold across canada and a good pass off the u.s.

we've got a real arctic blast still digging right household canada sliding down across the northern plains and it's all well to the north of this line here actually a cold front we've got the colder air to the north of that and the much milder air down towards the south it's really significant boundary this one we're getting up to around 18 celsius in atlanta 27 in miami you're minus 25 there once again in winnipeg and you can see subzero across much of the northern plains just around the mountain states that cold air will continue to sink its way further southwards and on the northern flank of that we're looking at freezing rain a lot of heavy rainfall down towards the south as well that could cause some localized flooding and we got some snow for good measure to sliding off the rockies easing a little further east which over towards the lakes as we go on into saturday some very heavy rain around the eastern seaboard by saturday right down across the panhandle that could cause some localized flooding and wintry mix continuing up

towards that northeastern corner of the u.s. and it's also northwest looking pretty wintry here as well as we go on through the next couple of days with rain state and snow pushing all the way from the coast. welcome to doha from every one of us. even those working quietly behind the scenes. so you can relax and enjoy the perfect break in your journey. and when you leave with a smile we know la day's work is done qatar airways welcome to our home.

you're watching i'll just get a reminder of our top stories this hour u.s. democrats are rested their case against donald trump and it's a pietschmann trial his defense team presents its case on friday. one of his defense lawyers dismissed everything compiled and presented by the democrats calling it offensive the former presidents remained publicly silent and spent the day playing golf. as military leaders have an answer now misty from more than 23000 prisoners have also warned protesters to go back to work 2 weeks after the generals took power in a coup. south africa's president sitaram opposes says his country will receive 9000000 doses of the johnson and johnson vaccine after suspending use of the one developed by astra zeneca studies have suggested it has limited effectiveness against a variant 1st identified their african union disease experts say leaders should

still use astra zeneca in countries for the mutation isn't present and the w.h.o. says it's still confident about the vaccine. one and a half 1000000 covert $1000.00 vaccine doses aside to be delivered to mexico in the coming week but in parts of the south several indigenous communities are rallying against the government's inoculation efforts insisting they will get a shot. reports from mexico city. then they happen a municipality in the highlands of chiapas appears so far to have been spared the ravages of the coated 19 outbreak in mexico. the region is home to dozens of indigenous communities where local authorities have reported very few cases. it's for this reason many say they don't want the vaccine. cycle with. our community everyone is healthy we haven't seen any decease here that's why

people don't want a back seat. nationwide new coronavirus cases continue to spike and mexico still accounts for the 3rd highest death toll in the world. but in this part of the country many people are supporting initiative that would prevent the vaccine from being distributed in their towns and i'm not the only area in the hands of one of them where most of us here are afraid they will come to vaccinate us there was an assembly where this was discussed and they said we have a choice so if a majority of people say no well then they cannot enter the community. southern chiapas is one of mexico's poorest regions and has the lowest coronavirus testing rates in the country here internet access is limited and conspiracy theories about the pandemic have spread like wildfire. with fear can be very imposing on any community or say there are theories that the deceased is manmade or produced by the government and they are vaccinating to kill people it is fear that generates did

resistance from people coming in and for his part mexico's president has said that everyone in mexico will have access to the vaccine and his national inoculation program places a high priority on. rural communities. i'd like to respectfully ask the mexican people to accept the vaccine when your turn comes it will protect you there is no other alternative don't be afraid of the side effects it's been assured that the vaccine will benefit will heal it will not affect you negatively do not be manipulated by campaigns or fear that the mexican government began vaccination efforts in december of last year and has set the goal of vaccinating the entire population by march of 2022 delays of mexico's national vaccination program mean that until now less than 800000 vaccines have been administered though health officials say that new shipments of the russian and chinese vaccines could speed up national inoculation efforts. there are also logistical questions over how to

deliver the vaccine to remote regions of the country and adding to the challenge of vaccinating all of mexico's 126000000 residents is convincing everyone that it's for their own good. and measured up a little al-jazeera mexico city. athens is going into a full locked on shops and schools are going to be closed until at least at the end of the month as a night curfew at weekends covered 19 patients of old intensive care units in athens to be on 70 percent capacity locals are critical of what they're describing as accordion measures which loosen and tighten. the president of belarus sally satel says he'll hold a constitutional referendum next year to let people vote on whether he has too much power is disputed when last summer has been followed by 6 months of protests the opposition's accused him of making vague promises to end the demonstrations and reports. xander lukas schenker has promised constitutional changes for better or

loose before he has a timeline early 2022 and he said conditions if he was to stand down some time after that but no guarantee of that happening this. morning is the last of my main condition for stepping down would be peace and order in the country no protest activities nobody overthrows the country and opinions expressed are we believe norms of the law the opposition says his addresses just window dressing to cover the true intent hanging on to power no matter what the cost however the setting is different now to 6 months ago after his disputed victory for a 6 term us president weeks of mass street protests and presented the biggest threat to the autocrats 27 years in power he crushed the uprising with force.

some political observers in the capital minsk believe repression bloat when he said he is. precisely because he has. to rely on this is like the left. since putting down the protests there is little doubt that lukas shankar feels more empowered however his opposition isn't confined to bell roofs the west imposed sanctions after his crackdown a neighbor lithuania supports the opposition we are them are the devotion and courageous struggle of people standing up. their right to decide the fate of their own country who have free basic demands free elections and of weiland and the release of political prison. is europe's longest serving leader and for now at least intends to keep it that way. a

german energy company says the netherlands owes it to $1000000000.00 r w e is making the claim using a controversial treaty that is designed to offer foreign investors protection from so-called unstable states steverson reports from inside them. aside the netherlands wants to remove from its landscape emissions from burning coal at the ames happen power plant german energy provider r. w. e planned in 20154 years before the dutch government adopted a law banning the use of called by 2030 the company's 1400000000 euro claim at an international arbitration court in washington has shocked that she lawmakers already received hundreds of millions subsidy for the biomass use yeah that's why i think it's a shameless attempt of this company and the fact that. the netherlands is way behind in reducing the mission of carbon then the whole society has to

take painful steps and also these big companies because this a coal plant is the biggest emitter of carbon in the whole of the netherlands the director of r. w. e. has faced some tough questions in parliament politicians accused the company of burdening taxpayers after profiting from a lack of climate policies for many years criticism is unjustified we built this plant on a specific request of the dutch government and us we built only asked to be built the plants the dutch government to change its mind decided to change its mind but it was 2015 and it was already clear that coal would be a problem and i know only defer sime the parliament vote it's to look for closure possibilities of coal was after the opening of their power plant. i w.-e. is not the only european company that has used the country for energy charter treaty to claim large sums of compensation or hold european energy transition

projects all together the treaty signed in the 1990 s. was meant to protect european investors from so-called unstable states but environmentalists say it has increasingly become a secret weapon used by european energy companies against european states the largest coal power plant here in this remote part of the netherlands is at the center of an international test case the main question is whether countries that are willing to face out fossil fuels will have to pay a high price for reducing c o $2.00 emissions and one that some may not be willing to pay. fearing similar claims italy decided to leave the energy treaty in 2015 but due to a so-called sunset provision companies can still file claims within a period of 20 years that's why environmentalists groups are urging european nations to reform the treaty to protect states i think it's absolutely been a business mistake to start this treaty in the ninety's in the ninety's although

not many people were thinking about climate change and how to adapt to it we already knew about climate change how bad it was how urgent is was to. to go down the fossil fuels and this time they signed this treaty that gives massive protection to fossil fuel companies so they could have known then that it was a problem and that it would be a big risk i w e says if it wins the case it wants to invest compensation money into its renewable energy project but a company's legal steps are not convincing those who have been fighting for clean energy in the netherlands that the energy company is on their site step 50 aims haven't conan. countries across east asia marking the lunar new year this time it's the year of the ox but the pandemic is forcing people to curtail their travel plans and stay home in taiwan thousands of flock to temples to pray for luck and

prosperity people are required to wear mosque on the government's council some of the nz. chick corea the american jazz composer keyboard player has died at the age of 79 the haunting has more on his impressive career as a musical play in the air. chick corea is known for his 1st love playing jazz on the piano. 2 2 with 23 grammy awards to his name 2 he is more than any other jazz musician the keyboardist helped miles davis usher in the jazz rock fusion boom in the 1970 s. 2 and founded his own game changing groups including return to forever he also worked alongside american pianist herbie hancock. korea's career spanned more than half a century just last year he released the double album plays which captured him at various concerts armed only with his piano. if you're trying to learn

something and if you have to be the one who you have to be the one who wants to learn it so he also launched an online academy where he could teach and share his passion for jazz. even after death korea could win even more grammys this march he's nominated for best improvised jazz solo and best jazz instrumental album. and a facebook post korea's manager confirmed that he died of a rare form of cancer he was 79. i'm about to send him to hell with the headlines on al-jazeera senators a donald trump 2nd impeachment trial of her that the former president's supporters believe they were acting on his orders when they stormed the capitol building last month.