you must go. he is a clear and present danger to the nation and the rule —— the nation we all love. italy's new political crisis — former prime minister, matteo renzi, pulls his party out of the governing coalition — in a row over pandemic funding. how the covid crisis is hurting the cinema industry. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president trump has become the only us president to be impeached twice. the house of representatives has formerly charged him with inciting insurrection, after a mob of his supporters attacked the capitol building in washington, dc exactly a week ago.

ten of his fellow republicans abandoned the president to vote with all the democrats in the house to bring the charges. we start our coverage with this report from our north america editor, jon sopel. on this vote, the ayes... the moment when donald trump carved himself an unwelcome niche in american history, becoming the first president to be impeached twice. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. as dawn broke over the nation's capitol, the place was somehow unrecognisable. the landscape had changed. it now feels like the front line, a garrison town, with the elegant marble corridors a barracks. the civil war president, abraham lincoln, looking down on resting servicemen. but impeachment 2.0 is different, very different. for a start, the us congress, where this is being heard, is also the crime scene where the trump—supporting mob descended last week. almighty god, wield your sword and penetrate the confusion

and discontent of our country. and this isn't about some call to a ukrainian politician. this is about an assault on the sacred heart of us democracy. donald trump is charged with inciting it. the president must be impeached and i believe the president must be convicted by the senate, a constitutional remedy that will ensure that the republic will be safe from this man, who is so resolutely determined to tear down the things that we hold dear and that hold us together. this was not a protest, this was an insurrection. this was a well—organised attack on our country that was incited by donald trump. last time round, every republican voted as a block to back the president. but now, they're spitting three ways. there are those backing his impeachment. today, we make history forever, so choose well. a vote to impeach donald trump means, years from now, you can look your grandchildren in the eye and say, "i did the right thing." the gentleman's time has expired.

there were those questioning the impeachment process, but not backing donald trump. we need to recognise we are following a flawed process. we need to recognise that people of goodwill can differ. we need to recognise that while the house may be done with this matter after today's vote, it will not be done for the country. and a few whose support for donald trump is undimmed. today, the second annual impeachment of president trump isn't really about actual words spoken at a rally. no, this is all about, madame speaker, the unbridled hatred of this president. the president made his first foray out of the white house yesterday, warning somewhat ominously that his supporters would be "very angry" if impeachment went ahead. but today, a new statement issued. "in light of reports of more demonstrations, i urge that there must be no violence, no lawbreaking and no vandalism of any kind. that is not what i stand for, and it's not what america stands for. i call on all americans to help these tensions and calm tempers. thank you."

today, airbnb announced that it was cancelling all bookings in washington for next week. some hotels are doing the same, to stop potential rioters coming in. the capitol is becoming a citadel. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. so, despite being banned from twitter, we've still heard from the president, all without him aknowledging the impeachment. adding to that statement at the end ofjon�*s report, this video message, again urging calm and condeming last week's attack, was released in the last couple of hours. my fellow americans, i want to speak to you tonight about the troubling events of the past week. as i have said, the incursion of the us capitol struck at the very heart of our republic. it angered and appalled millions of americans across the political spectrum.

i want to be very clear. i unequivocally condemn the violence that we saw last week. violence and vandalism have absolutely no place in our country and no place in our movement. making america great again has always been about defending the rule of law, supporting the men and women of law enforcement, and upholding our nation's most sacred traditions and values. mob violence goes against everything i believe in, and everything our movement stands for. no true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence. no true supporter of mine could ever disrespect law enforcement or our great american flag. no true supporter of mine could ever threaten or harass theirfellow americans. president trump, of course.

lets go live to washington, dc. —— let's. our correspondent, barbara plett usher, is in the us capitol. how significant would you say all this is? some have said it is political theatre is.- is political theatre is. well, it's interesting _ is political theatre is. well, it's interesting in _ is political theatre is. well, it's interesting in a - is political theatre is. well, it's interesting in a number| is political theatre is. well, i it's interesting in a number of ways he is basically saying two things: he is condemning the violence but also disavowing it, saying it has nothing to do with him or his brand and those that do carry out political violence are attacking his movement, not endorsing it. that is one thing. he is warning, excuse me, demonstrators continuing to carry out protest to remain peaceful, saying the secret service has told him there are potential threats, so he is urging people to stay peaceful, no violence, no vandalism, and so on. it is possible he is doing this with his eye on the senate trial, particularly the

senior republicans in the senate, and those that are wavering, to try to say to them that he does not deserve to be convicted of impeachment. the thing that is missing is a crucial sentence, and that is thatjoe biden has one, i have lost, and he is the new president. —— won. he still is not saying that, so his supporters and many republicans believe mr abidin�*s win is not legitimate. believe mr abidin's win is not legitimate-— believe mr abidin's win is not lecitimate. ~ ., , ., ~ legitimate. what you think will ha en legitimate. what you think will happen next? _ legitimate. what you think will happen next? do _ legitimate. what you think will happen next? do you - legitimate. what you think will happen next? do you think- legitimate. what you think will happen next? do you think the senate trial will go ahead? yes, i think the senate trial will go ahead, we are not quite sure when, because nancy pelosi, to my knowledge, is not handed over the article of impeachment yet. we do know it will not happen before the inauguration. mitch mcconnell, the senior republicans in the senate has said that to be the case, but there is a great deal of urgency on the democratic side to get it done, so probably shortly after the inauguration. joe biden has put

out a statement after the impeachment saying that he is hoping the senate can deal with impeachment but also deal with the order of business that concerns him, confirming his nominations for cabinet, which he needs to do to carry out his agenda, working on the vaccine rollout and getting the economy going again. said he has said it is up to congress to impeach, if that is what he thinks they should do, but he has said several times he does not want this to interfere in him managing to get going with his agenda and he has stated that quite clearly.— that quite clearly. barbara, thank you _ that quite clearly. barbara, thank you very _ that quite clearly. barbara, thank you very much - that quite clearly. barbara, thank you very much a. - jeffrey rosen is the president of the national constitution center. he joins us from washington. firstly, a crucial question. can someone be impeached after they have left the presidency? it is an open question. of course, no former president has ever been impeached before. in 1799, a senator was impeached after he had been expelled, and

the senate did not rule squarely on whether or not he could be tried, the closest president is 1876 when a former secretary of war was tried after he left office, but in the ceiling quotation is from presidentjohn quincy adams, a congressman who sat on the floor of the house, i hold myself so long as they have the breath of life in my body, amenable to impeachment by this house for everything i did during the time i held any public office. so former presidentjohn quincy adams did seem to think that a former president could be impeached and tried, no matter when he was in his post— presidency period. 15 was in his post- presidency eriod. , . ., , , period. is that many face they senate trial _ period. is that many face they senate trial goes _ period. is that many face they senate trial goes ahead, - period. is that many face they| senate trial goes ahead, there are likely to be questions going through the courts possibly to the supreme court before it can actually reach any conclusion?— before it can actually reach any conclusion? yes, the trial procedure _ any conclusion? yes, the trial procedure might _ any conclusion? yes, the trial procedure might be _ any conclusion? yes, the triall procedure might be challenged before the supreme court, but it is not at all clear that the court would agree to intervene. the court has said repeatedly because the constitution gives the senate so power to trial on

impeachment is thatjustices have no role to play in the impeachment process except when the chiefjustice presides, so it is quite possible the court would be asked to intervene but would be asked to intervene but would refuse to do so. bud would refuse to do so. and those possible _ would refuse to do so. and those possible consequence was that have been mentioned. removing his secret service protection, travel budget and right to run for public office in the future. what do they depend on?— in the future. what do they depend on? in the future. what do they de end on? , , ., ., depend on? they depend on a simle depend on? they depend on a simple majority _ depend on? they depend on a simple majority vote, - depend on? they depend on a simple majority vote, there i depend on? they depend on a| simple majority vote, there are two votes in the senate trial, first, is the president guilty of high grains and misdemeanours and inciting insurrection, that requires a two—thirds majority. if you are convicted by two—thirds of the senate, it would take a separate vote about whether to deny him the right to hold any office, honour, ortrust or profit under the united states. and another crucial question, i think you are the person to answer it. with the president pardon himself in advance before he leaves office? ida. pardon himself in advance before he leaves office? no, he cannot. before he leaves office? no, he

cannot- the _ before he leaves office? no, he cannot. the constitution - before he leaves office? no, he cannot. the constitution says i cannot. the constitution says explicitly pardons do not extend to matters of impeachment. it is an open question whether he could widen himself orfederal question whether he could widen himself or federal crimes that are unrelated to impeachment, that could go to the supreme court, but it is quite clear in the constitution that health pardons are not permitted with regards to the impeachment of the president of the united states. , ' , the president of the united states. ' , ., , states. jeffrey rosen, really interesting _ states. jeffrey rosen, really interesting and _ states. jeffrey rosen, really interesting and useful- states. jeffrey rosen, really interesting and useful to - states. jeffrey rosen, really| interesting and useful to talk to you. interesting and useful to talk to ou. . ~ interesting and useful to talk to ou. ., ,, interesting and useful to talk to ou. ., ., interesting and useful to talk to ou. ., and we will be speaking to south weathers, who was the georgia state director of donald trump's 2016 presidential campaign in a few moments. let's get some of the day's other news. protests have erupted in brussels after the death of a 23—year—old man in police custody. a police station was briefly set on fire and local streets vandalised. the belgian king's car was hit by projectiles as it passed through the area. one of the largest anti—mafia trials in decades has begun amid high security in southern italy. it's targeting more than 350 people suspected of links to the organised crime group the �*ndrangheta. those accused include

politicians, police officers and civil servants. charges range from abuse of office and money laundering to drug trafficking and murder. here in the uk, the government's delayed the introduction of new rules requiring travellers arriving in england to have a negative coronavirus test. the regulation was due to come into force early on friday morning but now won't take effect until monday. the transport secretary said the government wanted to give people time to prepare. well, italy's been plunged into political chaos because the former prime minister, matteo renzi pulled his party out of government, leaving the ruling coalition without a parliamentary majority. it's unclear what his motive was, but the timing couldn't be worse with the country trying to rebuild the economy and contain the cornavirus pandemic. paul hawkins reports. september 2019, this was italian prime minister giuseppe conte bringing in the new coalition government. made of four political parties, but 16

months on, one of them, italia viva, led by former prime ministers and matteo renzi, has left, leaving the current majority without a majority in parliament. translation: ~ ., parliament. translation: ., ., , ., translation: we are ready to hel , we translation: we are ready to help. we are — translation: we are ready to help, we are ready _ translation: we are ready to help, we are ready to _ translation: we are ready to help, we are ready to talk - help, we are ready to talk about everything with everyone, without ideologies. we're not doing something irresponsible. we are saying if there is a political crisis, it should be phased in institutional settings. phased in institutional settinqs-_ phased in institutional settinas. h ., , settings. it's not clear why his party — settings. it's not clear why his party left _ settings. it's not clear why his party left government. j his party left government. prime minister conte changed his plans to spend 220 billion euros in eu financial aid after the former pm said he did not like it. translation: ~ , translation: we will never be com - licit translation: we will never be complicit in _ translation: we will never be complicit in the _ translation: we will never be complicit in the greatest - translation: we will never be complicit in the greatest waste l complicit in the greatest waste of money we could have on republican history if we were to move forward. we have to move forward with the project. now it is up to the government to decide not to us, because we have only told the truth.- have only told the truth. since aruittin have only told the truth. since quitting as _ have only told the truth. since quitting as prime _ have only told the truth. since quitting as prime minister, - quitting as prime minister, matteo renzi was my popularity

has nosedived, polling suggesting italia viva attracts 3% of voters. is a decision to pull out of government could not have come at a worse time bitterly. 80,000 people have died from covid, the second highest in europe and infection rates remain stubbornly high. a state of emergency has been extended until the end of april. the economy in ruins and now an unstable government. big political choices for the current prime minister who could be trying to renegotiate a new park with italia viva. or ask the government to put together a government of national unity, failing that, the only choice would be a general election, two years early, which could be won by a coalition of right wing and far right parties. if current polling is correct. matteo renzi's nickname is the demolition man. the only thing he is bringing down is the government and italy does make sense of security in a time of

crisis. paul hawkins, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: why cinemas are being forced to close their doors all around the world. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry and it's one of its biggest. but the industry is nervous of this report, this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge part of kobe were simply demolished as buildings crashed into one another. this woman says she had been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black. children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the country'sl new multiracial government. and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long—running

play, the mousetrap. when they heard of her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would have been the last person to want such a thing. this is bbc news. the latest headline: donald trump becomes the first us president to be impeached twice, a week after the riots on capitol hill. we can now speak to seth weathers, who's a republican strategist and was the georgia state director of trump's 2016 campaign. i heard you today tell the bbc this whole impeachment process was just political theatre. it is surely more than that, isn't it? and for mr trump a

conviction could have real—world consequences. south, i don't think you can hear me... i i don't think you can hear me... .., . i don't think you can hear me... ., ., m me... i can hear you now. we had this— me... i can hear you now. we had this problem _ me... i can hear you now. we had this problem 24 - me... i can hear you now. we had this problem 24 hours - me... i can hear you now. we| had this problem 24 hours and we cannot hear you! i heard you earlier speaking today to the bbc and you describe this whole impeachment process as political theatre. impeachment process as politicaltheatre. is impeachment process as political theatre. is clearly more than that, you can't talk it down, can you? and for mr trumpa it down, can you? and for mr trump a conviction could have really serious consequences. that's great and all but the reality is how are you going to have a conviction when they're not even going to have the senate �*s trial until he's already out of office, which is my whole point that this is political theatre. well, we just heard from a constitutional law expert that it is an open question, it may go to the courts but it does seem to be entirely possible to put someone on trial after they have left the presidency, to impeach them afterwards. this have left the presidency, to impeach them afterwards. as you said, it impeach them afterwards. as you said. it will _ impeach them afterwards. as you said, it will probably _ impeach them afterwards. as you said, it will probably go _ impeach them afterwards. as you said, it will probably go to - said, it will probably go to the supreme court, which is the

reality there, and i see no way that that will be allowed, and there are a lot of other constitutional professors et cetera that are saying that there is just no way that... you can't impeach someone who is already out of office, otherwise we could go back and impedes george w bush for the iraqi war. impedes george w bush for the iraai war. ~ impedes george w bush for the irauiwar.~ , ,, impedes george w bush for the irauiwar.~ , _�* iraqi war. well we simply can't say that. _ iraqi war. well we simply can't say that. we — iraqi war. well we simply can't say that, we simply _ iraqi war. well we simply can't say that, we simply don't - iraqi war. well we simply can't. say that, we simply don't know. it will have to go to the courts or many other professors. just a couple of points i have to put to you, ten republicans in the house of representatives voted today to impeach a republican president. what does that tell you about a senate trial if it comes to that? 17 would have to turn against the president to convict him.— against the president to convict him. ,., convict him. right, so the ten, the most _ convict him. right, so the ten, the most part. _ convict him. right, so the ten, the most part, the _ convict him. right, so the ten, the most part, the tenant - convict him. right, so the ten, l the most part, the tenant voted in favour of impeachment, they are people that were very anti— trump before he ever took office and have been over the

last four years, they just felt emboldened enough knowing he is going out of office to see so now, so they thought it would be positive for their political futures to do so. i think they have made a dramatic mistake by doing so, and as to the senate, if, say, we go to a trial that will probably again be thrown to the supreme court that will rule against it but even if we get to that point, to get 17 republicans willing to go on the record saying that they are for an impeachment of a president that is at this point already out of office, on the shakiness of terms and impeachment ever will be very difficult because all of the senators, there is one single thing every politician cares about, and that's getting re—elected, and as a republican senator, they will that that will harm their opportunity, and honestly it will. the application _ and honestly it will. the application of _ and honestly it will. the application of that - and honestly it will. the application of that is - and honestly it will. the application of that is they care more about their political careers and they do about the country or the democratic process. mrtrump country or the democratic process. mr trump has made all sorts of statements today which

seem quite precatory. he has also said his supporters will be very angry if he is impeached. he has been impedes, how much more angry can we expect people to get? we have already seen them in an armed attack on capitol hill, demanding that the vice president be hanged. they brought pipe bombs, guns, what next? has brought pipe bombs, guns, what next? �* , , ., , ., brought pipe bombs, guns, what next? a , ., , next? as terrible as that is, there was — next? as terrible as that is, there was no _ next? as terrible as that is, there was no armed - next? as terrible as that is, there was no armed attackl next? as terrible as that is, i there was no armed attack on there was no armed attack on the capital, at this point, there has still been no weapons found, as horrible as it was, another discounted, but again you are falling into the false american media narrative there, you are talking about maybe 1500 people out of 74 million voters that supported the president. i denounced what took place last wednesday as strongly as i could ever do i know here, on my own social media as well, as did everything a republican i know. none of us have never met these nuts and crazy violin people who did what they did, but the reality is there were hundreds

of thousands of people there, and we are talking very few that actually committed those crimes and i hope they go to jail and get the full extent of the law for what they have done, but the reality is, republicans will be angry, the base will be angry, if president trump is impeached, but i will tell you that anger will play out in 2022 when these people lose their seats, any republican that voted for this will end up losing their seats but the vast majority, very few will survive. the application _ very few will survive. the application seems - very few will survive. the application seems to - very few will survive. the application seems to be i very few will survive. the application seems to be there should be no real—world consequences than for the president who stood in front of the white house and said those people we have to fight like hell, telling them they should march on congress, confront the people who are stealing the election he claimed falsely he had wrong otherwise — wine, — they had won. had wrong otherwise - wine, - they had won-— had wrong otherwise - wine, - they had won. democrats have asked their _ they had won. democrats have asked their voters _ they had won. democrats have asked their voters to _ they had won. democrats have asked their voters to confront l asked their voters to confront the republicans. the reason you

are not seeing on television, supposedly, him inciting a riot of the capital is because it didn't happen. if there was a clip of him doing at the american media would be showing that non—stop. instead they are telling you what they assume was his belief, but the reality is the words he actually used when he referred to them going to protest at the capital was to protest at the capital was to protest at the capital was to protest peacefully and patriotically. you can't be more clear than that, it is very clear what he expected. it's part of our rights as american systems, to protest, and in his mind he never imagined his supporters could do what we saw happen last wednesday, but again, he said peacefully and patriotically, there is no way to put that on there is no way to put that on the president, you can have your beef with him, you can disagree, but you cannot conclude that peacefully and patriotically turned into a riot. ., ., ,

riot. you are saying this almost _ riot. you are saying this almost with _ riot. you are saying this almost with a _ riot. you are saying this almost with a straight i riot. you are saying this - almost with a straight face. you must know the people who saw what happened last wednesday and saw what the president said will be laughing at you for what you just said. you cannot be serious about that. i you cannot be serious about that. ~' , ., , ., that. i think the people that watch the — that. i think the people that watch the american - that. i think the people that watch the american media, | that. i think the people that - watch the american media, and that the only version of this that the only version of this that they have heard, that may be the case, but the reality is, it's not a winning argument for me to come out in the media and makers argument because the american media has a ready set the narrative that the president incited this, but as someone that likes to deal with facts, and i really don't care what other people think of my opinion when i am dealing with facts, i will have to go back to i have watched the speech, listen to the words, there was nothing there that would incite violence, he specifically said the opposite. violence, he specifically said the opposite-— the opposite. this is a much bi aer the opposite. this is a much bigger discussion, _ the opposite. this is a much bigger discussion, were - the opposite. this is a much i bigger discussion, were going to have to leave it there. but i thank you for talking to us. anytime. few industries have been harder hit by the coronavirus pandemic than hollywood. cinemas have been forced to close their doors all around the world. in america, revenues have plummeted as people give

the silver screen a miss. new figures showjust how bad the downturn has been, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. iconic, familiar, unchanging. the hollywood sign may be constant, but the fortunes of the industry it represents are anything but. the cinemas and picture houses of la, along with many other cities across the nation, remain closed, and that has had a dramatic impact on the bottom line. according to research firm conscore, the industry generated $11.4 billion in revenue, but four months later, it was only 2.2 billion, a drop of 80%. and that's the worst performance since 1981, when the industry generated less than in revenue. film after film have

generated less than in revenue. film afterfilm have had generated less than in revenue. film after film have had their release date is postponed, and then postponed again.- then postponed again. there will be nothing _ then postponed again. there will be nothing left _ then postponed again. there will be nothing left to - then postponed again. there will be nothing left to say - will be nothing left to say stop by the latest james bond movie, is due to open in april, but the speculation and might move to the autumn. much more for you anytime on the bbc website and on our twitterfeeds, thank the bbc website and on our twitter feeds, thank you so much for watching. hello there. we have wet weather across many parts of the country at the moment but it's notjust rain. we've got snow falling, too, increasingly across scotland and northern england. we have this amber heavy snow warning from the met office. these are the main areas of concern. snow across other parts of scotland and northern england. this is where we are expecting the heaviest snow to be. over the hills, 20 cm by late morning on thursday, and some snow to lower levels as well inland. we have seen this band of cloud on that front moving its way slowly eastward.

whilst we see milder air out towards the west, there is still cold air across northern and eastern parts of britain. that's why we are seeing the rain turning increasingly to snow over the hills. quite a range of temperatures early on thursday morning. that wintry mix of rain and sleet and snow continues across much of scotland and northern england throughout thursday. wetter weather in the midlands down towards the south—east and we could see a bit of sleet and snow in that across lincolnshire for a while in the midlands. it will be colder underneath that wet weather. temperatures two to 4 degrees. colder still over the high ground. much milderfor northern ireland and wales in the south—west where it will be drier and some sunshine on the way for northern ireland. during the evening and overnight, we will find a lot of that wet weather, that wintry mix petering out, so it does become drier by the time we get to friday morning. but we are likely to have a widespread frost and that will lead to some icy conditions as well as that covering of snow.

things are drying off because we are seeing this little ridge of high pressure building in from the south—west. the winds are going to be light across many parts of the country. we will be left with probably a lot of cloud around. there may well be some quite low cloud and some fog which will be slow to lift. probably the best of the sunshine towards north—eastern parts of scotland and improving towards the south—west as well. temperatures here lower than they have been over the past 24 hours. for many parts of the country, it will be another chilly day. a weather front sweeping across the country early into the weekend and behind that we get more of a north—westerly airflow, so for a while, early flow of rain and maybe some snow over the hills, it is soon replaced by sunshine and the rest of the weekend should be sunny and it will still be rather blustery.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the us house of representatives the us house of representatives has voted to impeach has voted to impeach president trump, after president trump, after his supporters stormed the capitol last week. his supporters stormed the capitol last week. mr trump becomes the first mr trump becomes the first president to be impeached president to be impeached twice. twice. house speaker nancy pelosi said house speaker nancy pelosi said he represented "a clear he represented "a clear and present danger" and present danger" to the united states and that to the united states and that "no—on is above the law." "no—on is above the law." in a statement released in a statement released via the white house twitter via the white house twitter account, president trump says there is never any majority. account, president trump says there is never any justification for violence justification for violence and he urges americans and he urges americans to be "united". to be "united". there was no aknowledgment there was no aknowledgment of his impeachment. and yet again he made no of his impeachment. and yet again he made no mention of his successor, mention of his successor, president—electjoe biden. president—electjoe biden. italy's been plunged italy's been plunged into political chaos into political chaos because the former prime because the former prime minister, matteo renzi, pulled his party minister, matteo renzi, pulled his party out of government, leaving out of government, leaving

the ruling coalition the ruling coalition without a parliamentary without a parliamentary majority. the timing could not be worse, with the country trying to rebuild the economy and contain the cornavirus pandemic.