0 is that even as a camera woman i get to have so much and put in contribution to a story i feel weak or this region better than anyone else would be for it is you know it's very challenging even in the but to be it because you have a lot of people that are deployed on political issues we are we the people we live to tell the real story so i'll just mend it used to deliver in-depth journalism we don't feel inferior to the audience across the globe. we're watching out there in mind of our top stories this hour former u.s. president donald trump has been acquitted in a 2nd impeachment trial 7 republican senators joined all 50 democrats and voted to

convict him about full source of the necessary 2 thirds majority. truong quickly issued a statement saying this had been the greatest witch hunt in the history of the country he also hinted at plans for his political future. despite the outcome house impeachment managers were positive about their efforts saying it's clear they overwhelmingly prove their case and they help in fact it was the most bipartisan presidential impeachment ever. this trial was not born from hatred far from it's born from love of country our desire to see america at its best and in those moments that i spoke of civil rights act so much more we remember those moments because they helped define and in shrine america at its best i firmly believe. that

our certification of the electoral college votes in the early hours of january 7th a refusal to let our republic be threatened and taken down by a violent mob will go down in history as one of those moments too and i believe that this body can rise to the occasion once again today it was the storming of the capitol in january 6th that led to this impeachment trial will than $230.00 people have been charged over that violence one of those is jacob anthony chancellor also known as q alan shaman earlier my colleague maryam namazie spoke with his lawyer albert what kins and also if he thought former president traumas words had influenced his client. and we have to be candid here there are millions of americans who fell in love with president trump they were on every word my client was at the capitol he came to washington d.c.

after years of profit after years of trying to talk trump to each rally you mention the millions of americans out of a 17000000 americans voted for president trump in the last election they didn't all descend on the capitol but that they were members their government of the united states is prosecuting the president yesterday for inciting people that means making them do things that but for his words and actions they would not have done the president's defense team of argued in the trial as as you well know if he didn't but there is no k. link between what the president said and the way in which the protest has behaved there are going that it wasn't incitement because the attack was premeditated. that that may be true for those that were violent for those that had a nefarious goal and objective my client absolutely not you have to be on crack and absolutely deaf dumb and blind to not understand that the words and the actions

of a president over the course of years did not groom millions of americans there was a nefarious element in that crowd my party that was not one he didn't have a gun it never wore blue didn't have that he had any no he did not he had the flag of the flag was a finial the very same flag that talk on top of every other very same clue is pictured with us we have every one minute it has that video is on every flag in the capitol building in every federal building in the u.s. that is a decorative sitting regardless of a speech to live by president donald trump regardless of the tweets he might pose. does it justify an attack in which 5 people lost their lives. no question everybody myself included especially my show was appalled at what we saw on january shapes but you can lump under one moniker every single

individual some of whom were 30405061 couple over 70 years of age that went into the capitol building on january 6th that that was my client was no more and insurrectionist than my dog and my dog probably could have got more people would follow him and the guy with the horns and the fur. steve clemons is the host of alan's there's the bottom line he explained more about how the trial has caused a rift within the republican party. i think this splintering is already going on you know we've seen in places like nebraska senator ben sasse was censured by his own state party and he's the u.s. senator from that state list cheney was censured for her role in all of this already in wyoming city mccain who doesn't have a vote but is married to a former presidential candidate and prominent prominent late u.s.

senator john mccain was censored you know for her comments and supporting joe biden in. in arizona so what you do is you see the state party apparatus are very much along the lines of the march retailer greens in part but there's also a kind of quiet crowd out there they still exist in the republican party they are less flamboyant and less on the edge in this moment and i think a lot of other folks you might call them you know they they seem like independents but none the less they're still republican so the republican party is going to go through some deep division and some kind of civil war where this is fought out and the true character of the party has to decide where it's going to go i think mitch mcconnell liz cheney and it turns out there are a couple of other senators out there like this senator cassidy from louisiana the big surprise today senator burr from north carolina he was not on anybody's radar screen to necessarily vote for conviction that i think these people are saying

we're going to fight to redirect the party away from it it where it is. mo i'm done talking sequential race half an hour a look at some of the other well news me at mosman ha route as a granting themselves new powers to monitor as such and detained people involved and protests activists a troubled by the increase and nighttime raids by police but neighbors as a banding together to prevent their arrests and reports. buddhist monks are among the many marching in yangon they lead prayers outside the u.s. embassy to call for the release of on song suchi. and other civilian leaders. who have not given me that i'm going to be just one talk country to escape from under the military dictatorship to be peaceful and developed we don't want to go back to the darkest era before 2010 we want peace and we are against the military dictatorship more marched in the capital naypyidaw joining thousands for an 8th day of protests which denounce nighttime raids against opponents. while

a curfew is in place from 8 pm until 4 am local time people have been out and on it neighborhood watch groups do their best to warn what police are coming in some cases they turn away to avoid confrontation and others people are taken away was. a local watchdog group for political prisoners says the raids are targeting dissenting voices a lot of us. you know were involved in the pro-democracy movement in the past. on like a lot like you know we we activated let's see if the protocols and we don't us sleep in one place we move one to after another there are a lot of activists even though they are not i rested a concerned that they may be talking to next the un human rights council has called on the gentle to release all who've been arbitrarily detained the army responded on saturday by suspending laws requiring court orders to detain suspects for more than

a day for searching private property and surveillance more than 350 people have been arrested since the coup on february 1st be all social peaceful protests related the ruling party's offices. records i'm from. moreover it plays district people's freedom of speech by preparing a telecommunications bill intended to control access the internet. and state t.v. channels broadcast pictures of vandalism and attacks on police vehicles if you did how do i would it you know reality the head of the military general men on playing has been on the airwaves repeating allegations. of voter fraud in last november's parliamentary elections more errors have been found in the voter rolls he says the nation must join hands with the military for the successful realization of democracy as protests grow in size and begin to affect its flow of cash the military is about to give itself even more powers to cybersecurity law the human rights watch calls the dream of despots everywhere making protests more difficult to organize and the pictures of them riskier to share and help al jazeera.

only 7 people have been arrested and 20 police officers injured during protests in bahrain called demonstrators have been rallying in response to the jailing of 4 pro-democracy activists are in custody pending trial on charges of insulting the king for justice according for a new constitution and reforms to the monarchy. prime minister mario dr lee has been sworn in your set of. course you can kill him or illegally if you only knew the former head of the european central bank comes to power as a grapples with the coronavirus pandemic and its associated economic crisis the previous government collapsed in a dispute over the handling of coronavirus drugs cabinet is a mix of technocrats and politicians from a broad coalition. as a journalist based in rome she says druggy has

a supporter by the italian parliament and it appears to people. it was his time at the european central bank when he was dealing with the eurozone debt crisis that he made those famous words of doing whatever it takes in order to save the euro what's the hope now is that he will be able to do whatever it takes in order to save italy in terms of the both the health crisis in terms of coping $1000.00 but also the financial crisis that the country's currently in the vaccination program is really top of his priority italy started off fairly well with that but then we've seen things stall we've seen the expect in certain regions and others the question remains is whether he can perhaps create some kind of centralized a way of dealing with this in terms of getting that big scene rule out quickly because of course that has an impact on the economy at the difference in terms of a technocrat leader of a government this time around in italy as compared to others in the past is that

others in the past may have had to deal with budget cuts and austerity in this situation mario draghi he's getting more than 200000000000 euros of recovery funds from the european union so he'll be spending a recent survey actually put a 70 percent or so approval rating for mario draghi now it's even higher than the previous prime minister giuseppe conti clearly i think a lot of italians know he's a known figure he's a known name he's not to be serious about what he's doing so clearly they're hoping that he will come in there and fix things. police in nigeria have arrested at least 19 protesters in the port city of lagos soft activists called for a rally at the spot where 12 people were killed during protests last year supporters of the n sols movement against police violence are angry at a decision by a judicial panel to reopen the leckie toll gate it's been closed since the killings

i met address has more from lagos. they look you told good represent different things to protest us and the government the protests to see this as a sucker ground they claim that this is where 12 of their members were shot and killed by security forces on the 20th of october 2020 while they occupied thousands of them occupied this particular police to protest against police brutality they said it's inconsiderate of the government to set up or to reopen be told gate at a time when the parties are still only go to bed by boat as a team what exactly happened here now on the part of the government it says it is losing revenue of millions of dollars they say is being lost every week by the state government so what they want to do is to renovate this structure which has been affected by the rioters if you look on top of that. evidence a bunch of windows and structures on the goal line that was set on fire by

protesters what happened here on that day set the tone for the violence we saw spreading across nigeria violence broke out across 36 niger state including the federal capital while we saw riotous attacking government facilities robbing looting and even a burning down properties belonging to private individuals and government so they want to see their calling for the organizers of the demonstrations calling for supporters to come out and mosque to protest what exactly is going to the police and the security forces on their part want to see that not happening and so they got themselves prepared and ready for events of today since yesterday they've been wrecking all the potential flashpoints in there goes trying to ensure that they were not taken by surprise. that things done out on october 20th 2020. a world health organization investigator says china has

refused to hand over rule or data on coronavirus cases the w.h.o. team probing the origins of the pandemic had wanted more information about the 1st cases in will happen in december of 2019 the investigation has been plagued by delays concerns over access and bickering between beijing and washington china has defended its handling of the probe dominic dwyer is the no strike infectious disease experts on the w.h.o. team he says china only provides summaries on the cases in the ideal world you would go through. and that's what we call and that's standard practice for an outbreak investigation. why should the chinese gave us the dolls' we would have liked i guess to. gaza but that can still come university of oxford is set to begin assessing the safety and immune response of the astra zeneca vaccine in

children for the 1st time the trials will determine whether the vaccine is effective on people between the ages of $6.17 around $300.00 volunteers will be enrolled in the 1st inoculations are expected this month. the brazilian city rare does an error is often associated with youth and beauty and an energetic lifestyle lived out on its famous speeches but rio is also home to an aging population struggling through a devastating pandemic monica yet i.q. points in the challenges being faced across the generational divide. the beaches of rio de janeiro are always says of freedom and then are g. even in the midst of a deadly pandemic everyone seems to be on the move on land and sea. side stepping the crisis with healthy exercise and moments of deep contemplation but while rio may look useful it's the brazilian city with the largest proportion

of elderly people and they're specially vulnerable to covert 19 this foreign word allies and the image of rio de janeiro as a city of around in beautiful women it was here that 2 musicians he uses to modernize and go from being broke to the song girl for me bring me my. they were inspired by 18 year old in lease up in you know walking to the beach in her bikini that girl is now a grandmother and over 60 years old like 13 percent of the city's population vaccination began in rio earlier this month and the elderly are the 1st in line the mayor promised to inoculate all by march but fighting the pandemic here has been specially difficult. the city's aging population needs younger caregivers who usually live in poor neighborhoods and they have to take a crowded bus to work all the attempts at maintaining at the most social distancing

possible still very difficult so what happened i think during the 1st big wave was that lots of elderly people were got sick got sick fast because one of their caregivers about. and. this. this problem still exists copacabana is a rich middle class dave or hood with a high cool the death rate 3 out of 10 people here are over 60 but in the nearby slum up on the mountain the younger population faces a different problem they would probably survive the virus but will struggle to survive another lockdown. this time of the year this beach would be packed with tourists from the united states and europe not to know i've been walking from one end to the other and call and even make hall for what i used to make the

vaccination campaign has brought hope to most brazilians the 25 year old wonderly knows who have to wait a long time before it's his turn until the tourists come back life on the beach will be far from carefree monica and. rio de janeiro. demands the workers in the indian state of. working around the clock to reach a number of villages which were casals off to a natural disaster last week an entire valley was flooded within minutes collapsed into a river key bridges were swept away excavated clearing brawl contemporary people living in a dozen villages have been relying on supplies being flown in by helicopter 36 people died and some 200 are still missing we've been working been my. aim is to provide as. and.

still ahead on al-jazeera france hold off on a 3rd lockdown and while some are warning it's risky others are taking a holiday. and it's all eyes on the thermometer and ice skates at the ready as the netherlands keeps its fingers crossed for a once in a generation sporting event. is only a change because some people believe in a pose that is bigger than their. right to make. a mistake they put themselves to make the changes. we should have taken. we have the disco

work to create new areas we have to change this culture and one of the fortunate ones we can understand. but all the people and the majority of legal research talk about just good hardworking people that want to live the american dream like our ancestors these are here to refugees or terrified that they may be forced to return to. the. schools in france have closed for the winter mid-term break and despite high daily

infection rates the french president unexpectedly decided not to impose a full locked out critics say it's a risky strategy natasha butler reports for on flare. the february went to holidays underway in france and in all flown out tourists have begun to arrive to enjoy the picturesque harbor on normandy east coast this couple say they feel lucky to be here because like most people in from they had expected to be in lockdown we only answered. we're happy to be able to travel as we really thought we would be confined again so we're trying to make the most of things even if the situation means we can't enjoy a restaurant or bar for several weeks french ministers had suggested that a 3rd nationwide lockdown was imminent because covert cases the high and more contagious strains are spreading so french president emanuel markwell sudden decision not to impose one took most people by surprise and forced the government

to change his tune there's just a. porridge here there certainly exists a path to avoid a letdown it may be narrow but it's there and will be wrong not to try and follow it. the government has tightened the existing measures it's extended a nighttime curfew and imposed more restrictions on shops and travel in and out of france restaurants bars cultural and sports centers remain shot but schools are open mark or is said to be worried about the impact of another knock down on the economy and on people's mental. health but with the pandemic showing no immediate solutions over pacing in the country it is clearly a political gamble that is going up the president is taking a risk as it's his decision even though the government announced it obviously he wants to protect the economy so he's waiting as long as possible to see if a full lockdown is needed it's a big gamble but if it pays off it will put him in a strong position before next year's presidential election this doctor says there's

no room for gambling when it comes to people's lives and without a strict look down the health situation could deteriorate rapidly this might be a big mistake actually because the situation in france is is really bad so we are seeing. a plateau. plateau because the number of contaminations per day is still increasing the government has not totally ruled out another lock down but they hope the tighter restrictions some regional measures and a stepped up vaccine rollout will help avoid 11 year before the next election it is clear that macro has a lot to gain if his strategy succeeds but he could also have much to lose if it does not natasha bottler al-jazeera. moment. ice skaters in the netherlands are hoping to get a once in a generation chance to tackle the 11 cities tour it takes place on natural ice and

the last time it was called enough was back in 1977 there's a new problem this year. the cracking noise of natural ice is music to the ears of peter becker it's been nearly a decade since dutch waters have been covered with such a layer of ice 24 years peter has been waiting for the tour of all ice skating tourists a journey on skates between 11 cities which takes thousands of ice skaters 200 kilometers to cities in the north of the country. i like the extreme challenge of the tour but also want to enjoy the beautiful landscape skating through fields and cities and a large audience cheering you on at something for this is how peter imagines to it because in reality all he has been doing is practicing because every skater selected by the committee has to be appropriate to go at any time you know it is over the best it begins in summer that's when i prepare equipment is ready and i

make sure i'm always sharp and when to start freezing the ice skate fever is unstoppable you make sure you're ready to go the 11 cities to or took place 15 times in the 20th century but this century meteorologist predicted dutch will be lucky if it happens a maximum 3 times if at all due to global warming the 11th or the store turn skaters into heroes and by the nation together something badly needed now during the lockdown but even before the magical 15 centimeters of thickness needed for the race was reached hopes already dashed not only global warming but now all of that is posing a threat. organizers have announced that it will be too dangerous to hold such a large event attracting more than a 1000000 people a bit amass a tremendous here but it has not tempered this skating fever i think it's a beautiful it feels like your life again and we haven't been alive for almost a year so it really feels like i can imagine everybody's out here feeling to say i

did have a normal commission that we really missed this and it makes up for everything i work in a hospital and i've seen a lot but this makes me forget that it makes me feel happy we're going to enjoy this so that. these are busy days for the ice master who keeps checking the quality of the ice we are measuring about 99 and a half centimeters today. we'll just which is quite good but still not enough for us to get on the ice with our heavy material only a few more centimeters are needed for the 11 cities tour but looking at the weather forecast there won't be enough ice again this winter that brings mixed feelings for peter was desperate to escape the tour but can't bear the thought of the event getting the go ahead but then being cancelled due to the button that make step fasten al-jazeera kinsell mir the netherlands. ok you're up to date

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